Mise - en - Scene (colour)

Mise en Scene is a French term that loosely translates to arranging the scene. The purpose of Mise en Scene is to basically set up the scene of a shot, and everything from the character's clothing to design of the location to what props are being used are part of the frame arrangement. It will provide information about the location, time and character without words ever needing to be spoken. 

The following are the aspects that make mise-en-scene:

- Settings and Props
Characters can be given a prop that provides additional information about the character itself or the action taking place. These additional props can be added to a person's clothing for more detail or simply be put in the person's hand. Props can also add additional information about the location and time period of the action. 


- Costume, hair and makeup
The right threads, hairstyle and make-up can tell you all you need to know about a character before they’ve even said a word.

- Facial expressions and body language
Facial expressions are among the most universal forms of body language. The expressions used to convey fear, anger, sadness, and happiness are similar throughout the world. 

- Positioning of characters in the frame

Film makers can use positioning within a frame in a variety of ways:

• if the character or object is in the foreground of a image we know as a audience that we should attach some sort of significance/ importance to this character/object, and vise versa 
• A moving body/object placed against a stationary background will immediately draw our attention as it would in real life. 
• Characters/objects positioned evely within a frame will give a balance feel to the shot. if they are all at one end of the frame, it would create an inbalance for the eye by making the shot feel heavy on one side. This can be used to make the audience feel settles or unsettled , thus involving them in the action.
• The positioning of characters can indicate relationships. 

- Lighting and colour

When shooting a film as separate shots, you need to make sure that the lighting in a scene is consistent. If the lighting style and colour is too different, the shots may look as if they were filmed in different locations. Colour - denotation is the literal description of the colour and connotation is the associations with that specific colour. E.g. Light (sky) blue: peace, serenity, ethereal, spiritual, infinity.