Mise-en-shot

Mise-en-shot

• We use the term mise-en-shot
• Means: the way the filmed events, mise-en-scène, are filmed
• So mise-en-shot literally means “putting into shots”, or simply shooting a film.
• Mise-en-Shot includes camera position, camera movement, shot scale, length of shot and the pace of editing.

	9 Lives - 2005 (Rodrigo Garcia)	Jurassic Park – 1993 (Spielberg)
1) Camera position	A straight camera position, placed on a tripod. One single camera	Above characters and zooming into them. Various close up and clear crane shots. It has various angles.
2) Camera movement	Rotating camera, at times it moves to one side. Uses a dolly	Constant change of camera and zooms. It constantly changes of point of views. Not much movement except for the crane shot.
3) Shot scale	Low scale, various of close ups	Extremely close or regular, at times they cut from a regular shot to a close up and again to regular in less than 2 seconds.
4) Length of shot	Always deep	Not very deep most of the time.
5) the pace of editing	Still pace, with a constant shot. No cuts just the camera pans around and zooms in.	Number of shots: 43 in 2min30s. Extremely fast editing and constant cutting to increase tension.

Effect of the mise-en-shot technique on these two films:

In the movie 9 Lives the mise-en-shot gives more of a slow paced yet dramatic feeling. It builds up tension in the storyline and makes us feel like the character since the camera makes us see everything from the point of view of the characters. It makes us feel involved in the story since we follow the main character, Sandra, as she takes each step. How it has a still pace and a constant deep shot with no cuts increases the tension.

In the movie Jurassic Park, there are various shots to show the chaos of the moment. It increases the tension via confusion, and focuses a lot on the feeling of terrifying the audience.