Research: What is Mise-en-Scene and its conventions 

Mise-en-Scene is all the aspects on the scenery of media like a movie or a play like lighting, props, costumes, camerawork, sets, and actors. 

These components make up the importance of a scene and can even challenge conventions. 

With the use of mise en Scene, conventions can be challenged by certain aspects of the scenery or of the actor not fitting into the stereotype, while some films fit perfectly into its genre conventions. 

In class we chose a film to demonstrate mise en scene and its conventions

 Enola Holmes 2

Genre: Mystery and action

Props, costumes, and sets: Since this film is based in England during the late 1800, so the costumes demonstrate the typical dresses and suits worn by men and women. 

Corset for women, neutral color suit for men 

The use of matches also played a big role since this was during the match girls strike, and the match factory was a major set that delivered the importance of matches during the movie

Women being detectives of having a mans job at this time challenged the typical convention of men being detectives by having a woman play one

Match factory 

Actors: The movie featured many famous British actors from a range of ages appealing to different audiences depending on age. For example Millie Bobby Brown, Louis Partridge, Henry Cavill, and Helena Bonham Carter.

Cast/movie poster

Camerawork: During fighting scenes the camera would usually use a wide angle shot to showcase the whole fight scene. In particular, the dancing scene with Enola and Tewksbury uses a series of low angle and close up shots to show the tension the have while dancing. 

Millie Bobby Brown describes in this interview shot by shot the dancing scene in her film as well as describing important shots and angles placed for certain effects. For example she explained the significance of the two candles landing between them dancing representing their love and connection.