Romeo & Juliet LO: to consider how mise en scene and lighting are used to introduce

key characters

OCR GCSE Literature Unit A1661:literary Heritage Linked Texts

Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4

Week 2Film conventions

Lighting and mise en scene

STARTER: what does the symbol suggest?How about now?And now?Lighting and mise en scene

communicate a huge amount of meaning...

Remind me...This term literally translates to mean

Mise en scene

To put on stageThe placing of a scene

This term is used to describe those visual aspects that appear within a single shot.

Give me suggestions...A brightly lit scene could suggest

what about the characters or the plot?A happy event or happy characters

This is typical because bright lighting suggests the director wants us (and the characters) to see everything giving us knowledge, power and freedom

Give me suggestions...A dimly lit scene could suggest

This is typical because dim lighting suggests the director wants us (and the characters) NOT to see everything taking away our knowledge, power and freedom

A mysterious event or characters confusio

nInnocent/ clueless

characters

One more thing...Characters cast in shadows

or in dark colours are the ones who are lacking in power, knowledge or freedom. Characters in the light, shown in light colours are the ones who have power/ freedom etc. Look at relationships on screen...

Task 1 : read Ii as a class and answer the following questions:

1. What type of character is Tybalt? Give a quotation to support your answer.

2. What type of character is Benvolio? Give a quotation to support your answer.

3. what ‘level’ or status do you think they have with their own households (Benvolio Montague and Tybalt Capulet)?

4. what, if anything suggests that these characters are opposites on many levels?

Task 2: watch a clip from the Baz Baz Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet (made in 1996)

observing the following characters.

Benvolio

Tybalt

How is each one introduced (what happens when we first see them)?

What does this suggest about the character?

Task 2: THREE GROUPSWatch a clip again observing the one character you

have been given and make notesClothing and props

Scenery Colours, lighting and shadows

Actions, movement and gestures

Benvolio

Tybalt

Task 3: FOUR GROUPSas a group focused on one character, discuss and

share notes to complete the table.Clothing and props

Scenery Colours, lighting and shadows

Actions, movement and gestures

Benvolio

Tybalt

PLENARY TASK:FEEDBACK TO THE REST OF THE CLASS

Tybalt

What do we learn (from the mise en scene) about the characters:

1. Thoughts and feelings2. Their relationships with other characters

Benvolio

Romeo & Juliet LO: to consider how mise en scene and lighting are used to introduce

key characters

OCR GCSE Literature Unit A1661:literary Heritage Linked Texts

Lesson 1 Lesson 2 Lesson 3 Lesson 4

Week 3Film conventions

Lighting and mise en scene