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Mise-En-Scene

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Learning Objective: - To revise what mis-en-scene is, and to see how it is used effectively in music videos. Mis-en-scene - everything we see on the screen. Lighting High Key Lighting: Minimal shadows Lights up the whole face Quick and easy to set up Low Key Lighting: Opposite to high key lighting Dark tones are really dark Creates shadows Used for intense dramatic scenes Plays on dramatic mysterious intense emotions  Often used in action and drama based films Has a higher lighting ratio Mis-en-scene - Comparison How do the changes in mis-en-scene create two different meanings from this music video? Denotation (what we see) Connotations (what we associate/think of) Costume Dirty White Dress Death, after-life, underground Color Cold Colours – Blue, Grey Cold, dark, creepy, night time Lighting Low-Key Lighting Mysterious, death, darkness, unhappy, loneliness S...