Mise-en-scene Analysis

Mise-en-scene is an expression used in the theatre and film worlds to describe the design aspects of a production, such as . Knowing that mise-en-scene plays an important part in all films, I have decided analysis The Ring directed by Gore Verbinski, to gather a few ideas for our project.



The first images we see are of a woman appearing from stairs. The camera filming the images appears to be on the floor at a low angle so as she appears you can only really see her feet. This use of camera work builds up suspense as she approaches. There are several close ups in the scene which further builds tension. The woman spots the water build up coming from under the door. She opens the door, and this is where a close up is used to only show the woman's hand touching the door handle. As the door opens, there is a close up of the woman's face looking shocked, which further builds suspense.
The general graphics are very dark images, blood, and flickering scenes.