Mise en scene

Mise en scene is a French term meaning "what is put into a scene or frame". what ever is put in or left out can have a greate difference to the signals we, the audience draw in about the kind of film it is and what we are suppose to be feeling at this moment. A simple shot of a house in a place of no where can be made to look threatening by adding crows around and on top of the house and by having the shot taken as the sun is setting. This same house can be given a different look by adding green grass and having the sun shining brightly, with men doing farm work around the outside of the house; this will made it seem as a jolly place to be.

The elements that shoulg be consider in mise en scene are:
settings and props
costume, hair and make-up
facial expressions and body language
lighting and colour
positioning of characters and objects within a frame