1. Psycho Mise-en-scène

2. Mise-en-scène
The arrangement of everything that appears in the framing – actors, lighting, décor, props, costume – is called mise-en-scène, a French term which means “placing on stage.”
The frame and camerawork also constitute the mise-en-scène of a movie.
It basically means everything what you see in each scene of a film.

3. What do we look for? Setting and props. Costume and make up.
Lighting and colour.
The way items and people are positioned.
ALL OF THESE ELEMENTS CAN TELL US MORE ABOUT THE CHARACTERS, SETTING AND PLOT

4. Setting and Props
In the movie, the Bates Motel is presided over by the large, imposing home of Norman and his mother.
The SETTING here is isolated, as well as decidedly dark and sinister.
This emphasises the vulnerability of the characters and the threat the killer poses (NB – the low angle shot also suggests the threat that this home represents)

5. Setting and Props
The use of PROPS is incredibly important, particularly in the parlour scene.
The stuffed birds surrounding Norman not only seem threatening – one even appears to be poised to attack Marion – but SYMBOLISE the lack of freedom that Norman experiences so keenly.

6. Costumes and Make Up
What COSTUMES are used in the movie to tell us more about the characters?

7. The Way Items and People are Positioned
The most important thing in a shot is usually placed IN THE CENTRE
Our eye naturally falls to the centre of a frame
Film makers use this to their advantage and place what they want us to focus on most in the middle of the shot

8. The Way Items and People are Positioned

13. Mise-en-scène Look at this frame
Why do you think the mise-en-scène has been arranged like this?
What does it tell us?

15. Mise-en-scène Look at this frame
Why do you think the mise-en-scène has been arranged like this?