To start this week off I wanted to do some mise en scene planning for our film opening to do with the characters and the setting specifically. I wanted to think about some things like the attire the characters will wear and the setting this will all take place in. Mise en scene planning is extremely important since if something in the look of the opening does not fit the general feel we are going for it could throw off the whole production. We do not want to have a horror opening where the killer is in a pink outfit unless it is to add to the scariness in any way which in our case will not.
Mise en Scene: Main Character
For our main character, we decided that we would dress him in attire fitting of a regular teenager with a regular t-shirt and pants. We want to give him the feel of being a normal kid in his house which is exactly what we know. The dressing of him will be simple just involving going into one of our closets and picking out an outfit. However, we likely will not make him dressed in black since that is what the killer will be wearing and we want to make sure both these characters are not dressed the same as the dark feel that the killer will have in his black attire will give him an ominous feel that we do not want our main character having.
Mis en Scene: Dark Figure (shapeshifter/killer)
For the dark figure, we wanted to dress him as the name implies in dark clothing. We plan to give him gloves, black pants, a cloak, and a mask to cover his face. The dark clothing will aid in keeping him hidden in the dark house setting the opening will take place in and the dark clothing will make him feel like a shadow or a part of the darkness giving him a more creepy and ominous feeling. We also plan to make it so we never really see him walking making him seem like a force of nature that chases the main character around seemingly manifesting behind him from the shadows at the end. The only real part we will see of him while in his disguise is the mask which will be shown in 2 close-ups and because of that the mask is a central component of the character. The masks we will be deciding on are below but either one can work with the first giving a more menacing and threatening vibe while the latter gives a more mysterious and unknown creepy vibe. We are still deciding which we will go with. In the end, the killer will take off the mask and have the same face as the main character setting up the mystery of the shapeshifter we also plan to use some effects on his face to make him seem like a distorted version by blacking our eyes. We also may do makeup on the day of filming like putting on eye shadow to provide a similar effect.
Mise en Scene: The Setting
For the setting of this opening, we have decided to do it at a house at night since that gives off the suburban supernatural murder aesthetic we are going for. The house is also an easily accessible location and provides the fear of being killed in a safe place that our audience can connect to and feel. We plan to utilize the living room with a TV, couch, and a table and keep it pretty minimalist with not many things in the frame except the actual furniture to not distract from the events that are occurring since they are the focus. We will then move to the hallway with the chase and for the final scene which will be a standard house hallway is empty and also dark as that is the constant feature in the house. The room that will be used to hide will be pretty minimalistic with just a simple bed with the focus being on the character sticking close to the door hiding and listening for the figure before going out to investigate.
Conclusion
Overall, as mise en scene is an important element to have in any film or movie it is great that I was able to cover some of it today and start to plan it out before filming. We still have to decide on the filming house location between my group and will likely talk about it, next class. We will also likely film or at least practice filming over the weekend, so until then stay tuned!
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