mise en scène 
(mēz′ äɴ sĕn)
(mēz′ äɴ sĕn)n. pl. mises en scène(mēz′ äɴ sĕn)
1.
a. The arrangement of performers and properties on a stage for a theatrical production or before the camera in a film.
b. A stage setting.
2. Physical environment; surroundings.
[French, putting on stage : mise, putting (from Old French, from feminine of mis, past participle of mettre, to put, from Latin mittere, to send off) + en, on + scène, stage; see SCENE.]