Mise-en-scene

9-17-18

The Objects of the day were:

IWBAT analyze how cinematic choices have narrative effects.

IWBAT Identify elements of mise-en-scene as a more specific way to analyze a film’s craft.

Once we were finished talking about the objects we went on to talk about the Multiple elements of film and books.
We started talking about the cause and effects, such as the written choices of a book can shape the narrative effects, and for books the cinematic choices effect the narrative. After finishing exploring these we learned about Mise-En-Scene, this is a french word meaning "Placement in the Scene." Mise-en-scene is used to refer the many parts of a picture/shot of a film. The parts are:
The Dominant Feature: Size, Colour, and Focus effect Dominant Feature.

The Lighting Key: High Key(Lots of Light/No Shadows), Low Key and High Contrast.

Shot/Angle/ Proximity: Bird’s eye view, High Angle, Eye level shot, Low angle and Oblique angle.

Color Values: Dominant Color, Subsidiary Color, and Color Symbolism.

Subsidiary Features: What else is going on/ Who else is there. (People, items, environment)

Screen Density: Stark, Moderate or Highly Detailed.

Composition: Horizontal, Vertical, and Diagonal. How the objects in the screen makes the person feel

Depth of Field: Deep Focus, and Shallow Focus. (What’s in focus)

Character Placement: Top, Bottom, and Sides. Where the character is placed.

Shot Framing: Tight Framing, and Loose Framing. (Tight is close shots, near the face,) (Loose is used for showing the environment, lots of action)

Diegetic Audio/ Non-Diegetic Audio: Diegetic is sounds that are coming from somewhere in the film, Non-Diegetic is where the sound is not in the film.

These can all be used to describe and analyze a film, We will be using these parts throughout the year.