Mise en scène Reading

Mise en scène is considered everything related to a certain film this includes its lighting, costumes, voices, actors and décor. During this quarter of school i spent time doing further research on why Directors use Mise en scène and how they use it, I came to understand that Film Directors make use of this in order to convoy their message to the public and deliver a feeling of curiosity to the public, this can relate to Stuarts Hall Theory because there is something the Directors want us to encode. In other words the publics perspective of the movie may depend on the setting directors have chosen.

Example of Mise en scene

As shown in the image above this is a clear example of Mise scene use, the props, lighting, costumes and the chosen place may give us a each a different view on what's happening. By observing the chosen vestment I can tell this was trying to resemble a scene from the past and the props also help me note that they must be in a opera theater. This shows that each scene of a movie can be observed for small details in order to get a better comprehension of what is trying to be convoyed.

After learning more in depth about Mise en scène It was soon time to take it into practice. During my Midterm exam I was given a Film to analyze, I then proceeded to take notes on what was going on including camera shots and the actors dialogue, after continuously watching the film i was able to breakdown what was going on the scene and the meaning of each character. This shows that as being part of the public we should be somewhat observant, directors work hard choosing components for a scene and us to appreciate.