AS Media Studies

Mise-en-Scene in Life on Mars

Name of
Denotation
mise-enDescribe what
scene
you can see?
element
Location, Setting and Dcor
Interview
Room

Offices at
police
headquarters

Playground

Costume and Make Up

Male
detectives
suit

Connotation
What does it tell us about the
character(s) or what is happening in
the clip?

Name of
mise-enscene
element
Performance

Props
Mobile phone

The car

Lighting
e.g. harsh
lighting from
fluorescent
lights in office

Denotation

Connotation

Describe what
you can see?

What does it tell us about the

character(s) or what is happening
in the clip?