Task for our mise-en-scene (PITCH)

Mise en scene

Lighting - The use of low-key lighting will needed to be used when filming the more violent scenes, such as when the killer is being shown the lighting around him should be dark. This will be to create nerves amongst the audience as it will represent danger and will show his dangerous side. Also the low-key lighting around violent scenes will create tension as it will stress the danger and show the brutality of the action on screen. Although a problem that may occur will be the natural sunlight that will prevent the darkness although the use of woods may darken the setting and also we could use filters to darken the lighting when editing is taking place.  

Setting - The scene of the violence that will take place will be at a large farm or woods. This is away from the general public and also is a place where we have permission to film and is a place that has been used in thrillers before to show a murder scene which is why we have chosen the farm as we've found that a farm can be used for a murder scene through doing our research. Also when researching thrillers, we found that the use of woods to take bodies too is a very common and we have decided to use the woods to take a body too as it is a typical feature in a thriller film.   

Actors/Costume - We have 2 main actors in our production and they are playing the roles of a detective, a killer and a victim.

Killer - Liam Rushton

Victim - Zak Munton

We have thought about who to play the roles and Liam has a big physique compared to most of us and can be seen as a killer through his presence. Although he doesn't look like a killer, the killer's identity is going to be hidden and isn't going to be shown much, so we don't feel any problems shall occur. The use of Zak as the victim was used as within our group he is the smallest out of the group and this can show his insecurity when being killed.

Victim’s costume - The costume of the victim has to be thought about carefully as well. The victim will be wearing just a t-shirt which is quite thin material as this will represent his insecurity. Also the clothing will be dirty and have blood stains on them at some point to show how he has been abused and the brutality of the murder. If there was a colour the victim should wear he should wear light colours such as the colour white. This is representing the innocence of the victim as the colour white has connotations with purity and innocence.

Killer’s costume - The killers costume has to look good, and this has to be done to make him look not like a killer through his attire. As we are making our film look like an everyday event that most people do we need to make the killer look like an everyday person. This should be done by wearing a suit as this creates a sense of normality and also helps the audience link themselves to him. Although the colour of the tie or the shirt of the killer can help create danger; if the killer is wearing an all-black suit this will create a sense of danger and evil as the colour black links to danger and evil.

Make up - There will be some make up to be used within this thriller film, things such as fake blood on the clothes and face of the victim as this will show the brutality of the murder and we have decided to do this as this is seen in a thriller film. Also the fake blood around the hands and clothes of the killer to show he is responsible of the murder.