Planning: Mis-en-scene

Our group's task is to create the opening two minutes of a horror film. With the genre being horror, naturally, there will be many props and examples of make-up involved. Now that we are in the later stages of of our planning, we have a good idea of what sorts of examples of mis-en-scene we will need.

What is mis-en-scene? 
Mis-en-scene is a french term which translates literally as 'put-in-scene'. It includes things such as costume, make up and props.

Costume: Barney

Black Hoodie:

    This hoodie is very light, and with the time of year being mid winter, it suggests that the character is vulnerable, as he's unprepared for a cold winter night. When the audience first sees him, they will not assume that he is about to become the victim, with him being male. The light clothing alludes to the fact that he may well be the victim. 

White polo shirt:

    The polo shirt should be seen a little bit under the hoodie because of the way the zip is done up. This proves further that not much is being worn. The all buttons will be done up, to show how cold it is, because a more casual look without the top button done up would be more suitabkle for the summer. 

Dark Blue Jeans:

    The jeans are in keeping with the mood off the whole outfit, with the dark colours. The dark colours of the outfit reflect the character's subdued mood to the audience. 

Black Trainers:

     The trainers are very light light duty, which again shows how unprepared and vulnerable the character is for a cold winter night. The setting is also quite rural, so the light footwear may again suggest vulnerability as he could encounter mud or similar obstacles which the shoes aren't designed to endure. 

Props

Mobile Phone:

    The mobile phone will be slightly outdated and its screen will be cracked. It had to have this sort of look because our male character would never have thrown a modern fully functional phone off of the bridge. 

Rope/ Noose

The rope that will be used by Maisie as her chosen weapon for killing needs to be strong, tough and durable; she wants to ensure that no victim escapes alive. Strangling someone can also be thought of a more sadistic way of killing someone, and the process of dying would be more painful for the victim. Maisie wants her victims suffering as much as possible.

The planning for the mis-en-scene was completed by Jake. I have agreed with his decisions.