Mise En Scene

Production Design

Plot:

Years ago, in a Christian village, girls were burned at the stake for believing in the devil. They took their possessions and placed them in a box in an abandoned house, which was cursed by the evil. The girls who were burned were not believers but girls who tried to warn the villages of evil. The devil would entice them with sweet music, to get them to open the box so hell could be unleashed and the only way to stop the terror on the town would be to sacrifice the one who opened it. Years later, a girl runs from school into the woods where the house resides as she gets bullied and comes across the box. In curiosity she opens it and history repeats itself bringing every ones worst fears to life with a vengeance. The girl goes on a quest to find out how to stop the force of evil and realises the only way is through the sacrifice of the one who opened it- herself.

Process: First the outside scene of her lying down on the ground will be shot. For this the dress and fake blood will be needed and the lighting source will be the natural light of the sun.

Secondly, the box scene will shot where all props but no actor will be needed as the shot being used is a POV Shot. The sequence will end with a black out and the titles will be shown

during the second part of the opening sequence.

LightingThe lighting we used was at a minimum as the lighting we needed was either natural light or light by candle.

Natural Light Source: The Sun

This was used in a scene where the main protagonist is covered in blood and lying in a serene place where she felt safest. The natural light was used to highlight her innocence and serenity in a situation which is much too big for her.

Natural Light Source: Fire via Candles

This was used to help create a scene which was intended to be pre -prepared and set up for someone to discover. This place was supposed to put people on edge and create an eerie atmosphere which insinuates a presence of evil. Candlelight worked best for this as its a natural source of light which is being used to highlight the hidden secrets discretely hidden through sources on the display.

Props & Costume Props: The props used were a box, ancient

scripts, incense, candles, bottles, glass goblets, dead flowers, candle holders, a cross and mirrors. All these objects connote a feel of sacrifice, a ceremony and evil. This is the exact atmosphere that we wanted create.

Costume: The costume used was a white, old fashioned night dress. These connoted the prehistoric legends of witches, the devil and sacrifice that have been kept alive today differently.

Make- Up: Fake blood which emphasised the pain and terror she has had to go through to save the village and herself.

Actors

In the opening sequence only one actress is used to try and not give too much away about the story.

The girl used is pale with long dark brown hair and average height. She was chosen to apply emphasis on the theme of

innocence throughout the sequence.

She is told to use no dialogue during the opening sequence as it adds to the enigma that the other parts of the mise en scene

has helped to create.