difficult to differentiate, as most film actors had previously been stage actors and therefore knew no other method of acting. Eventually, early melodramatic styles, clearly indebted to the 19th century theater, gave way in Western cinema to a relatively naturalistic style. This more naturalistic style of acting is largely influenced by Konstantin Stanislavski's theory of method acting, which involves the actor fully immersing themselves in their character. Filmstock Film stock is the choice of black and white or color, fine-grain or grainy. Aspect ratio Aspect ratio is the relation of the width of the rectangular image to its height. Each aspect ratio yields a different way of looking at the world and is basic to the expressive meaning of the film. See also Filmmaking technique of Luis Buñuel References Further reading Bordwell, David and Kristin Thompson. "Chapter 6 – The Shot: Mise-en-Scène." In: Film Art: An Introduction. New York: McGraw–Hill, 2010, 9th. ed, pp. 175–228. , and . Martin, Adrian. Mise en Scène and Film Style. From Classical Hollywood to New Media Art. Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2014. . External links Mise-en-scène — encyclopedia.com kjera Mise En Scene Analysis – 15 Essential Points slideshare.net The Straight Dope: What do artsy film critics mean by mise-en-scene? Michael Hall, Mise-en-scène Explained Yale University Film Analysis Site: "mise-en-scene" Indy Mogul 4 Minute Film School: Mise en Scene Lighting Concepts in film theory