Mise-en-scène

Mis-en-scène

Mis-en-scène is everything inside a shot. From lighting, to costumes, to props, to even the actors. 

Mis-en-scène is meant to create mood in a shot and everything in the shot has it's purpose. Even if an item doesn't do anything in the scene it still has it's purpose, to create the mood in the scene. 

The way mis-en-scène works is by different elements working together in the scene to create the mood and to tell what's going on. It also lets the viewer experience a specific time and place. 

Mise-en-scène is extremely important to films, it adds to the plot and grabs the viewer's attention.