Mise en Scene In The Opening Scenes Of Jurassic Park

Mise-en-scene in the opening scenes of
Jurassic Park, 1993
Dir; Steven Spielberg



Mise-en-scene, put simply, refers to everything we see in a frame. It can be broken down into the following categories; setting, costume and make up, props, lighting, figure movements and special. Each element is chosen for a reason, to convey a particular meaning or message. In this essay I will analyze the mise-en-scene in the opening scenes of Jurassic Park.

Jurassic Park opens with a shot of trees, somewhere in the jungle. Behind the foliage bright lights can be seen as a large crane moves through the jungle destroying the trees, nature is being disturbed by man. This sets up a theme, which runs througho...