The document discusses the concept of mise-en-scène in filmmaking, which refers to everything that appears before the camera including characters, setting, costumes, lighting, staging, and more. It explains that mise-en-scène can be used to create effects like realism or exaggeration and works in relation to other film techniques. Key elements of mise-en-scène discussed include setting, costumes, lighting, staging, space, time, special effects, and sound.

1. Anatomy of a Scene Or Mise-en-scène

4. Realism It is better to examine the functions of mise-en-scene. One film may use it to create realism, others might seek very different effects : comic exaggeration, supernatural terror, understated beauty, and any number of other functions. We should analyse mise-en-scene’s function in the total film – how it is motivated, how it varies or develops, how it works in relation to other film techniques.