Mise en SceneThe use of setting, costumes

and props in LOTR

The different element of Mise en scene

• setting • props • costume and make- up • Stage - figure expression and movement (also

part of performance

The different element of Mise en scene

• setting • props • costume and make- up • Staging - figure expression and movement

(also part of performance)

The Three Races

• Hobbits and The Shire• Ocrs, Goblins, Uruk Hai and Isengard• Elves and Rivendell

• What do the settings, costumes and props associated with these races tell us about them, their personalities, attitudes to the world etc.

Questions to ask - Setting

• What do the buildings look like?• What are they made out of?• How do the building fit into the landscape?• What colours are dominant?• What shapes dominant – are things curved.

Straight, rough, sharp, soft etc?• Are the buildings decorated, if so how?• Have certain building be structured or arrange

to highlight different character or features?

Questions to Ask - Costume• What colours are the costumes?• What types of fabrics are they made out of?• How are they tailored?• How are the costumes decorated?• How do the costumes reflect the movement of the

characters• How much are they wearing?• What lines do the costumes make – flowing lines,

straight lines, sharp lines etc• Have costumes been used to make some characters

stand out from other, or make them all look united?

Questions to Ask - Props

• What props do they have?• What are the props made out of?• How might the props have been made?• What shapes dominant – are things curved,

straight, rough, sharp, soft, highly decorated etc?

• How are the props used?• What colours dominant?• What is the function/purpose of the props?

Summary Task

• Choose on of the ‘societies’ looked at today (Hobbits/Elves/Ocrs) and explain what their society is like and how is this communicated through the use of setting, props and costume.– What is important to them– What is their life like– What is their attitude to the world/eachother/

other societies– Age of society– What do they value/not value etc