Research on Mise-en-Scene

Mise-en-scene

By making our group decision we considered aspects of a film which included mise-en-scene which includes setting, make up, props, costume and lighting.

Setting
By basing our film on a horror genre we wanted to use typical horror settings, however put our own twist on it and add setting which wouldn't be associated with a horror film.
As in our film the main character murders people we wanted the typical settings of a dark spooky forest and dark alleyways etc. However as he is a children's entertainer by day we wanted to set the scene of him being an average man through the day, adding other suspects in it may add crime scenes which adds another genre to it. Settings in films show where the main action is set and can indicate where about it is.

Make up
The make up we are going to use is to create a scary clown which looks smudged and broken down as we didn't want the make up to look precise like other horror clown films.We researched the film 'IT' by Stephen King as the make up used in that is very simple and in a way cartoon like. We looked on Google to have a look how other people have done clown make up in which we came up with the idea of doing an average clown style make up but have it smudged and crumbled like The Joker on Dark Knight Rises.




Costume
For the costume we haven't really gone into detail with what we exactly want, however when the character is as a clown we will go for the traditional clown outfit, however make in unique by ripping it and making it look dirty and old, as though alot of damage has been taken to it. For the other characters we will use we will add the normality by having them in costumes such as suits etc. Costumes are used in films to indicate who certain characters for example a police man they will be wearing a police outfit.

Props
Props usually used in our chosen genre tends to be associated with murderous objects for example a knife, rope, a gun, some sort of tool etc. In horror films they tend to not be a typical prop as there are many things that murderers can use. Therefore we want to come up with a unique idea in which wouldn't be associated with a horror genre. Props can be used in horror films to be founded which gives away the murderer in the film, this way it can give clues throughout, which we want to do.

Lighting
Lighting usually used in our chosen genre it tends to be very dark and dull, usually highlighting a specific character or highlighting with a dim light where the action is going to happen. We are going to go with the typical lighting as we think the lighting and music of a horror film is what makes it scary. We have researched lighting in films and want to make it very dark and in a way disturbing to watch due to music and lighting, as we feel like if they feel uncomfortable they will find it more scary.