Mise-en-scène

Mise-en-scène is a French term meaning ‘Putting on Stage’. It refers to the Media language used by the producer in their media product to communicate with their audience so…everything we see on screen. We can remember what this includes using the acronym CLAMPS:

• Costume
• Lighting
• Actor placement and movement
• Make-up
• Props
• Setting

Choose THREE aspects of mise-en-scene and write a short paragraph for each about the denotation and connotation and what is communicated to the audience.

Setting:
There is a laboratory which detonates to experiments. Its also night time which can demonstrate that a nightmare is coming. After this we are set in a house in the suburbs which shows an causal neighbourhood. After we get to a gloomy and bare road which detonates a demonic atmosphere

Costume: 
In the first scene the man is wearing a lab coat conveys that he is a doctor, professor or science. Also he is wearing a tie which conveys professionalism. The children are wearing causal clothes which shows that they are ordinary children. The teenage girl is wearing a nightgown which links back to night time.

Lighting: 
The scarlet and vivid title at the start shows that the show could be a thriller as the colour red is linked to danger. The dim flashing lights in the warehouse detonates exigency and something has gone wrong like a supernatural power or electrical cut this create the effect on the audience of tension and suspense. Also the lights are rapid which creates even more tension. The use of street lights and bike light illustrates the time of day.