Main Task - Mise en Scene

Mise en Scene

　

Mise en Scene is all about the props, lighting, costumes etc in the background which the audience will be able to see. This is important as it sets the atmosphere which the audience will able to see and from this be able to feel the mood and get a sense of what is happening as if it is actually happening in real life. This also helps the audience know what the scene is about and at many times work out what the genre of the film or television series is about. Everything in the background has to fit the mood that you want which includes all of the little things aswell such as the chairs, food or even clothes.

　

Examples of Mise en Scene

Crime/Mystery

CSI is about some sort of criminal act happening making it a crime scene and then the forensic and the police have to solve what has happened at this crime scene and how it happened aswell as often showing the reason behind it. For the audience to feel that this is a crime show, firstly a criminal offence has to happen so it then becomes a crime scene. We often see murders, robberies, kidnapping etc. You will expect to see a lot of police cars, policemen in uniform, blood, police sirens and various other things. As it is also part of the mystery genre as its about crime solving the audience will also have to be shown forensic labs, forensic equipment, high tech computers, autopsy lab etc.

Horror
In a horror film such as Saw which is about a man who traps people and tortures them by putting them through difficult situations such as sawing off their feet if they want to survive so that they become better people in life if they survive. In order to make it a horror genre the producers had to make sure that there is a lot of bloodshed in the film. We see various weapons such as knives, chainsaws, guns etc. The audience feels that this is a scary film because of these and they will also see most likely many dead bodies in blood stained settings. They often use dark locations surrounded by forest or deserted. The audience will then be able to feel the atmosphere.

My film
As my film is a horror based film, I will have to set the background so that it matches the genre and the scene in the film. I will have to make sure that the background is creepy and scary looking so that audience will know that something bad is going to happen. Before I actually get to the spot where the female character is killed, I will be building suspense so the audience get a feel of what’s going to happen next.