Mise En Scène

Question 1

What are 4 aspects of Mise en Scène

Answer 1

Setting, Human figure, Lighting, and Composure

Question 2

The 2 components of cinematography

Answer 2

Camerawork and Lenses

Question 3

What is Mise en Scène

Answer 3

“Putting into the scene”

Question 4

What is Setting?

Answer 4

The physical environment in which the action takes place

Location: when movies are shot at an actual location taking advantage of its physical features

Studio Set: When sets are built from scratch in a studio

CGI: Computer-generated imagery can be used to create or enhance movie sets

Question 5

What is human figure?

Answer 5

Staging and Acting

Question 6

What is Lighting?

Answer 6

Can guide of viewers attention, build suspense, propel a narrative. Lighting can be hard with clearly defined shadows, or soft. Lighting also has direction; lighting can come from any direction causing many multiple effects.

Question 7

What is contrast (Lighting)?

Answer 7

The relative intensity of key and fill lights
- key light is the film maker’s primary source of illumination (lights the object from the front)
- fill the lights is the light that fills in shadows created by the key
- backlight helps contrast dark shadows

Question 8

3-point Lighting

Answer 8

“High key lighting” = low ratio, low contrast

“Low key lighting” = high ratio, high contrast

Question 9

What is Composition?

Answer 9

The arrangement of objects and figures in a setting