mise en scene
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Once there, I barely recognized the mise en scene I’d detailed in the novel.
From Washington Post • Jun. 3, 2022
I went to film school, where I learned words like "auteur" and "mise en scene."
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2021
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
His clothes hung in open closets, and the condition of the rooms betokened a hasty departure, and formed a dramatic mise en scene for the opening of the last act of his life.
From Maximilian in Mexico A Woman's Reminiscences of the French Intervention 1862-1867 by Stevenson, Sara Yorke