5 - Mise En Scene 1

Question 1

Mise en scene

Answer 1

how objects and elements are placed within the frame

Question 2

blocking

Answer 2

positioning, placement, and movement of actors through space in relation to the frame, each other, and the audience

Question 3

marks

Answer 3

the specific positions where actors need to move to

Question 4

back to camera

Answer 4

the face of the actor is not visible at all

Question 5

three quarter turn

Answer 5

the actor is facing away but some of their face is visible

Question 6

profile

Answer 6

the face of the actor is perpendicular to the camera

Question 7

quarter turn

Answer 7

the face of the actor is visible but turned slightly

Question 8

full front

Answer 8

the face of the actor is fully visible and directly facing the camera

Question 9

foreground

Answer 9

the line closest to the front where actors stand

Question 10

mid ground

Answer 10

the line in the middle where actors stand

Question 11

background

Answer 11

the line closest to the back where actors stand

Question 12

over the shoulder shot

Answer 12

shot where the shoulder of an actor is seen in the foreground of the shot

Question 13

POV shot

Answer 13

shot where we are viewing from the perspective of a character

Question 14

masking

Answer 14

a form of blocking the camera in a pattern to represent a POV shot or draw attention to an areas