Planning : Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene

The definition of Mise-en-scene is used to describe design ideas in theater's or films production. It is also called 'visual theme' because it is used in artful ways through story boarding, cinematography and stage designs through direction. Mise-en-scene is everything that is appeared before filming or the eyes of its viewers. The various elements of design help express a film’s vision by generating a sense of time and space, as well as setting a mood, and sometimes suggesting a character’s state of mind. Mise-en-scène also includes the composition, which consists of the positioning and movement of actors, as well as objects in the shot. Containing Mise-en-scene that are in charge of individual sets are:

Costume

A costume simply refers to the clothes for the characters to wear. Also, it is a style of dress, including garments, accessories, and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period, hysterical or people. eg- this image beside shows a hysterical costume, you can tell that it is a costume because of the amount of material is on and how big it is, also the hair shows that it is hysterical as now a days no one dresses like that.

Props

Props refers to objects in theater and film as characters use them. Props in film or theater are used for either decoration, display or characters using them. Props are good use in theater and filming because it also make it interesting and more realistic for the audience so that it can be more exciting. eg- in this image the man is holding a prop, the reason why it is interesting and realistic is that it is helping the man to guide or demonstrate what the man is portraying as if there was no props it will not look as interesting.

Sets

The definition of sets in film studies to put something in a particular place or position. in films or theater it is the surroundings for the characters in which something is placed. The scenery, properties, or background, used to create the location for a stage play. eg- in this image you can see a background showing a location or what it is as the character is surrounded by a smokey environment which makes it look adequate.

Space

The representation of space affects the reading of a film. Depth, proximity, size and proportions of the places and objects in a film can be manipulated through camera placement and lenses, lighting , decor, effectively determining mood or relationships between elements in the diegetic world. 

Deep Space- it is important that components in frames located both close to and far from the camera. It is used to emphasize the distance between objects and/or characters, as well as any obstacles that exist between them. Deep space is used in this image frame to stress how far away Nemo is from his father and the barriers separating them.






Shallow Space- the opposite of deep space is shallow space. Shallow space refers to a 2D flat space that may have width and density, but contains only a limited amount of depth. In shallow space, the image appears flat or two dimensional, because there is little or no depth. In this image from Finding Nemo, the whale is approaching Dory and Marlin from behind, which creates suspense for the viewer, because the fish are unaware of the whale’s presence. There is a loss of realism, but it enhances the viewing by emphasizing the close proximity of the whale to Dory and Marlin and creating concern in the viewers that they may soon be eaten.



Offscreen Space- spaces in the diegesis that is not physically present in the frame. The viewer becomes aware of something outside of the frame through either a character’s response to a person, thing, or event offscreen, or offscreen sound. In using offscreen space, directors employ a more creative method of conveying information to the viewer.