Basic Mise-En-Scene

Mise-en scene is important for us because it will set the scene in the establishing shot, especially because there will be no digetic sound. We will use cultural codes within the mise-en-scene to hopefully connote messages to our audience. 

Setting and Location: Our film opening will be filmed in Alice's basement; it is intended to be one of the rooms in which a party is taking place. To make it into a party scene we will have careful consideration of props. 

Props: On set we will have a sofa for the actors to sit on to realistically represent the event. We will have empty bottles of alcohol placed around the room. We will put lining paper on the walls so we can stick up posters and so that people can draw on it.

Actors: They will be doing a range of things to represent a normal party scene. Some will be dancing, some smoking or talking and others kissing. 

Lighting: Lighting will be low key for realism but also to create enigma. When Amanda leaves she will enter high key and high contrast lighting. 

Shot type: At first the shots will be lengthy long shots, from Amanda's point of view. There will be a variety of high and low angles dependent on what she is looking at. We will include some closer shots such as ECUs to create weird effects but will predominantly use long shots to set the scene. 

Influences and Similar Mise-en-Scene:

From Left to Right: 10 Things I Hate About You, Project X, Skins