Mise-en-scène

Definition

French for 'putting on stage,' it describes the visual arrangement of everything in a scene, which sounds pretentious but is useful.

Example Usage

The film's mise-en-scène featured meticulous attention to historical detail.

Source: Film and theater terminology

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