Mise en scene is a french term meaning what is put into a scene or frame within a movie, this is made from a visual formation in front of the camera. Mise en scene have 5 elements which are :
Lighting and Colour:
lighting and color's can be sued to achieve a variety of effects such as to highlight the most important characters or objects used within the frame to show the audience, also to make the characters look mysterious by shading sections o the face and body. Lighting and color is a very important convention as it an be used in many different ways to create many different kinds of moods and also the feeling presented in the thriller movies with the lighting and color. Many of the formats of lighting and color can create suspense and mood in with the atmosphere for the film/scene, this can also guide the audiences attention to a particular object, person, emotion or gesture. Lighting and color can be used to cast shadows ad build tension within the film, there are many different kinds of lighting set ups such as :
Top lighting:
Top lighting comes from above the scene, highlighting the features of a character often creates a a glam. Top lighting is used to show tension and emotion an example as you can see would be from this example from the film Scream, the top lighting shows her vulnerably and shocked expression . it shows that she is in a trapped situation by the expression of her face, the lighting shows that she needs help.
Under Lighting:
Under lighting comes from the below the person within the scene, this tends to shows distorting effect on the character. The under lighting creates a sharp impression of the characters face which makes the audience feel more uncomfortable about the character. This example from the film Scream shows an expression of confusion and coldness presented in his facial expression and the under lighting shows it more in definition.
Low-key lighting:
Low key lighting is a lighting technique used when lighting is used to a very low and dark sense. It is the opposite of the high key arrangement because as low-key lighting is at a very low level causing the frame to cast very dark shadows, as you can see by the example shown on the right you can see the lighting is shown as very dull and dark, to show tension and awareness in the scene,this creates very dull shadows around the character. Also the object behind makes him look more dominant and more controlling due to the lighting, as a sense of a powerful man in this specific scene.
High key lighting:
High key lighting appears more natural compared to most of the lighting techniques. It is more clearer and brighter than the natural high key lighting, this is mainly used in thriller to enhance the innocence or the horror on the characters facial expressions to get a better view of it. within the illumination as this scene appears very bright and tense with a few shadows to contrast her facial expression to frame her face.
Natural lighting:
Natural lighting has been added as its what you expect to see in most thriller films in rare occasions. this outdoor image is an example of natural lighting, as i can infer that the colors contrast what you should expect to see as the sunset light is hitting the misty waters as this creates a very subtle yellow and green affect throughout the image.
Colour:
Colour is a massive technique used within thriller films occasionally it would black and white or even red. this is one of the most obvious colors to show danger, blood or even alertness in some very exciting thriller films as for example Scream. IN this thriller red was used in many occasions to represent the color 'Red' for the blood of the victims the murderer would terminate.Another example would be a dark hallway as the audience would wonder what’s going on as anything could pop up to the scene at any second.
Furthermore, both of these colours are conventional to thrillers for these reasons.
- Settings and props
- Costume, Hair and Make up
- Facial expressions and body language
- Lighting and Colour
- Positioning of characters/objects within the frame
Lighting and Colour:
lighting and color's can be sued to achieve a variety of effects such as to highlight the most important characters or objects used within the frame to show the audience, also to make the characters look mysterious by shading sections o the face and body. Lighting and color is a very important convention as it an be used in many different ways to create many different kinds of moods and also the feeling presented in the thriller movies with the lighting and color. Many of the formats of lighting and color can create suspense and mood in with the atmosphere for the film/scene, this can also guide the audiences attention to a particular object, person, emotion or gesture. Lighting and color can be used to cast shadows ad build tension within the film, there are many different kinds of lighting set ups such as :
Top lighting:
Top lighting comes from above the scene, highlighting the features of a character often creates a a glam. Top lighting is used to show tension and emotion an example as you can see would be from this example from the film Scream, the top lighting shows her vulnerably and shocked expression . it shows that she is in a trapped situation by the expression of her face, the lighting shows that she needs help.Under Lighting:
Low-key lighting:
Low key lighting is a lighting technique used when lighting is used to a very low and dark sense. It is the opposite of the high key arrangement because as low-key lighting is at a very low level causing the frame to cast very dark shadows, as you can see by the example shown on the right you can see the lighting is shown as very dull and dark, to show tension and awareness in the scene,this creates very dull shadows around the character. Also the object behind makes him look more dominant and more controlling due to the lighting, as a sense of a powerful man in this specific scene.High key lighting:
Natural lighting:
Natural lighting has been added as its what you expect to see in most thriller films in rare occasions. this outdoor image is an example of natural lighting, as i can infer that the colors contrast what you should expect to see as the sunset light is hitting the misty waters as this creates a very subtle yellow and green affect throughout the image.
Colour:
Furthermore, both of these colours are conventional to thrillers for these reasons.
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