Into Film Notes

 

  • General mis-en-scene
    • When we think about Mis-en-scene we’re looking at, location, color, props, HMU, costumes and performance
    • Through mis-n-scene, character and narrative development, themes, ideologies, and aesthetics are conveyed to audiences through careful composition of visual elements recorded by the camera
    • mis-en-scene is central
    • Mis-en-scene’s literal meaning is placing on stage but in media, it means everything you see on the screen
  • Set
    • Bordwell and Thompson define the mis-en-scene as setting, props, costumes, lighting and acting
    • The use of real urban setting can add a sense of realism to a drama, and danger and grit to a crime or thriller
    • Set dressing can tell us who characters are and what events might have happened in their past
    • Props is short for property, much consideration goes into the stragtegic inclusion and positioning of functional objects to support the narrative, past, present, and future
    • Camera work and lighting work together to create the end visual that we need as an audience member
  • Costumes
    • Characters costumes have a huge impact on the meaning or tone of a film
    • Costumes can tell us who a character is, their attitudes and how they are feeling. They also show us how a character has changed over the course of a story
  • Makeup
    • There are two types of makeup, naturalistic and expressive (theatrical)
    • Expressive is special effects makeup and has illusions
    • Naturalistic makeup is very natural and perfect, it also matches the time and period
  • Color
    • The art department will help select a certain pallet to match the genre, costumes, and tone, emotion, etc.
    • Colors also link with lighting and will influence all areas of production
  • Acting/performance

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