Mise-en-scene Revision Quiz
This quiz is designed to help you remember the key parts of mise-en-scene when carrying out a textual analysis for a television drama.
- 1.Which of these terms defines mise-en-scene?
- A.
A TV drama’s setting.
- B.
The camera shots that make up a scene.
- C.
Setting a scene.
- D.
The director’s choice of actors.
- 2.Which of these elements make up mise-en-scene?
- A.
Costume, location, actors, actors movement, make-up, lighting.
- B.
Costume, lighting, props, location, actors, actors movement, make-up.
- C.
Costume, lighting, props, location, actors, actors movement, sound.
- D.
D. Costume, props, location, actors, actors movement, make-up, D. Costume, props, location, actors, actors movement, make-up, transitions.
- 3.Which elements of mise-en-scene tell us something about a character?
- A.
What a character is seen wearing.
- B.
Objects that belong to a character.
- C.
Where characters are seen.
- D.
All of the above
- 4.The term proxemics refers which of the following?
- A.
Special-effects make-up.
- B.
Fires and explosions.
- C.
The distance between characters
- D.
The use of a prop by a character.
- 5.Which of the following types of lighting is used to create unease in the audience?
- A.
High-key lighting.
- B.
Lighting with orange filters
- C.
Low-key lighting.
- D.
Natural light.
- 6.Actor’s make-up does not involve which of the following?
- A.
Make-up to age.
- B.
Make-up to improve skin tone.
- C.
Prosthetics
- D.
A pedicure
- 7.Which of these props can be used to suggest wealth?
- A.
A paperback book.
- B.
A Food item.
- C.
A DVD
- D.
A pair of glasses
- 8.If you were a programme maker trying to create a sense of unease which location would you use.
- A.
A park on a sunny day.
- B.
A children's nursery.
- C.
A dimly lit car park.
- D.
A tree lined street on a bright sunny day.
- 9.Which one of these costumes is used stereotypically to suggest goodness?
- A.
A white costume.
- B.
A policeman’s uniform.
- C.
A character in a suit and tie.
- D.
A black costume.
- 10.A well known actor can be used to create a particular meaning for which reason?
- A.
Because the actor always play the same type of character.
- B.
Because they can play any character.
- C.
Because the actor always plays the same character.
- D.
Because the actor can meet or confound audience expectations.
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