Practical Task 1- Mise-en-Scene

Practical Task 1- Applying Mise-en-Scene

Using Mise-en Scene and Todorov's Theory we had to create 6 still images telling a short story, we had to find a cast, with the aim and main objective being that people would be able to understand the story we were telling.

Mise-en-Scene

These are all the different elements of Mise-en-Scene, shown across these six scenes/photos.

Setting: In this scene the setting is set by woman standing and leaning against a lamp post with a mysterious figure standing in the background, with it also slightly blurred. With a simple background, not giving much away to the audience about the setting and overall location.

 Lighting: In the second shot the camera angle changes to a behind the shot with time of day benign mid-day the bright lights gives us the audience an understanding of the surrounding setting and the distance between the mysterious character and woman, This gives us the setting and the time of day giving the audience an understanding of time of day.

Movement: In the third photo we see the mysterious character, pulling out a knife from his right pocket, with the zoom camera shot focusing on the knife. This helps to create suspense and tension with this putting the audience on edge and nervous.In doing this Mise-en-Scene creates anticipation for the other scenes coming up.


Expression: The anger and deep frustration of the mysterious character tells us the audience that their will be a disruption to the original Equilibrium and that the women in the scene is in possible danger, this helps to create tension and anticipation in the scene putting the audience on edge for next scene.

In the 5th shot we get a mid air shot of the knife travelling through the air, as an audience member we are unsure if it's heading towards the women an if she's in any possible danger. This creates tension, worry and makes the audience anxious and afraid and also concerned for the women in the scene.

Props: In the 6th and final shot we understand that the use of props and their positioning tells us that the women has been attacked by the mysterious character with her handbag and knife lying on the floor along side the women's body. As an audience we feel sympathy and remorse for the women as we understand what has happen and the new Equilibrium.