TV Drama & Mise-En-Scene Notes

Sub genres:

• Teen
• Soap Operas
• Period
• Costume
• Medical/ Hospital
• Docu-soap
• Police/ Crime
• Hybrids

5 main components on mise-en-scene:

• Setting & props
• Costume, make-up, hair
• Body language, facial expressions
• Lighting & colour
• Positioning of characters

Transitions:

• Dissolve - overlapping transition between 2 scenes
• Cross fade - fades between shots
• Fade in - fades from black or white into scene
• Fade out - fades from the scene to black or white
• Wipe - scene 1 wipes off screen into scene 2