How is mise-en-scene used ?

Mise-en-scene is used in the television industry to add decoration, lighting and props, for example in friends, Joey and Chandler's apartment is typically male, not because of the odd little ornaments they have lying around, but they have a functional kitchen, football table, leather chairs and a big screen T.V. You'll notice that the boys aren't big on furniture or plates and they tend to eat at the breakfast bar.

 

The mise-en-scene has clearly been thought about a lot in the making of this set as they have thought about what would a males apartment look like and try to make it as true to life as they possibly could, this would make the audience feel more connected with the apartment because it relates to what a typical apartment would look like in real life.

 

They also try to make the costume for these two characters as normal as possible, again to make the audience believe that what they are watching is an everyday occurrence,

 

The TV show ‘friends’ is filmed in America so the creators of the show would try and link in some tell tail signs that it is filmed in America e.g. the cafe is called ‘central perk’ which is a twist on central park which is located in America.