Mise-en-scene (lighting)

Hello friends! In any piece of visual media mise-en-scene is extremely important as it is literally everything in front of the viewers eyes. Mise-en-scene is anything from lighting (which I will be discussing) to costume, set, props, etc. It can be used in a realistic manor (realism) where mis-en-scene features are used to develop and imitate life as realistically as possible. Formalism is also when mis-en-scene is used to create an aesthetic, typically these pieces of media are scene as art pieces and often distort reality. 

Example of bedroom lighting

For the film opening, my group and I will be taking a realistic approach as our story is a realistic fiction and the only 2 settings featured within the opening are a bedroom and a school. For the scenes taking place in the bedroom we are hoping (if mother nature allows it haha) to have more natural lighting such as sun poring from the windows as well as using a key light to highlight the characters face. This is particularly important for when the lead character, Jordyn, directly addresses the audience. 

For the school scenes lighting is a bit out of our control as there is really only one main source of light are fluorescent overhead lights. However, I feel this provides a good contrast in each setting. If needed we can also use a handheld light to help counteract the effects of over head lighting. Overhead lighting often causes shadows to be cast on a persons face which does not pick up well on camera. 

Example of School Lighting