ashton 6f interview

1. Mise-En-Scène
An Introduction To

2. What is Mise-En-Scène?

3. What is Mise-En-Scène?
Physical
• Scenery/Backdrop & Props
• Costume, Hair & Make up
• Positioning of characters/objects within the frame
Translation “placing-on-stage”
Mise-En-Scène refers to everything that appears before
the camera, and its arrangement.
Picture Quiz Round 1
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4. The Importance of Mise-En-Scène

5. The Importance of Mise-En-Scène

6. The Importance of Mise-En-Scène

7. The Backdrop
The backdrop can sometimes become as iconic as the characters in the film industry
It helps to create “The Sell” = believability, context. Are the audience buying the story?
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Verisimilitude; The appearance of truth
Picture Quiz Round 2

8. Frasier – “The Apartment”

9. Recognise this scene?
Back To The Future

10. Recognise this scene?
Bruce Almighty

11. Gremlins
Recognise this scene?

12. Recognise this scene?
To Kill A Mockingbird

13. What Have We Already Got?
What Can We Get Away With?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F_UxLEqd074
$248,639,099
$25,000
$424,760
$7,000$15,000
$190,000,000
$150,000
$20,710,513
Budget
Box Office

14. Creating A Backdrop
What Can We Get Away With?
Aka “Dressing A Scene”
Chioruscuro - the use of strong contrasts between light and dark
Lighting

15. Creating A Backdrop
What Can We Get Away With?
Aka “Dressing A Scene”
By using a shallow depth of field we can blur out the background and draw focus to whatever
we wish to emphasise.
Camera Settings

16. Creating A Backdrop
What Have We Already Got?
Aka “Dressing A Scene”
In Groups; Discuss what resources each of you can contribute to the making of...
A) Music video for a Band/Artist B) A Horror Movie
C) A TV Drama D) A Sitcom Episode
Think about Locations and Props you have access to, Actors/Musicians/Models you
could ask, how you could convert spaces to suit your shooting requirements, Lighting
and Camera Techniques
Physical
• Backdrop & Props
• Costume, Hair & Make up
• Positioning of characters/objects within the frame
Technical
• Lighting – lighting certain parts of a scene to
create mystery or emphasis
• Depth Of Field – Adjusting camera settings to
blur out or focus on certain parts of a scene

17. This lesson we have...
Terminology
Physical
• Backdrop & Props
• Costume, Hair & Make up
• Positioning of characters/objects within the frame
Technical
• Lighting – lighting certain parts of a scene to
create mystery or emphasis
• Depth Of Field – Adjusting camera settings to
blur out or focus on certain parts of a scene
Chioruscuro
Lighting Technique:
The use of strong
contrasts between
light and dark
By using a shallow depth of field
we can blur out the background
and draw focus to whatever we
wish to emphasise.
Camera Settings
We have also learned two fundamental questions in media production...
What Have We Already Got?
What Can We Get Away With?
... And started a database of our own resources that we can use for future
production work.

18. Thankyou! 