1. What is Mise-en-scene? Mise-en-scene is a French term meaning what is put into a scene or frame. When applied to the cinema, mise-en-scene refers to everything that appears before the camera. Mise-en-scene is made up of 5 elements Settings, Props, Costume, Hair, Make Up, Facial Expressions, Body Language, Lighting, Color and Positioning of characters/objects within the frame. The frame and camerawork also constitutes the mise-en scene. Each aspect of mise-en- scene creates meanings and communicates them to the audience, influencing how we feel at a certain point. Settings & Locations They play a vital part in film-making and are not just backgrounds. Sets are either built from scratch or a great deal of time is spent to find a setting which already exists. I used 3 existing locations in my film; A park, House and a Roof top place. I needed a park to shoot most of my scenes since it's a romantic comedy film that I shot, so the park basically added a romantic vibe to those scenes being shot. Costume, Hair & Make Up It tell us immediately whether the film is set in the present and what society/or culture it will centre around. It acts as an instant indicator to the audience of a characters personality, status & job. Certain Costumes can signify certain individuals and can also symbolize a few things at the same time. In my movie I've shown the mise-en-scene through costumes as well with characters wearing casual clothes through out the movie as it is depicting everyday life scenes and not something out of the usual. Lighting & Color It can be used to achieve a variety of effects for instance, to highlight important characters or objects within the frame, to make characters look mysterious by shading sections of the face & body and to reflect a characters emotions. I have used both high key lighting and low key lighting. For the scenes shot outdoors I've used high key lighting; sun being the major source of light since it was daytime when I was shooting those scenes. It was purposefully done under daytime as sunlight provides a more realistic look to the footage and also, adds a fresh vibe to it. For indoor scenes I have used low key lighting to show dim light scenario when Sean and Nick are sleeping in their room bevause obviously nobody sleeps with the lights on. Props Props are a vital part of mise-en-scene. I didnt use a lot of props since I had to keep things simple and not overcomplicate them. Using too many props can also confuse the audience. The props that Ive used in my short film are: 2. Guitar Chair Bed sheets Sunglasses Cinematography It includes camera angles, shots and movements. Ive used a variety of camera shots in my short film for example; over the shoulder shot, two shot, wide shot, mid shot, close up shot, long shot and point of view shot. Ive also used the technique of camera panning to show the park. Also, I've used the out of focus technique.