Style

Introduction

In this blog post I am going to talk about mise-en-scene, editing and camerawork in relation to how this will create a style for my opening science. I aim to use examples of other films to help me with this.

Mise-en-scene

This is what you actually see in the frame of the film, this is the placing on stage, lighting, costume, arrangement, props and settings.
The film Star wars uses mise-en-scene to the extreme using a lot of make up and set.

Editing

Mise-en-scene can be seen in the shot and editing control the relationships between the shots. Editing dictates the order in which we (the viewer) see the shots. Editing also controls the time and space: it controls where the action takes place and when it takes place. It can also change the chronological order of events for example: flashbacks.

Camerawork

Sometimes the camerawork is seen as part of the mise-en-scene. The camera controls how we see the shots and by doing this can reveal or conceal information for later in the film. Camerawork also can create an emotional reponce e.g through camera angle.