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Examples of Mise En Scene I chose to watch MTV's T.V. show "Scream" that I've been watching recently. As watching I found some examples of Mise en Scene that I thought represented the show well. Setting: One of the scenes takes place at the local high school. The psychology teacher, Ms. Lang, is currently there on a day off of school to "grade papers" (she's actually up to something that is a little more worrying). She is recording a voice over of herself, until she hears loud banging noises and decides to go into the hallway to check it out. The hallway is dimly lit and empty, creating a mysterious and creepy mood. Suddenly a black figure moves behind her, making even more tension fill the scene. Lighting: Because most of the horror-action in the show happens at night, whenever it becomes nighttime, the audience can expect something bad to happen. In the current scene, Emma and her friend are at an "abandoned house", which is really ju...

https://youtu.be/u8ygeu-EgeA 1. Music: I used music in my first clip of the first edit, contrast. I played the song Thunderstruck behind the video of me running a race in track. By adding the music it really helped the viewers to understand the intensity of the race and how much adrenaline I had while running. This is also an example of non-diegetic music because no one in the actual video could hear it, but those watching the edited clip can. 2. Synchronous sound: For my second clip in contrast I tried to convey that I was sleeping. I was laying in my bed with my blanket surrounding me and a pillow on my face. To show that I was sleeping I added the sound of a sleeping baby breathing. This correlated to the fact that I was also sleeping, as that's what the viewer saw and heard.  3. Direct sound: Direct sound is the sound from the video itself, with no music or extra sound added. This is also an example of diegetic sound because the people in the video hear what the view...