C H A P T E R 29
MISE-EN-SCÈNE
The material in this chapter builds on fundamentals established in Chapter 26, “Production Design.”
PURPOSE
The French term mise-en-scène (literally, “putting into the scene”) is usefully holistic and describes the aspects of directing that take place during shooting. It includes:
Blocking, which means planning the positions of:
- • Actors in relation to each other (close, far, above, below, etc.)
- • Action in relation to set or location
- • Camera placement in relation to actors and special set features (close, far, high, low, etc.)
Camera
- • Film stock and processing, or color settings (video)
- • Choice of lens
- • Composition (depth, perspective, treatment of space)
- • Movements
- • Coverage for editing ...
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