Mise-en-scene

What is mise-en-scene? How is the term used in the film industry? What are two reasons that it is so important?
Mise-en-scene is "the arrangement of everything that appears in the framing " In other words, it is the entirety of what appears on screen including the set, lighting, and costumes. The term is commonly used in the film industry to describe the result of the collaboration of people who create on screen what is asked of them from the director. Academically speaking, this term is most often used to describe the overall feel of the movie. Mise-en-scene is important because it communicates a certain emotion to the audience. The sets and costumes, as color of the screen can evoke different types of emotion. Mise-en-scene is also important because it communicates the context of the story or character. For example, if a character is wearing a scrub, the audience can make a reasonable conclusion that the character is a nurse.