BTTF: Mise en Scene - Setting

Mise en scène can be expressed through:

• Realism and Symbolism

• Realism and Fantasy

• Symbolism and Existentialism

• Symbolism and Traditionalism

Setting refers to:

• The location of the action. It enables the narrative, and creates opportunities for the story. Setting can become associated with characters, events, ideas and genres.

• The art of visual storytelling, how the story is captured by the camera and told to the audience. This includes everything that relates to the camera and how the captured visuals support the story being told.

Which of the below is an example of the function of setting:

• Setting is linked to character mood and their function within the story.

• Setting creates a sense of time and place, and is often linked to historical reality or artistic expression.

• Setting enables narrative, introducing new characters and/or situations.

• All of the above

What is the purpose of the setting of the Twin Pines Mall?

• The Twin Pines Mall enables the time machine experiment and introduces complication. It positions the DeLorean in terms of realism.

• The Twin Pines Mall carpark was large so it gave the cast and crew a lot of room to spread out.

Peabody's Barn is an example of:

• Realism - the car is in a real barn.

• Symbolism - the car is out of place, just like Marty is out of time. This setting is symbolic of Marty as an alien in 1955, a time when aliens and sci fi were very popular. Many sci fi stories exist between farms and aliens.

The Town Square is an example of:

• Realism

• Symbolism

Doc's Bedroom is an example of:

• Realism

• Symbolism

The first McFly home symbolises that the family are:

• wealthy

• ordinary

• alien

• eccentric

The second McFly home symbolises that the family are:

• wealthy

• ordinary

• alien

• eccentric