Monthly Archives: October 2012

The use of stairs in mise-en-scène

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

The following extracts are translated from an article by Jean Douchet: “L’escalier” in “La mise en Scène” (ed. Jacques Aumont), De Boeck Université, 2000 p.36-45. Film makers have their own unique relationship with features of the everyday: doors, windows, stairs, … Continue reading →

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Bergala’s theories on mise-en-scène

Posted on October 14, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

Bergala (AB) has given us some 30 pages of French text with extracts from articles on staging. Here are a few translated sections from one of his own texts (“Election, attaque, disposition” in L’hypothèse-cinema, Cahier du Cinema, 2002) AB quotes … Continue reading →

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La mise-en-scène as explained in Paris

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Michelle Cannon

Thought I’d add a few notes on this year’s theme. There may be some overlap here with Alastair and Mark’s posts but I guess there’s no harm in ramming home the message. Alors…  Bergala’s take on staging situations in locations … Continue reading →

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Sites and situations

Posted on October 6, 2012 by markreid1895

Since spending last weekend listening to Alain Bergala lecturing on mise en scene (OK, reading Alasdair Satchel’s comprehensive notes-cum-translation, coming to the Mise en Scene page soon), I’ve been looking at sites and situations around me with a heightened awareness … Continue reading →

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