How do you represent your character through the mise-en-

scene?

Colour code

Red = Rianne

Green = Maria

Blue = Marisha

Purple = Helen

Costume & Props

baggy cream jumper

We put liquid eyeliner under eyes to create dark circles, which connote that she is a mess and is not taking care of her well being.

Her hair was a lot more flat and dead it looked lifeless

The costume shows that She don’t take care of herself .

How are the character being representing

How the main (Maria ) is being represented

She is not wearing any earrings because she cannot afford any.

Maria is wearing a plain black light jumper.Easy to fit in .

She is also wearing a blue and yellow school tie thats part of the uniform

Wearing a inform ,which is one way she can fit in with her peers as she don’t have other way to look same (shortage of money )

She is represented just wearing something simple. which suggest she can’t afford of buying clothes that are fancy.

She represented by wearing white top with no jacket so that our audience can understand that she is livening in poor condition.

We used the map (prop) to connotes what she was thinking of doing furthermore it creates an enigma for the audience using a map .

Map &key (Props )We used a bag that looks old and out of fashion the reason for our choice of the bag is that we wanted to show how they don’t have enough money to buy new things that are in fashion .

The key connotes of what she is thinking .

Phone (props )

We used a phone (Nokia) as it is bad quality and old fashion which suggest that Maira don’t keep up with the new technology as she have problem at the house and won’t be able to pay for new things.

Facial Expression

How do you represent your character through the Mis en sen?

• Facial ExpressionsHere, Maria looks deeply saddened. She is almost frowning, just her countenance doesn’t appear angry, but sad.

Her facial expressions appear as though she is about to cry.

Facial Expressions

Maria is looking down, and she looks in deep thought. This shows that she is thinking about something which is possibly upsetting her.

Here, Maria looks as though she is discussed and unimpressed, which is ironic as this is the scene where she comes home to find her mother drunk/passed out.

This face is similar to the previous one where Maria comes home to find her mother drunk. Her glazed eyes looks as though she is about to cry.

Here, Maria looks overwhelmed with emotion. Her titled head suggests that she’s contemplating on something, but is also upset/depressed.

Body Language

Body language

Maria’s body language connotes that she is calm, as she is one with nature.

Maria, our main characters body language connotes the fact that she is frustrated.

Maria’s facial expression implicates that she has had enough which we see in the opening sequence of her walking slowly to her mom.

Body language

Maria’s body language connotes that she is unhappy and hurt by her mom pushing her.

Maria’s body language connotes that she is concerned about her mother.

Body language

Maria’s body language shows that she is this isolated and insignificant character, this is the reason we didn’t place her in the centre of the shot.

Maria’s body language connotes that she is inferior with the help of her costume which makes her look minimal and bare.

Body language

Body language connotes that she is trying to decide on whether she should runaway.

By holding both keys and map, this shows whether she should runaway or go home.

Maria walks away in to the distance slowly which connotes that she is frustrated and saddened.

Dialogue & Tone

• The mum tells Maria to go away in a very lazy way.

• As if she is not bothered that Maria is trying to help her.

• The mum becomes increasingly agitated & aggressive.

• Maria says mum in a stressed & tired tone

• Maria says this line in a way to make it obvious to the audience that she is lying.

• Maria says this in a very abrupt/frustrated way. The volume of her voice increases

• Rianne says this

in a worried way.

Maria says this in a tired/frustrated tone.

Chart to demonstrate dialogue & tone

Mother Rianne Maria

• In this scene the mum sounds frustrated and lazy when she she tells Maria to

• ‘Go away’.

• Rianne’s tone is loud as she is worried and annoyed at the fact she hasn’t heard from Maria in a long time. ‘where have you been’

• Maria seems embarrassed in this scene. As it is obvious in her voice that she has not got money to pay for her food.

• The tone of her voice is quite low and a bit soft.

• ‘Oh I must of lost some money along the way’.

• Maria response to Rianne sounds busy and frustrated Maria also seems quite tired and sad.

• ‘I’ve been really busy’.