Signs in the cinema and mise en scene

Mise- En- Scene- Costume
Lighting
Acting/ body/ language
Make-up
Props
Setting/ Location
Mise en scene tells the person what type of genre the film is.

Science fiction film-
space ships are sifi, aliens, laser and planets. This will straight away tell the audience that the film is sifi, this can be show by all the props beign used. The uses of colours, Costumes being used to make the people look beyond humanitiy. The setting is a key feature in mise en scene because it can give away a lot of things because the location on space tells you that it is about science.

Romantic Comedy-
Newyork/ America, restuarants,roses, soft cudly things and the use of a red colour. These can all give a person an idea that the film is about romance because red can represent love. Roses can show people that someone falls in love because a rose flower mostly indicates love. Restuarants because that is where people go to for dates.

Horror films-
Blood, weapons, barneyard, graveyard, neighbourhood, night masks and fire. This can straight away give an indication that the film is going to be gory. Most gory films are to do with horror. Blood and weapons can be used in action but blood is mostly resorted to horror because people or monsters are getting killed. Graveyars and barneyard set the scene and people can say it is horror because of the ghosts that are there.

Costume hair and make up-
Costume hair and make up act as an instant indicator to us of characters personality, status and the job they have. It can tell us where the film is set or what culture it is. Certain costumes can signify certain indiviuals.

Facial expressions and body language-
Facial expressions tell how someone is feeling. Someone might be happy but you can be accpmanied but scary music. Body language may also indicate how the relate on the state of their relationship is and the position in the frame.

Positioning of characters and objects within a frame-
Position within a frame can draw our attention to a specific character or an object. A film maker can use positioning to indicate relationship between people.

Lighting and colour-
To highlight important characters or objects within a frame. To make characters look misterous.

Low key lighting- created by using key and back lights it produces sharp light and darkness. Highlights the shadows.
High key lighting- more filler lights, trying to make it look natural.