Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene is the visual scene of the shot. It is anything/everything that is involved in the frame of the scene.

• Set Design
• Lighting
• Props
• Costumes
• Acting

Set Design:
The set design is all the scenery in the shot, this allows to see and understand what kind of place the scene is in. It also can show different colours which can emphasise the characters characteristics/mood.
Our set design was in 3 different places:

• The train station

• The church yard

• The creepy swing field

Lighting:

This can portray many different things in a shot (lighting darker for villains). It can also show the mood of a character - dark/dull lighting for negative emotion and light for positive emotion. There are two different types of lighting - natural light (from outside/through windows) and unnatural light (any electrical lighting)

Our whole production is filmed with natural light as it is all done outside.

Props:

Props for productions/filming is anything which is used that has been brought in by the film makers for example; umbrellas, guns or picture frames which help to set the scene of the production.

Our film only has a few bags as props however if we were to refilm our film we would use other props such as tents and sleeping bags to set the scene of the film.

Costumes:

Costume refers to the clothes that the characters wear. Using certain colours or designs it can signify characters and make clear distinctions between characters. For example: if class is needed to be distinguished, "rich" clothing can be used for the rich and tatty old clothing could be used for the poor.

Our film had simple costumes as the only people acting within it were teenagers, this meant that they could be wearing normal clothes.

Acting:

Another aspect of mise-en-scene is the acting. There are many different styles of acting (melodramatic, naturalistic etc)