Mise-en-scene

(To put in the frame)

Mise-en-scene is simply the term used when you want to create meaning in your films. The lighting, the lenses, the costumes, the composition, the locations ect... All these, and more, are elements of film that help create meaning. All of the listed are visual elements, visuals the audience will see and interpret, so you need to create the meaning you want the audience to interpret. Everything in a film is there for a reason; to give the film meaning.