Mise-en-scene and meaning: the hogfather

The Hogfather-
setting: where/when is it set?is it filmed on a set or a location?does the setting tell us anything about the genre?It is set in a misfitting place, it is filmed on a set and also in a location.It is set in olden days as the buildings are completly different to how they are in this generation, the decor within the house looks quite old fashioned.How the programme is set it gives the impression it is a fantasy programme.

Props:what props have been included?do they tell you anything about the setting or genre? connative meaning?within the scene we see many different props for example: when the mans hat falls off and when he drops his stick on the floor,he dropped his stick as a reaction because he jumped. Also another example would be when the elf is rolling up a cigarette, this however didnt link with the scene.The fact the man has big ears connates his elf looking character.

lighting:natural or artifical lighting? wheres it coming from? intensirty?shadow?what atmosphere was created?
Within the scene dark lighting was used alot  by using dark lighting gives the impression that the atmosphere is dark and evil.However in the beginnning scene the ligthing is very bright, but the main character however was dressed in black which also links to the evil atmosphere. Ambient lighting was also used when the candle was the only light within the bed room.Side lighting was used when the woman kissed goodnight to the children, by using side lighting created shadows of the woman's face onto the children, it almost eliminated the childrens face as the shadows were strong.

casting:who is playing each role?is there any significance to these choices?
There are three domiant characters which consists of the skeleton santa, the elf and the woman. the Santa dominates the elf and the woman dominates her children. the children were passive characters as they were only seen once throught the scene.There are also other passive characters such as the young man at the  beginnning of the scene,the blonde man was also a passive character he still had a dominant role as he dominated the young man.

costumes& makeup: what are the characters wearing?does his tell us anything about the character?relationships between them and the setting? is one colour more prevalent than others? what effect does this have?within the scene we see each character in deep coloured clothing for example the blonde man wearing a black cape, by wearing dark colours adds to the sense of evil. The woman wore old fashioned clothing throught the scene.