Louis Heaton - Mise En scene

Video Short hand show not tell

Define Character emotional stat and status

Define relationships through staging lighting and framing

Setting/Location - real or constructed

Costume/makeup - natural or designed for maximum aesthetic appeal

Lighting - natural, artificial high key or low key

Staging - natural where the characters are placed in the frame.


TOWIE - Scripted Reality
Setting - Studio - no photos or household items, Hyperrealism staged set. placed as if it is a play background. could be real, but dressed and lit to make it "hyper real"

Costume - Glamour & aspirational - fake authenticity

Lighting - High Key, Dramatic
Staging - imitates conventions of drama

Cultural Context

Natural Low-key Lighting

Staging - Contextual, Suggests Social Isolation
Social Isolation -

Cliches/Stereotypes

Lighting contrast between light and dark, symbolising the conflict of the character.

Documentaries - Mise en scene helps show where you are in the world. Implicates that it is inside, a family home.

youtube.confessional video - Emulates Geek bedroom.

Drama sets are typically artificial, along with makeup and costume design.
lighting - High key.
Staging director specific

Documentary

Setting - Real Locations
Costume and Makeup - authentic
Lighting - Natural but can be designed.
Staging - Natural but often directer specific

Further Links
https://collegefilmandmediastudies.com/mise-en-scene-2/

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Why is Mise en scene important - Provides Visual context