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Mise en scène 2
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- 1five basic staging positionsfull front
quarter turn
profile
three-quarter turn
back to camera - 2full frontA character facing the camera. This allows us to read the emotion of the character. The most intimate type of staging.
This does not necessarily imply that the character is looking directly into the camera, which in fact is rarely the case. Usually the actor ignores the camera, but if the actor is looking at you, the sense of intimacy is increased. - 3quarter turnone of five basic staging p-ositions, located between full front and profile shot
-high level of intimacy but less emotional involvement than full front
-favored by most filmmakers
-can be used for conversations between different characters - 4profile-looking off frame (left or right)
-less intimate and less emotional than full front position and quarter turn
-characters seem unaware of being filmed
-conveys somewhat detached, neutral perspective - 5three-quarter turn-more 'anonymous' than profile position
-often used to express hostile emotions
-characters literally 'turn their backs' on the audience --> sense of rejection - 6back to cameraWhen the character has his or her back to the camera. It is useful in conveying a sense of concealment, mystery. “We want to see more” position.
- 7open space within the frames
- 8tightly framed shotA tightly framed shot displays characters (or objects) within a confined space and it is often used in prison shots and emphasise the sense of claustrophobia and tension. The characters are stuffed and close to the frame.
- 9loosely framed shotIn loosely framed shots characters or objects have much space within the frame, which often implies freedom. It is often used in longer shots.
- 10four main proxemic patternsintimate distance
personal distance
social distance
public distance - 11intimate distanceIntimate distance is one of the four main proxemic patterns. “Skin contact to about eighteen inches away” counts as intimate distance. It is used to show love and affection between couples and close friends, however, it can also show discomfort when strangers come too close to each other.
- 12personal distancePersonal distance is one of the four main proxemic patterns. If characters are between “eighteen inches away to about four feet away”, this is described as personal distance. It is typically used between friends and acquaintances. While intimate distance conveys exclusiveness, personal distance does not.
- 13social distanceSocial distance describes a type of distance between two people. It ranges between 1,2 and 3,7 metres.
Less formal than public distance and more formal than personal distance. Used for impersonal business and casual social gatherings.
Necessary when there are more than three people.
Social distance corresponds with medium and full shot ranges.
Typical setting: Work meetings - 14public distancePublic distance describes a type of physical distance between people. It ranges between 3,7 to 7,6 metres.
Gestures must be exaggerated and voices raised to be understood clearly. Displaying emotions is hard from such a distance.
Public distance corresponds with long and extreme long distance shots.
Typical settings for public distance: Political speeches or lectures - 15formopen form
closed form - 16open formOpen form of mise en scène is often used for realist effects:
- seems like instantaneously photographed without much staging (but often only SEEMS so)
- shows informal, seemingly random compositions
- the frame tends to be de-emphasized, more important information can be outside of the frame
- camera follows the action
- suggests freedom of choice, multiplicity of options for the character - 17aleatory techniquesaleatory conditions in mise en scène
= only partially controlled situations
--> they produce a sense of spontaneity and directness
--> normally related to realistic film style - 18closed formClosed form
The concept of closed form is linked to formalism --> the mise en scène is very obviously constructed. The following aspects apply:
- Visually appealing
- Often symmetrical in form
- Mise-en-scene is controlled and stylized
- Deliberate placement of characters and objects
- Form of the image is more important than truthful representation
- carefully structured within the confines of the frame, everything outside the frame is irrelevant
- form draws attention to itself, indicates that you can derive meaning form the form - 19anticipatory setupanticipatory setups (of camera and lights)
--> tend to imply fatality or determinism
--> the camera predicts what is going to happen
Sometimes includes negative space that is going to be filled during the shot
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