Comparing novel, play and film: mise-en-scène, cinematography and dramatic conventions

What this note covers

1. Why comparing forms is the point, not a complication
2. Mise-en-scène: reading everything inside the frame
3. Cinematography and editing as an argument, not decoration
4. Stagecraft and dramatic convention: how a play argues without a camera
5. Narrative voice and structure: what only a novel can do
6. Worked comparison: moving from technique to shared idea
7. How this is examined and what separates a top response

7 sections · 11 key terms & formulas · 6 common mistakes