The use of Mise en Scene is used primarily to achieve character profiles, and add to the pre-established atmosphere. The interior of the ‘TARDIS’ is coloured in gold and yellow, with messy wires and a glass floor which helps to achieve a futuristic theme, already created by the background music.
When the camera moves outside the scene of the ‘TARDIS’ the camera immediately is met by dark wood, scarlet and whites, which moves from futuristic into a much more expensive and traditional setting, to show the characters to be rich and the scene to seem to be a realistic old-fashioned area. The characters also wear traditional black and white suits, to immediately make the viewer assume the characters are all rich, this is also added to by the table arrangements, which feature champagne and glass flutes, with white table cloths. 
The use of clothing is also used in order to introduce the less well-off, which is achieved by dressing them in purple, portraying characters as overweight whereas, the rich are thin and good-looking. The table is also arranged differently for the less well-off, as their table is much messier and instead of champagne, their table is covered in various food and empty glasses.
The use of clothing is also used in order to introduce the less well-off, which is achieved by dressing them in purple, portraying characters as overweight whereas, the rich are thin and good-looking. The table is also arranged differently for the less well-off, as their table is much messier and instead of champagne, their table is covered in various food and empty glasses.The use of sound, focuses mainly on non- diegetic sound to create atmosphere, whether it is of fear, happiness or to help set the scene. As the clip opens, the music is used to achieve a calm atmosphere, and then the sound of crashing is used to help intensify the feeling of confusion. Piano music is also used to set a futuristic theme, which adds on the already set Mise en Scene. Diegetic sound is used to help set the Christmas scene, by Christmas music playing in the background, over happy speech and champagne corks popping. Sound is also used to make the ship seem authentic, by using fog horn sound and ship bells, which help the ship, seem much more authentic, but this also add to the more futuristic sounds of cogs and computer screens talking.
Camera shots are used to set the futuristic scene. It begins showing a view outside looking in a normal porthole window, and then shows inside the window looking out across a view of the planet, then zooming in though the window, to show the planet closer up and the ship floating, which immediately introduces the sci-fi genre. As the camera moves down into the bowls of the ship, it pans over the machinery to show the distinct trademarks of futuristic genres. The camera shots also help create the façade of an actual ship, whilst also strengthening the ships futuristic properties, showing it move along like an actual ship, shown ‘sailing’ past the planet below.
Editing is used to show the differences between the mock historical themes of the meal and the futuristic themes of the ship, such as showing the bridge and then cutting back to the less futuristic parts. Editing is also used to show ‘teleporting’ back to the ship, moving straight from modern day England to the futuristic ship, this shows both the technological side of the ship, but also allows the viewer to compare modern day England to the futuristic ship.
The edit between looking in through the window and looking out of the window, immediately dispels any thoughts of a typical ‘old-fashioned’ ship, changing it to a view of a futuristic movement of the ship, floating above the planet.
The edit between looking in through the window and looking out of the window, immediately dispels any thoughts of a typical ‘old-fashioned’ ship, changing it to a view of a futuristic movement of the ship, floating above the planet.
The Science Fiction genre is achieved primarily by Mise en Scene and sound, majorly the use of non-diegetic music, to help create either a positive, cheerful genre by up-beat music and negative or action filled music to make the audience feel either tense or scared. Mise en Scene works with the overlaid music to help increase the futuristic theme that is present in Doctor Who, either placing futuristic objects throughout the supposed old-fashioned ballroom, with computer screens, or placing gold and silver objects in the bridge to bring across a clean, professional and new setting, as most of the audience would predict the future to become this. The use of camera and editing is used to strengthen the genre created by the other factors, such as the use of editing to achieve ‘teleportation’ which was created as a typical science fiction theme from Star Trek which ever consumer symbolises as science fiction. Science Fiction is conveyed through Doctor Who primarily though Mise en Scene and Sound, to create atmosphere, which is related to science fiction, whether it is danger, action or tension.
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