In the extract mis-en-sen is constantly used for the setting of each scene. During the arrest of Kiegan Benson the setting is a lower class neighbour hood, possibly council estate with a large amount of people crammed into a small house. There are bottles and cigarettes everywhere and the room is cluttered and covered in rubbish. This is to portray a steriotypical living space of a criminal in a rough area in Brighton. The look of the set tells us these people are lower class citizens and not very hard working.
Another use of mise-en-scene within the extract is lighting. Before the police enter the house it is a bright sunny day, but, this contrasts with the inside of the house which is a dark, dingy scene with a lack of any natural or artificial light. The sudden loss of light within the house tells the audience that the police are now in danger, because darkness is supposed to connote danger. This means the audience understands that the situation has become serious and dangerous.
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