Mise en scene

in the tv show "life on mars" when it begins it is set around present time, how ever when the story line changes and the time set in goes back to round the 1970's there is a change in the scenery the "mise on scene" which is everything that is infront of the camera, which therefore means that everything the audience can see, for example the setting of the scene, the characters, and all the props. when it goes back to the 1970's it changes to a much more masculine feeling, there are only men working in the office a much more macho,violent scenario where every one wants to be the tough guy and show everyone else who is in charge kind of like a pack of animals in a jungle. Another change in the mise on scene is the way in which the director has decided to change the setting of the show and everything infront of the camera. a more dark more old looking 70's feel has immediately been added to the show and the audience can automatically analyse that there is a change in time as the setting changes completely from how it initially starts.

the mese on scene of a tv show can determine many factors and can manipulate how the audience see a certain character or maybe a more overall factor such as immediately analysing the scene and letting the audience know and feel what  is going on, "life on mars" is a great example as we where able to see the change immediately which shows good techniques of mese on scene.

mese on scence is crucial for the creation of a tv show or movie infact.