- Teen Drama
- Soap Drama
- Costume/Period Drama
- Hospital Drama
- Crime Drama
- Docu-drama
We then moved onto some new work. We started to look at Mise-en-scene and what it mean and what came under it. Mise-en-scene literally means; what is put in the scene or frame. This being everything that we see when watching a film or a TV programme. The things that come under Mise-en-scene are...
- Settings and Props; this can tell you who the characters are, the year and the location they are in
- Costume, hair and make-up; tells you their status, career, the year and can be used to individualize
- Facial expressions, body language; gives you an understanding of their feelings/emotions and can be used to recognise a relationship
- Lighting and colour; can signify and reflect a mood
- Positioning of characters/objects; can show importance
We then looked at two different scenes in the first episode of the TV show 'Mr. Selfridge'. These are the things we pointed out and noticed in the opening two scenes.
Scene 1
- It is a costume drama
- It is a department store
- Dull lighting represents an older setting
- However, it is still bright, showing that is a high class shop
- Main character positioned in front to signify dominance and importance
Scene 2
- Dull lighting suggests cheapness, lower-end store
- Servant with umbrella, shows how the main character is important and it also shows the class difference
- It is set in the past
- Stepping into the puddle shows how he is stepping into a different place/environment to what he may be used to.
- Dark clothing and lighting create a dull, gloomy atmosphere and mood
- His happy facial expression contrast with everything around him, this again shows how he doesn't belong there.
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