Mise-En-Scene

Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene is a french word that refers to everything that is seen in the scene or frame. Mise-en-scene would include: 

• Settings and Props
• Costume, hair and make-up
• Facial expressions or body language
• Lighting and colour
• Position/location within the frame

When filming a scene, every aspect is looked over carefully. For example in a thriller the audience is likely to see old, eerie settings, weapons, suits or spy clothing, well represented body language, low key lighting and bright explosions. Mise-en-scene has to been carefully constructed to fit its specific genre and narrative. 

An example of how Mise-En-Sene taking place would be when watching a horror or a thriller, you would typically expect there to be blood and gore. You would also expect the 'bad guy' to be covered in blood or to wear specific dark clothes to portray his/her character.