Mise-en-Scene Research

Mise-en-Scene is a French term for 'put in the scene', in film 'miss-en-scene' translates to everything that is seen in a shot. This includes a wide range of factors such as Lighting, characters/actors, set design, costume and props.

This scene in 'HarryPotter' shows the first years being sorted in to their houses.
Location - 
The students are sat in a large dining hall, shown by the tables and cutlery set out in front of each individual. The room looks medieval and old-fashioned as their are high ceilings, statues and the room is light with candles. There is also a large window at the far end of the room, making the room appear like a church, that are often old buildings.
Props - 
The most common prop the cutlery on the tables. Each student has a set containing a plate and chalice with spoons, forks etc. This shows the formality of the meal and is unusual for school students to have as they are often equipped with plastic cutlery and trays for food. The teachers have silver plates/trays, showing their importance and the schools wealth. There are additional props used such as the 'sorting hat' and scrolls that prove the back-dated nature of the school.
Lighting - 
The room has a general tone and mood from the lighting, as it is light with candles the whole room has an orange, warm glow that makes it feel welcoming and friendly. It also indicates that the students will be eating dinner as the lack of natural light suggests that the scene is set in the evening. Use of the fire/candles also show the old-fashioned style that the school prefers to use.
Costume -
Most actors in this scene are students that are wearing collared shirts with black ties and cloaks. This shows the formality of the situation and also the fact that the children belong to one group, in this case they are students in a school. Their costumes have features of typical school uniform such as shirts, ties, grey skirts and trousers.
The adults in this scene are also wearing black with a dark coloured cloak, most have a pointed hat on also that separates them from everyone else and shows their authority. Interestingly, the character 'professor Snape' is dressed in all black, with black hair, that gives a sinister feel to his demeanour. I feel that his costume is deliberate to suggest something about his character.
Camera Angles - 
The scene begins with the camera panning round to the centre of the doors as they are opened and moving inside as the students do. The use of this slowly reveals the dinning hall to the audience as the doors open and the camera movies to get a full view, this brings the audience and characters together as this moment is the first time both will see the dinning hall and gives viewers a sense of what they will see and feel as the slow turing of the camera builds suspense of what the new students are about to enter.
This is just a small example of how camera angles/ movements can be analysed for miss-en scene.