Mise en Scene
Production Design is the overall visual look of the production - the settings and styles that visually tell the story, continuity, visual look and composition. Example: Anton Furst's amazing, Oscar-winning Art Direction/Set Decoration of Gotham City in Batman (1989)
Set Design is the environment where the action takes place in a film. An example of when set design was prominent to the story is in the Great Gatsby, when Catherine Martin (Production Designer) strove for great period authenticity, and lavish 20's sets. Designs for the residence were based on the great early-20th-century houses of Long Island’s North Shore—places like Oheka Castle, La Selva, and Beacon Towers- where the movie is based around. This is turn, gives the viewer a stronger connection to the story and makes the film authentic and real, creating a story which in turn, also feels very real.
Location is the place where some, or all, of a film/TV Show is produced, including back lots, soundstage and anywhere else where actors are filmed by the crew.
Setting however is the time at which the piece occurs, including all other factors such as seasons, people, moral attitudes, economic factors and so on. Gatsby, as previously mentioned, is set in a rich upper class Long Island throughout different seasons, in an old money New York during the Great Depression.
Costume refers to the clothes worn by the actors/characters in the film and is usually related to the time period it is set in, its location, the characters occupation and their personality. An iconic costume in film is the immediately recognisable Superman costume, shown here in the 1978, Superman: The Movie.
Make-up refers to the materials used on the actor to transform them into their character, ranging from average make-up to Special FX wounds, to latex masks and other major transformations. One of the most shocking and effective transformations is that of Ralph Fiennes to Voldemort in the Harry Potter movies.
Properties (props) refers to the furnishings, fixtures, hand-held objects, decorations, or any other moveable items that are seen or used on a film set but that are not a structural part of the set. One of Hollywood's most iconic props is the ruby slippers featured in the Wizard of Oz.
Lighting
Available Lighting is natural lighting used in an off-set location. This usually helps to enhance realism.
Artificial Lighting is lighting that comes from an electrical source, and not a natural source.
Key Light may determine the character of the lighting, but often a strong Back Light for example, sets the Mood. The key should usually be Motivated by a source like the sun or a window.
A Fill Light may be used to reduce the contrast of a scene to match the dynamic range of the recording media and record the same amount of detail typically seen by eye in average lighting and considered normal.
Back Light is a light placed behind the actor, to emphasise that they are separated from the background.
Set Light reveals the character of the background and helps separate it from the subject.
Practical Light is a prop light seen in the shot which can be operated by the talent; sometimes doctored to control brightness, color, or coverage.
Set Design is the environment where the action takes place in a film. An example of when set design was prominent to the story is in the Great Gatsby, when Catherine Martin (Production Designer) strove for great period authenticity, and lavish 20's sets. Designs for the residence were based on the great early-20th-century houses of Long Island’s North Shore—places like Oheka Castle, La Selva, and Beacon Towers- where the movie is based around. This is turn, gives the viewer a stronger connection to the story and makes the film authentic and real, creating a story which in turn, also feels very real.
Location is the place where some, or all, of a film/TV Show is produced, including back lots, soundstage and anywhere else where actors are filmed by the crew.
Setting however is the time at which the piece occurs, including all other factors such as seasons, people, moral attitudes, economic factors and so on. Gatsby, as previously mentioned, is set in a rich upper class Long Island throughout different seasons, in an old money New York during the Great Depression.
Costume refers to the clothes worn by the actors/characters in the film and is usually related to the time period it is set in, its location, the characters occupation and their personality. An iconic costume in film is the immediately recognisable Superman costume, shown here in the 1978, Superman: The Movie.
Lighting
Available Lighting is natural lighting used in an off-set location. This usually helps to enhance realism.
Artificial Lighting is lighting that comes from an electrical source, and not a natural source.
Key Light may determine the character of the lighting, but often a strong Back Light for example, sets the Mood. The key should usually be Motivated by a source like the sun or a window.
A Fill Light may be used to reduce the contrast of a scene to match the dynamic range of the recording media and record the same amount of detail typically seen by eye in average lighting and considered normal.
Back Light is a light placed behind the actor, to emphasise that they are separated from the background.
Set Light reveals the character of the background and helps separate it from the subject.
Practical Light is a prop light seen in the shot which can be operated by the talent; sometimes doctored to control brightness, color, or coverage.
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