Mise-en Scene
What are setting, costume & makeup, lighting, staging (acting/performance), and composition?
What are the five key elements of mise-en-scène?
camera movement where the camera moves horizontally from a fixed point?
What is a pan?
type of shot frames a character from the shoulders up
What is a medium close-up?
lighting that comes from behind a subject and often creates a silhouette
What is backlighting?
What is a category of film based on narrative elements, style, conventions, and audience expectations?
element of mise-en-scène is responsible for creating visual continuity and emotional impact through actor positioning and movement?
What is staging/blocking?
camera movement follows a subject, often creating a sense of urgency or intimacy
What is a tracking shot (or dolly shot)?
purpose of an extreme close-up
What is to highlight detail or emotion, often focusing on eyes, mouth, or objects?
lighting technique creates strong contrast and harsh shadows
What is lowkey lighting?
two common narrative plot patterns found in action films
What is hero's journey and good vs evil?
use of costume and makeup in a period drama influence audience interpretation of the time and setting
What is reinforcing historical authenticity and helping to establish genre conventions?
handheld camera movement affect audience perception of realism in this way
What is it creates a sense of immediacy or documentary-style authenticity?
effects of high angle shot
What is it makes the character appear vulnerable, weak, or powerless?
purpose of 3-point lighting
What is by balancing key light, fill light, and backlight to avoid harsh shadows and create dimension?
Genre conventions and how they help interpret media text.
What are the recognizable features (e.g., settings, characters, iconography) that guide audience expectations?
Mise-en scene is important to the study of film because of this
What is character narrative development, themes, ideologies and aesthetics are conveyed to audiences through careful composition of the visual elements?
crane shot effect in dramatic film
What is it creates a sense of immediacy or documentary-style authenticity?
Effect of over the shoulder shot in a conversation scene
What is to establish perspective and spatial continuity between characters?
Usage of colored gels to convey mood
What is by casting colored light (e.g., red for danger or passion, blue for calm or sadness)?
hybrid genres challenging conventions
What is by combining elements from multiple genres, such as horror-comedy or sci-fi-romance, to innovate or subvert audience expectations?
mise-en-scène contribute to ideological encoding in media texts through this
What is by embedding values or beliefs through visual elements like setting, props, and costume?
when the whip pan is used
What is usually a dramatic scene that builds energy
symbolic meaning on canted tilt in psychological thriller
What is to convey disorientation, instability, or a fractured state of mind?
Lighting usage in supporting thematic elements
What is by using flickering lights, or shadows to evoke fear and uncertainty?
How a filmmaker uses these techniques to convey a theme with familiar narrative structure.
What is by deliberately challenging or reversing typical genre conventions to critique cultural norms or highlight marginalized perspectives?