MISE-EN-SCENE !!

I've just looked up the term 'mise-en-scene' for the umpteenth time, and suddenly, like a revelation, I now know what it means.
Actually, I've always known what it means since I wrote my first play at eight years of age - I just didn't know the name of it!

I can't believe its that simple - this is what Wikipedia says (and even though Wikipedia can be suspect, it is often the source of very good 'beginner information, as in this case'

Stemming from the theater, the French term mise en scène literally means "putting on stage." When applied to the cinema, mise en scène refers to everything that appears before the camera and its arrangement – sets, props, actors, costumes, and lighting.^[1] Mise en scène also includes the positioning and movement of actors on the set, which is called blocking. These are all the areas overseen by the director, and thus, in French film credits, the director's title is literally "mise en scène."

This narrow definition of mise en scène is not shared by all critics. For some, it refers to all elements of visual style – that is, both elements on the set and aspects of the camera. For others, such as U.S. film critic Andrew Sarris, it takes on mystical meanings related to the emotional tone of a film. Click for full Wikipedia article

IDEA
I am so delighted that I have this in my head at last. I am very aware about the importance of this concept, and maybe one day I will make a piece about the choices directors make, and how altering one little detail can potentially change the story, possibly even the outcome of the plot.

PS ANOTHER IDEA
I got this when researching the Berlin Biennale artists. To my delight Susan Hiller is one of the artists. She has a piece called 'What Every Gardener knows', and as I read about it, I was thinking about my own semi-wild mixed style of gardening (cultivated plus wildflower plants, thus no 'weeds' which after all are only wildflowers in the 'wrong' place)
Anyway, my idea is about creating a kind of an autobiographical treasure trail among the wildness hiding objects and texts relating to memories and experiences connected with the plants. I could even create a text/catalogue of the garden which could survive as a record when the garden changes, as it does constantly.