Considering Mise-En-Scene

There are a lot of elements that we need to consider when looking at Mise for our film opening. By looking at and planning these elements now, it will allows us to be prepared and organised for when we film.

We are going to come up with a celebrity that we would ideally like to play the characters in the opening. This will help us to have a vision for their appearance and possibly help us gain an idea for costumes depending on if they have been in a film of this genre. We would like the actor who plays Harry to look like Stanley Tucci, because he is old enough to have a daughter and also creates the image of a sinister character.

Auditions are going to be help when we cast our opening. This will allow us to find an actor who is similar to the celebrity we have chosen and also see their acting skills. We will also see if they can follow directions. This is essential as we need them to be able to follow a script as well as any changes we make to the script on the day in order to improve our opening.

When looking at costumes, we will look on the internet to find some ideal outfits. This will enable us to have a vision of what we shall get or make. We need to do this early on in order to ensure that we have our ideal costume by the time we film and to make sure that it fits out actor.
Low key lighting is a convention of a psychological thriller, and for this reason we shall use it in our opening. However, it is important that we experiment with this lighting to ensure that the scene does not appear too dark on camera, and that everything in the frame can be seen. The picture bellow helps to demonstrate low key lighting, showing how the use of lighting can help to create a dark and sinister atmosphere.

In terms of location, we are going to visit a number of potential places for filming. This will allow us to find our ideal location. We will need to do this soon in order to ensure that we can film there and get permission if needed. By looking at a number of places, we can have a back up location in case we are unable to film in our ideal place.