mise-en-scenes Definition

noun mise-en-scènes

1a. theat.
The process of arranging scenery and props;
1b. theat.
The arrangement of the scenery and props;
1c. theat.
The visual effect such an arrangement has. Also called stage setting.
2. cinematog.
The composition of each frame.
3. literary
The setting in which an event takes place.

Etymology: 19c: French, literally ‘a putting-on-stage'.