mise en scene

mise en scène

M0334200 (mēz′ äN sĕn′) n. pl. mises en scène (mēz′ äN sĕn′) 1. a. The arrangement of performers and properties on a stage for a theatrical production or before the camera in a film. b. A stage setting. 2. Physical environment; surroundings.

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[French, putting on stage : mise, putting (from Old French, from feminine of mis, past participle of mettre, to put, from Latin mittere, to send off) + en, on + scène, stage; see scene.]

mise en scène

(miz ɑ̃ sɛn) n1. (Theatre) a. the arrangement of properties, scenery, etc, in a playb. the objects so arranged; stage setting2. the environment of an event

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mise en scene - arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or movie is enactedstage setting, settingflat - scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage settingprop, property - any movable articles or objects used on the set of a play or movie; "before every scene he ran down his checklist of props"stage - a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience; "he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"stage set, set - representation consisting of the scenery and other properties used to identify the location of a dramatic production; "the sets were meticulously authentic"

mise en scène

noun1. The properties, backdrops, and other objects arranged for a dramatic presentation:scene, scenery, set, setting.2. The totality of surrounding conditions and circumstances affecting growth or development:ambiance, atmosphere, climate, environment, medium, milieu, surroundings, world.

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mise en scène