L4. Mise-En-scène in Thrillers

7/27/2019 L4. Mise-En-scne in Thrillers

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Mise-en-scnein

ThrillersLesson Objective

What is Mise-en-scene?

How is Mise-en-scene used in a medium?


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Mise-en-scne is a French word.

It means Having put into scene

A term used to describe all the visual

elements in a single frame/shot.

Task 1: Write down all the visual

elements you see in films.


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Red pen peer assess

Point for each correctanswer

Add the missing ones


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Visual Elements in Mise-en-

scne Objects/Props

Setting/Location

Characters/Actors

Movement/Performance

Lighting

Shadow

Colour

Costume


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Why is Mise-en-scne important?

Distinguish a genre

You understand more about the

characters

Some directors use Mise-en-scne to

create their own style e.g Quentin

Tarantino


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Summary of Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene is used

To distinguish a genre

To learn more about thecharacters


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How oes t e rector use m se-en-scene in the opening titles and

why?


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The prop of the diamond represents a link

with all the key characters in the film

Graphic match editing to link the character

clever use of mise-en-scene from one

character to another

Genre is connoted by the props and costume,

e.g. gun represents the gangster/crime thriller

genre

Mise-en-scene represents the personality of

the main characters e.g.


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Mise-en-scene in Thriller opening

titles

Analyse the mise-en-scene of the opening

titles of a thriller film

Use the following

Prezi

Glogster

padlet


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Opening Styles


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There are as many opening

styles as there are thrillers:

How many sub-genres can you name?


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Gangster Thriller

Snatch (2000)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGM

Almost like a cartoon strip-shows a more playful light

hearted thriller.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGMhttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=snatch&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=v4h_KIMIGLJaGM&tbnid=mK8fqtWQkN7DSM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://postcrossing-malaysia.blogspot.com/&ei=BktuUuLBIeue7Aa554EY&psig=AFQjCNGeC2P15U1f8B-d4RVcZcd7mN2TaQ&ust=1383046258684409http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-FCQxMmQGM


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Supernatural Thriller

The Orphanage (2008)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppyu4nLqnc

Titles fade in and out like

ghosts!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppyu4nLqnchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppyu4nLqnchttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=the+orphange&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=fwhTfGohagMtVM&tbnid=C-lGlovdIdbmdM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://sgnewwave.com/main/2010/01/the-orphanage-movie-review/&ei=wUtuUpHODOaU7Qa8tIHACg&psig=AFQjCNG2oV3YrBWQpqhMOuRyjtCFbz98Qw&ust=1383046461902227http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppyu4nLqnchttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wppyu4nLqnchttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=alien+film&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=zX9jcdmI2oesAM&tbnid=5Kif75F3OIXTtM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)&ei=2UxuUuCvJtOshQeExYHIDw&psig=AFQjCNHSPZKv3135lsxb8aohGFqgnf0vSA&ust=1383046742335537


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Sci-Fi Thriller

Alien (1979)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RspuTLKBQl8

Terminator (1984)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WeO5Z

xdCYM

Titles look like computer coding.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RspuTLKBQl8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RspuTLKBQl8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WeO5ZxdCYMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WeO5ZxdCYMhttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=terminator+flim&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=_X4NWYd1EX5nLM&tbnid=5rOJVI12LXzO7M:&ved=&url=http://www.originalprop.com/blog/2009/03/29/terminator-2-judgment-day-custom-winchester-shotgun-coltdetonics-handgun/&ei=7kxuUqy8IobW7Qaw-YHICg&psig=AFQjCNHiJkbBWcfkF_4uKdXV-DaynO35mQ&ust=1383046766895335http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=alien+film&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=zX9jcdmI2oesAM&tbnid=5Kif75F3OIXTtM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alien_(film)&ei=2UxuUuCvJtOshQeExYHIDw&psig=AFQjCNHSPZKv3135lsxb8aohGFqgnf0vSA&ust=1383046742335537http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WeO5ZxdCYMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WeO5ZxdCYMhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RspuTLKBQl8http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RspuTLKBQl8


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Horror Thriller

Se7en (2000)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS10Z0X9VEQ

Monstrous Montage, cross cutbetween titles and ECU of

unknown character.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS10Z0X9VEQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS10Z0X9VEQhttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=se7en&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=v6hGUxN-y5cgEM&tbnid=g68E1K7EF04_8M:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114369/&ei=sU1uUsiQKKyg7AbUpYEY&psig=AFQjCNEv-LPBcspxq0PIVqF3DBthK6XNHA&ust=1383046960076947http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS10Z0X9VEQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS10Z0X9VEQ


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Titles/names appearhidden in objectswithin the mise-en-scene.

e.g. written onnotebooks, post-itnotes, labels etc.

(Like Blackadder 3but cooler)

Other Creative Ideas:
http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=blackadder+3rd+titles&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=87452YfLXS4RgM&tbnid=Lgc0YIy-PhypxM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackadder_the_Third&ei=zU5uUv3zEezY7AbGhIDoDw&psig=AFQjCNG6o2sX3_88zAxVf8kyN1I-9vOtrQ&ust=1383047241018939


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Use animation

North By North West

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGnI6_noZbY

(Or Monsters Inc)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GXmdUL3BDQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGnI6_noZbYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGnI6_noZbYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GXmdUL3BDQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GXmdUL3BDQhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGnI6_noZbYhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGnI6_noZbY


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Use ECU to slowly

reveal a larger object

Batman (1989)

http://www.youtube.c

om/watch?v=38lWxFN

zCas

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lWxFNzCashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lWxFNzCashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lWxFNzCashttp://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=batman+1989&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=5-Mz5e3Aa5dTUM&tbnid=OovycMvVpAKmLM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_(1989_film)&ei=7U9uUsOnPIWChQf0m4GYCg&psig=AFQjCNHi6ZUaELK4QT-hn1-6AvsYGaNBrg&ust=1383047532406033http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lWxFNzCashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lWxFNzCashttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=38lWxFNzCas


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TASK:

Analyse two thriller title sequences

200 words each.(specifically looking at how text is incorporated).

AND

Post a storyboard of your own title ideas.

(It wont necessarily be the finished one you actually end up

doing)


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Find an interesting opening sequence

Analyse the MeS

What does it tell you about the genre of film? What does it tell you about the characters?

What does it tell you about the narrative?

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