Mise-en-scene means everything (composing the scene) in french. In the film industry, it means the arrangement of scenery and properties that are used to represent the location where the play or movie is acted in.
Planning the mise-en-scene is important because we all need to know how the set should be set out and that everyone in the group has the same image in their head. Otherwise, people might change the set and this will cause the video clip to lack continuity.
There are 5 sections that are under mise-en-scene and me and my fellow member had to discuss and they are the following:
- Setting & Iconography
- Costume, Hair & Make-Up
- Facial Expressions & Body Language
- Positioning of characters
- Colour & Lighting
Setting & Iconography
For our narrative, we decided on 5 locations and they were the following:
My living room:
We filmed the sleepover & the girls playing the game in the living room.
(ADD PICTURE OF BLANKETS)
We put a blanket on the floor which the girls would sit on & play the game. We added two duvet blankets and some pillow, while we randomly placed bowls on sweets and chocolates around to make it seem more like a sleepover. We put the game in the middle of everyone so that it would be the centre of the shot.
(ADD PICTURES OF TABLE & SHELVES)
On the tables and shelves, we added many candles on them so that we could keep the low lighting in. We felt that because it was a sleepover, it would be dark so the candles would fit into the theme.
(ADD PICTURE OF WINDOWS WITH BIN BAGS)
We had to also black out the windows as we started filming at 10 when it was light outside, and as it was a sleepover, it had to be dark. To make it seem dark, we taped bins bags to the outside of my windows. This meant that when the blinds were closed, no light came through and it looked like night time.
Costume, Hair & Make-Up
Our narrative shows that the girls are at a sleepover. This meant that we had a theme for our costumes, hair and make up.
For the costume, we got the actors to wear pyjama/casual clothes as this is what would be conventionally wore at a sleepover. When the 3 girls were being killed, they had normal everyday clothes on as their attacks were out of the blue.
We left their hair and make up as natural as possible so that it would be easier to fix if necessary. This also helped us with the continuity and time as we didn't have to stop between each take to check.
My living room:
We filmed the sleepover & the girls playing the game in the living room.
(ADD PICTURE OF BLANKETS)
We put a blanket on the floor which the girls would sit on & play the game. We added two duvet blankets and some pillow, while we randomly placed bowls on sweets and chocolates around to make it seem more like a sleepover. We put the game in the middle of everyone so that it would be the centre of the shot.
(ADD PICTURES OF TABLE & SHELVES)
On the tables and shelves, we added many candles on them so that we could keep the low lighting in. We felt that because it was a sleepover, it would be dark so the candles would fit into the theme.
(ADD PICTURE OF WINDOWS WITH BIN BAGS)
We had to also black out the windows as we started filming at 10 when it was light outside, and as it was a sleepover, it had to be dark. To make it seem dark, we taped bins bags to the outside of my windows. This meant that when the blinds were closed, no light came through and it looked like night time.
Rhiann's hallway:
We filmed the non-flash back part in Rhiann's upstairs hallway and we used her stairs, hallway and loft.
As the people were moving in the narrative, we got boxes and bin bags and filled them up with things so that the location looked more like a realistic one.
We filmed the non-flash back part in Rhiann's upstairs hallway and we used her stairs, hallway and loft.
As the people were moving in the narrative, we got boxes and bin bags and filled them up with things so that the location looked more like a realistic one.
My kitchen:
We filmed the death of one of the teenage girls, Olympia in the kitchen.
We filmed the death of one of the teenage girls, Olympia in the kitchen.
Outside on a path:
We filmed one of the teenage girls, Natasha underneath the car showing that she had been hit.
We filmed one of the teenage girls, Natasha underneath the car showing that she had been hit.
Outside in a alleyway:
We filmed one of the teenage girls, Jade being kidnapped outside. The alleyway was the perfect setting
We filmed one of the teenage girls, Jade being kidnapped outside. The alleyway was the perfect setting
Costume, Hair & Make-Up
Our narrative shows that the girls are at a sleepover. This meant that we had a theme for our costumes, hair and make up.
For the costume, we got the actors to wear pyjama/casual clothes as this is what would be conventionally wore at a sleepover. When the 3 girls were being killed, they had normal everyday clothes on as their attacks were out of the blue.
We left their hair and make up as natural as possible so that it would be easier to fix if necessary. This also helped us with the continuity and time as we didn't have to stop between each take to check.
This post shows some planning techniques. You have made a start in describing the areas that you wish to include, but you need to relate your ideas back to your narrative in further detail.
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