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mise-en-scène definition

mise-en-scène (mē zän sen′)

noun

    1. the staging of a play, including the setting, arrangement of the actors, etc.
    2. the direction of a film, emphasizing the image created by setting, props, lighting, actors' movements, etc.
  2. general surroundings; environment

Etymology: < Fr mise en scène

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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