Emanuel Levy
Cinema 24/7
Oct 19, 2022
Montage does in time, what mise en scene does in space.
Mise en scen can be as oppressive and unethical as montage, when the director uses it to distort reality.
Monaco:
Plastic reality better served by mise en scene
Psychological reality better served by montage.
Mise en scene as a site that generates commentary “beneath the surface,” undermining the complicit content of the story line.
Film Theory: Mise en Scene (vs. Montage)
Oct 19, 2022
Montage does in time, what mise en scene does in space.
Mise en scen can be as oppressive and unethical as montage, when the director uses it to distort reality.
Monaco:
Plastic reality better served by mise en scene
Psychological reality better served by montage.
Mise en scene as a site that generates commentary “beneath the surface,” undermining the complicit content of the story line.