Wednesday, 25 January 2017

Mise-en-scene vocabulary

Lighting (general): Can be used to highlight the importance of characters.

High Key lighting: A bright and well lit scene with very few shadows. Often used to make a location or character seem friendly, happy or safe.

Low key lighting: A dimly lit scene with lots of shadows. often used to make a location or character seem shady, untrustworthy, dangerous or unsafe.

Chiaroscuro lighting: a scene lit with extreme lighting, lots of shadows, some very bright parts. see the effects of low key lighting. also used to make a location or character seem very dramatic and unusual.

Body shape and language: the way the characters body looks and they way they hold their body. e.g: confident, slumping down, cowering from someone etc. It tells us what type of person they are and how they feel about other.

Facial features and expressions: the way the characters face looks and shows emotion. For example a shocked expression, sadness, a look of love. You can also comment on the way they look such as bad teeth,

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