30. Mise en Scene Mise en scene is used effectively throughout the first scene of misery. Particularly the use of colour, in every scene until the character leaves the cabin. The repetition of the colour red is used as a motif and subtly builds connotations of danger in the audiences mind. 2. CU of wine glass with Red costume in background 1. ECU of the match stick, the end is red 3.ECU of type writer, and the sharp violent movements of the red apparatus. MS of main character in red shirt. The remote location of the film is a reflection of perhaps the cut off from society that the main character faces. It is a suggestion of the fact that the film may stray from the norms and values of society. The comfort of his home is in juxtaposition with icy, cold, unforgiving harsh terrain outside his cabin