Editing Mise-en-scène (section)

==Definition in film studies==
[[File:CABINET DES DR CALIGARI 01.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The distinctive {{lang|fr|italic=unset|mise-en-scène}} of ''[[The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari]]'' (Germany, 1920) features jagged architecture.]]
When applied to the cinema, {{lang|fr|mise-en-scène}} refers to everything that appears before the [[camera]]—the [[Set construction|sets]], [[Theatrical properties|props]], costumes, actors, and even the lighting.<ref>{{cite book |author1=Bordwell, David |url=https://archive.org/details/filmartintro00bord |title=Film Art: An Introduction, 7th ed. |author2=Thompson, Kristin |publisher=McGraw–Hill |year=2003 |isbn=0-07-248455-1 |location=New York |url-access=registration}}</ref> These elements help to express a film's vision by generating a sense of time and space, as well as setting a mood. {{lang|fr|italic=unset|Mise-en-scène}} can be used to suggest a character's state of mind, whether that be happy with bright colors, or sad with darker colors.<ref name="ReferenceA">{{Cite book |last1=Barsam |first1=Richard Meran |title=Looking at movies: an introduction to film |last2=Monahan |first2=Dave |date=28 September 2012 |publisher=Norton |isbn=978-0-393-91302-6 |edition=4th |location=New York}}</ref> 

{{lang|fr|italic=unset|Mise-en-scène}} also includes the composition, which consists of the positioning and movement of actors, as well as objects, in the shot, as overseen by the [[Theatre director|director]] and [[production designer]].<ref name="ReferenceA" /> The director (who controls props, costumes, lighting and sound) all have input on the {{lang|fr|italic=unset|mise-en-scène}}; they work together to make sure it fits the film well before production begins.<ref name="Pramaggiore" /> The production designer is generally responsible for the look of the movie, and thus leads the various departments in charge of individual sets, locations, props, and costumes, among other things.<ref name="ReferenceA" /> [[André Bazin]], a French [[film critic]] and [[film theorist]], describes the {{lang|fr|italic=unset|mise-en-scène}} [[aesthetic]] as emphasizing choreographed movement within the scene rather than through editing.<ref name="Pramaggiore" />

{{lang|fr|Mise-en-scène}}, as a term, is also sometimes used by [[screenwriters]] to refer to the descriptive paragraphs between the dialog used in shot [[Blocking (stage)|blocking]].<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Edgar-Hunt |first1=Robert |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Jv-GsqMLs2UC&pg=PT71 |title=Basics Film-Making: Screenwriting |last2=Marland |first2=John |last3=Richards |first3=James O. |publisher=AVA Publishing |year=2009 |isbn=978-2-940373-89-5 |edition=1st |location=Lausanne |pages=71}}</ref>