mise en scène
/ˌmizɑ̃ˈsɛn/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.80 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
noun
The arrangement of props and actors on a stage or for film.
Example Sentences
- "The smoking-room proper, with its mise en scène of Turkish divans, narghilehs, brass coffee-trays, and other Oriental properties, is no longer considered a necessity in the modern house; […]"
- "Keeping the bird low in my field of view emphasized its early post-liftoff flight path and allowed the lake and its far bank to add layers of color to the mise-en-scène."
- "Although this mise en scène may sound like a contrived “Twilight Zone” setup, it provides Mr. Powers with the perfect opportunity to show off his virtuosic skills as a writer[…]"
- "For reasons explained in the previous volume, noticeably absent are mises en scène representing productions at the Théâtre-Italien."
- "Dupont interrupts the continuity of the master narrative of lighthouse-keeping and marital and extramarital love with visually arresting mise-en-scènes and mise-en-shots."
- "This is also the point at which mise en scène no longer simply describes the passage of a text to the stage, but rather encompasses the autonomous organisation of the theatre work, the 'synthetic' vision of theatre and of mise en scène which is the subject of an accomplished study by Guido Hiss."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /ˌmizɑ̃ˈsɛn/