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06/06/2007 12:59:38 PM · #1 |
Mise-en-scène
This means the way in which objects, scenery and the location are shown by using light and dark, pattern, color, camera position and angle, and movement within the frame.
Mise-en-scene establishes mood and atmosphere, and can express the inner life of characters through the way in which their settings are depicted in the image.
So, create a Mise-en-scene in a single frame.
Expert editing rules apply.
Message edited by author 2007-06-06 13:47:57.
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06/06/2007 01:39:07 PM · #2 |
| I suspect this one may be a problem for many. Wikipedia calls it 'film criticisms grand undefined term'. |
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06/06/2007 01:46:08 PM · #3 |
Originally posted by bdenny:
I suspect this one may be a problem for many. Wikipedia calls it 'film criticisms grand undefined term'. |
I added the term, beyond any wikipedia.
First hand knowledge thing.
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06/06/2007 01:49:41 PM · #4 |
| Aahhh...yes. I forgot that you work in motion pictures. I knew I'd heard the term before (film studies in college). |
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06/06/2007 04:59:14 PM · #5 |
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06/06/2007 05:04:34 PM · #6 |
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06/06/2007 05:57:47 PM · #7 |
Under google images.Mise-en-scene imagery from Google
Since this is a movie term and using for still photography, forethought is everything.
Dr. Zivago (sp)
Dr. Strangelove
Citizen Kane
Pirates of the Caribbean
The list goes on.
Message edited by author 2007-06-06 18:02:07.
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06/08/2007 07:23:22 AM · #8 |
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06/08/2007 11:52:01 AM · #9 |
Excellent suggestion! Perhaps if it is thought about as a 'movie still' - people can sink their teeth into it. Think of any Hitchcock film - how every scene is a perfectly-composed still photo. Or Caberet, where the costumes, props, lighting and poses lend so much of the mood.
Perhaps it could be a recreation of mis en scene from a classic movie? That reminds me, what ever happened to that wonderful Film Noir Challenge Suggestion? I hope it's still on the to-do list. |
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06/08/2007 09:48:02 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by skewsme:
Excellent suggestion! Perhaps if it is thought about as a 'movie still' - people can sink their teeth into it. Think of any Hitchcock film - how every scene is a perfectly-composed still photo. Or Caberet, where the costumes, props, lighting and poses lend so much of the mood.
Perhaps it could be a recreation of mis en scene from a classic movie? That reminds me, what ever happened to that wonderful Film Noir Challenge Suggestion? I hope it's still on the to-do list. |
Thank you for putting it into simpler terms.
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06/08/2007 09:56:09 PM · #11 |
Also from answers.com, if this is any help:
Originally posted by answers.com:
Mise-en-scène has been called film criticism's "grand undefined term," but that is not because of a lack of definitions. Rather it's because of a lack of definitions. Rather, it's because the term has so many different meanings that there is little consensus about its definition.
Stemming from the theater, the French term mise en scène literally means "putting into the scene" or "setting in scene." When applied to the cinema, mise en scène refers to everything that appears before the camera and its arrangement sets, props, actors, costumes, and lighting. Mise en scène also includes the positioning and movement of actors on the set, which is called blocking.
This narrow definition of mise en scène is not shared by all critics. For some, it refers to all elements of visual style that is, both elements on the set and aspects of the camera. For others, such as U.S. film critic Andrew Sarris, it takes on mystical meanings related to the emotional tone of a film.
Recently, the term has come to represent a style of conveying the information of a scene primarily through a single shot often accompanied by camera movement. It is to be contrasted with montage-style filmmaking multiple angles pieced together through editing. Overall, mise en scène is used when the director wishes to give an impression of the characters or situation without vocally articulating it through the framework of spoken dialogue, and typically does not represent a realistic setting. The common example is that of a cluttered, disorganized apartment being used to reflect the disorganization in a character's life in general, or a spartanly decorated apartment to convey a character with an "empty soul", in both cases specifically and intentionally ignoring any practicality in the setting.
