Learning Tasks : Mise En Scene : Romantic and Crime Scene

Mise-En-Scene : (Wikipedia) to describe the design aspects of a theatre or film production.

My class and I say the objects and content of the scene.

We had 2 types of scenes and as a group we had to create a it by using the mise-en-scen given to us

Crime

We tried to create a feel of a criminal table with using stereotypes. We all watched a criminal fighting show once so we all know the normal conventions of objects of a criminal. 

 The setting was meant to be a casual work office at home with a typewriter, a candle, a wine glass and a book to show maybe an individual as there is only one wine glass thats likes to be drunk and the use of the gun to make its a crime scene. The attempt of the ruined opened book and the gun suggests that a few things were smashed about and suggests someone was killed but we don't know who and who did it. It could be uncovered by the owner to exemplify a book lying around so if the owner needed it he could just take it. Or was it another man's gun but hid it instead.

The lighting was made purposefully dark so we can understand this is a crime scene room like normal shows.

By adding the gun it give the audience more adrenaline and confusion to the still. The mise-en-scene really helps the creation scene. Not only does that happen but also we let the audience imagine what they want.

Romance

This romantic setting is again made from sterotypes.

We have the use of the wine bottle, the 2 glasses, the plates, the candle and the scrunched towel in the middle to get this aromatic setting.  The use of 2 sets of objects shows us that these people may be on a date and the use of a candle, it makes it more intimate. We assume a romantic scene because the of the singular candle is often associated with romance. The only unconventional piece of object is the towel in the middle and especially because it looks scrunchy it fades that romantic essence of the scene. But this may depend on the setting of the scene - are we in a rural restaurant or upscale five star hotel?

The use of light is much lighter than the one before as we can still feel the intimacy and romance of the place.

Overall, mise-en-scene can still justify the mood and theme of the area. So in a still it determines more of the objects and lighting to justify the setting but it also includes video/film, you may need to include shots and diologue but you still need mise-en-scene and lighting to create the effect to the audience as you had hoped