Mise en scene day 2

9/20/18

Today in class we continued to work on our mise en scene power points that are due tonight. My group was able to finish the definitions by the end of class leaving only the couple of sentences we had to write about examples in the image to do for homework. The definitions we were able to complete were for composition, depth of field, character placement, shot framing and diegetic/Nondiegetic sounds. 

For composition the definition we came up with was the organisation of objects and items on screen to add to the scene. An example of this in our picture would be the salt shakers on the table as they show that the characters are at a restaurant of some kind and they add contrast to the characters colors.
For depth of field we said that it is the area in the camera’s view that is in focus and draws the viewer’s attention. And example would be when the camera focuses on a particular character or gives them a bigger portion of the shot to show their importance.
For character placement are definition was the placement of characters to show their importance in the scene and their involvement. This is an easy one as examples of it are everywhere since usually the main character or character that is the focus at that second is usually in the center of the picture or in a stance of power.
Shot framing was described as the way of showing what is and isn’t important in the shot by focusing in on the subject. This is the same as that last two since it is about the placement of items and people to show importance and to lead the viewer's eye in the right direction.
Last of the definitions was diegetic and nondiegetic sound. Diegetic sounds are ones that make sense in the context of what is going on and the source of it is logical or can be scene. Nondiegetic sounds are ones that usually come from somewhere where the sound is out of place and wouldn't be natural as you can't see the source or think of a logical place it would be coming from nearby. An example of this would be when music starts playing for a fight or battle scene since there isn't just a band laying around waiting for people to fight are get chased so they can run alone and play music.

Knowing these definitions can help you further understand a movie and the choices made by the director regarding the importance of certain things are maybe slight foreshadowing as to what could happen.