However, before evidence can even be used in a criminal case, it must be considered âadmissibleâ. Whether evidence is admissible or not depends on several different factors that the court must analyze.
The term mise-en-scÃ¨ne developed in the theater, where it literally meant put into the scene and referred to the design and direction of the entire production, or, as metteur-en-scÃ¨ne, to the director's work.
Mise-en-ScÃ¨ne, the subject of Chapter 5, is a notoriously slippery concept to define or explain. Although you should pay attention to the subtleties of the discussion throughout the chapter, the most fundamental thing you should remember about mise-en-scÃ¨ne is that it is comprised of two major visual elements: design and composition.