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Mise-en-scene

Meaning in film & television, with examples

nounCommon term

In film & television, mise-en-scene means: The arrangement of visible elements within a scene, including performers, setting, costume and lighting.

In Turkish: mizansen

How it is used

Used in film criticism to discuss the scene's visible arrangement and expressive choices.

Example sentences

  1. The crowded mise-en-scene makes the family's small apartment feel oppressive.

    The arrangement of visible details creates a cramped mood.

  2. Her essay links the film's mise-en-scene to the characters' social differences.

    Costume and setting can communicate differences in status.

Common collocations

  • analyze the mise-en-scene
  • carefully arranged mise-en-scene
  • genreA category of films or TV shows that share a style, subject or set of conventions, such as comedy, horror, western or science fiction.
  • plotThe series of connected events that make up the story of a film or series, and the order in which they are shown.

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