mise-en-scene
Example Sentences
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I went to film school, where I learned words like "auteur" and "mise en scene."
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2021
But the revival at Signature Theatre, despite a luxe period mise en scene and robust demonstrations of vocal authority, now strikes a spectator as pat and overly sentimental.
From Washington Post • Apr. 11, 2019
His most recent two films feature muted palettes, claustrophobic mise en scene, and a straightforward storytelling approach.
From Slate • Nov. 16, 2012
Courtney Weisman, 22 years old, said she gets annoyed when she catches herself staring at her neighbor's mise en scene.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 24, 2010
Most boys who read romances have the dramatic instinct; they must forthwith incarnate the memories of their reading, and anything will do for a mise en scene.
From Essays on Modern Novelists by Phelps, William Lyon