The distinctive mise en scene of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
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The distinctive mise en scene of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
In German filmmaking in the 1910s and 1920s one can observe tone, meaning, and narrative information conveyed through mise en scène. Perhaps the most famous example of this is The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) where a character's internal state of mind is represented through set design and blocking.
The similar-sounding, but unrelated term, "metteurs en scène" (literally, "setters of the scene" or "directors") was used by the auteur theory to disparagingly label directors who did not put their personal vision into their films.
Because of its relationship to shot blocking, mise en scène is also a term sometimes used among professional screenwriters to indicate descriptive (action) paragraphs between the dialog.
Only rarely is mise en scène critique used in other art forms, but it has been used effectively to analyze photography, literature and comics. |
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06/08/2007 10:03:29 PM · #12 |
Originally posted by wavelength:
Also from answers.com, if this is any help:
Originally posted by answers.com:
Mise-en-scène has been called film criticism's "grand undefined term," but that is not because of a lack of definitions. Rather it's because of a lack of definitions. Rather, it's because the term has so many different meanings that there is little consensus about its definition.
Stemming from the theater, the French term mise en scène literally means "putting into the scene" or "setting in scene." When applied to the cinema, mise en scène refers to everything that appears before the camera and its arrangement sets, props, actors, costumes, and lighting. Mise en scène also includes the positioning and movement of actors on the set, which is called blocking.
This narrow definition of mise en scène is not shared by all critics. For some, it refers to all elements of visual style that is, both elements on the set and aspects of the camera. For others, such as U.S. film critic Andrew Sarris, it takes on mystical meanings related to the emotional tone of a film.
Recently, the term has come to represent a style of conveying the information of a scene primarily through a single shot often accompanied by camera movement. It is to be contrasted with montage-style filmmaking multiple angles pieced together through editing. Overall, mise en scène is used when the director wishes to give an impression of the characters or situation without vocally articulating it through the framework of spoken dialogue, and typically does not represent a realistic setting. The common example is that of a cluttered, disorganized apartment being used to reflect the disorganization in a character's life in general, or a spartanly decorated apartment to convey a character with an "empty soul", in both cases specifically and intentionally ignoring any practicality in the setting.
The distinctive mise en scene of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
Enlarge
The distinctive mise en scene of The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari
In German filmmaking in the 1910s and 1920s one can observe tone, meaning, and narrative information conveyed through mise en scène. Perhaps the most famous example of this is The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) where a character's internal state of mind is represented through set design and blocking.
The similar-sounding, but unrelated term, "metteurs en scène" (literally, "setters of the scene" or "directors") was used by the auteur theory to disparagingly label directors who did not put their personal vision into their films.
Because of its relationship to shot blocking, mise en scène is also a term sometimes used among professional screenwriters to indicate descriptive (action) paragraphs between the dialog.
Only rarely is mise en scène critique used in other art forms, but it has been used effectively to analyze photography, literature and comics. |
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Thanks for putting it into more controversial, thread banging, "I need a definition", DNMC, member drama terms.
This is the perfect challenge.
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06/08/2007 10:06:04 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by Man_Called_Horse:
Thanks for putting it into more controversial, thread banging, "I need a definition", DNMC, member drama terms.
This is the perfect challenge. |
Oh, oops. |
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06/09/2007 09:07:53 PM · #14 |
Come on bump.
What too tough to grasp?
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06/09/2007 09:17:44 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by Man_Called_Horse:
last bump |
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06/09/2007 09:30:35 PM · #16 |
what the caveman says at the end of this vide:
//youtube.com/watch?v=oLZPIqwMmvk
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06/09/2007 09:47:13 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by bdenny:
Originally posted by Man_Called_Horse:
last bump |
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so I lied, DNMT me.
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06/09/2007 11:08:42 PM · #18 |
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06/09/2007 11:37:08 PM · #19 |
Haha... I like that last one.
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06/09/2007 11:55:35 PM · #20 |
| Ok...so, can we do this, this week? I am actually shooting movie stills for a short film!! It would be nice, for once...to shoot something at the right time for a challenge!! |
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06/10/2007 12:57:11 PM · #21 |
Your in the right ball park. Just get rid of the font.
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