TCF340/BordwellThompson/Mise-en-scene (Discussion)

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Mise-en-scene

  1. How do you pronounce "mise-en-scene"?
  2. What is its literal definition, from the French, and what is its general sense? That is, what elements of film make up mise-en-scene, according to Bordwell and Thompson (B/T)?
  3. Define these terms and provides examples of when these techniques might be used:
    • Three-point lighting (explain the function of each "point")
    • High-key lighting
    • Low-key lighting
  4. In the frame grabs below, which is high key and which is low key?
  5. In the Shakespeare in Love scene we viewed,[1] what narrative functions does the mise-en-scene serve? Be sure to consider setting, lighting, costume and figure movement.
Opening shot from the Shakespeare in Love scene.


Bibliography

  1. David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson, Film Art: An Introduction, 8th ed. (New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007).

External links

  1. Mise-en-scene Illustrations
  2. Monster's Ball frame grabs