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mise-en-scene

[mee zahn sen] / mi zɑ̃ ˈsɛn /


mise en scene


mise en scène
NOUN
placement of actors, props, etc. in film or play
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I went to film school, where I learned words like "auteur" and "mise en scene."

From Salon • Mar. 16, 2021

Chavkin, who supervised the creation of the stunning mise en scene for Broadway’s “Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812,” reminds audiences in the Walter Kerr of her remarkable eye.

From Washington Post • Apr. 17, 2019

His most recent two films feature muted palettes, claustrophobic mise en scene, and a straightforward storytelling approach.

From Slate • Nov. 16, 2012

Courtney Weisman, 22 years old, said she gets annoyed when she catches herself staring at her neighbor's mise en scene.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2010

Music offers us no background for emotion, no objects upon which it may be directed, no story, no mise en scene.

From The Principles of Aesthetics by Parker, Dewitt H.




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