Unit #2: Mise En Scene - Period 3

Buildings, props, scenery and people reveal important details about the plot, characters, possibilities for______.

• details

• action

• answers

• symbolism

Establishing shot provides _______ for audience.

• contact

• connection

• context

• collaboration

__________ composition tends to be edgier, gives a feeling of unease.

• Unsubstantiated

• Balanced

• Symmetrical

• Unbalanced

Costume/Make-up can enhance ________________.

• Location

• Insight

• Characterization

• Capability

Unarguably one of the film elements that has the greatest power to evoke emotions is ________.

• laughing

• language

• decor

• lighting

• Framing: A director must decide the shot type and ______ for particular scene and symbolic nature of those choices.

• emotions

• angles

• nuances

• costumes

• Character Placement: In most shots there will be a ________ and subordinate(s). Directors place characters in a way that emphasizes who has the power and who does not.

• dominant

• leader

• denotation

• central figure

Important details of _____ like furniture or wall paintings may have significant meaning.

• decor

• symbolism

• details

• denomination

• Costumes/Make-Up: Provide a reference for the audience such as

  • historical, geographic, social class, home vs. work and ____________.

• occupancy

• occupation or job

• occult

• none of these

Color: Directors will typically choose red or ______ to emphasize an important / symbolic character or prop in a film.

• orange

• blue

• purple

• yellow