Lesson Two

In our second lesson I found out about "Mise en scene", which translates as "Staging" and is defined as "articulation of cinematic space" , and it consists of:

• Settings and props
• Costume, hair and make-up
• Facial expression and body language
• Lighting and colour
• Positioning of character and objects within the frame.

I also learnt how these five elements affect the mood and set-up of a scene, and how prominent and important they are, even solely in the introduction of a film or program, and how they can affect the tone of a film dramatically without the aid of music or speech.