CONSTRUCTION OF MISE EN

SCENE

In this presentation I will explaining how I constructed my Mise en scene in key

scenes in my film and why I constructed it in that way.

MISE EN SCENE

Mise en scene is everything that can be viewed on screen and

within a scene, it can range from the lighting used in the film,

costumes, acting, music, composition of shots and the props used.

The Mise en scene helps the audience to have a better

understanding about what is happening in the film and the different

things that happen within a particular genre.

Composition – For scene 1 I

decided that I am going to use a

close up shot on the photos, in

order to translate to my audience

how happy Rachel felt in the past

and how this differs to what she

feels like now.

Costume– Rachel is dressed in a red and

black shirt. The red connotes passion but

also the anger and frustration she is

feeling. The black however will help to

connote the depression and sad mood

that is present throughout the scene. This

costume will help my audience to relate

and sympathise with how Rachel is feeling

Music– The music that I will use in the

beginning of the scene is a melancholic piano

piece that begins off slow and slowly fades

into the scene. This helps to create an

atmosphere of nostalgia within Rachel and

amongst the audience as she remembers the

happy memories, the music will continue into

the flashback scene.

Acting– The actress Heather who plays

Rachel will speak a voice over in the

beginning and during the whole film.

The voice over will be spoken slowly

and solemnly. Heather’s acting will be

low key and not over dramatic, she will

help to portray Heather’s depression

and sadness very subtly adding to the

teen drama genre.

Props– The props used in this

scene is the photos and the photo

frames. Each photo shows Rachel,

and her two friends doing

something silly or smiling and

laughing together helping to

connote the strength of their

friendship and how close and

content they were.

Composition – For scene 2 I will

frame the scene so that it looks

like Rachel is filming the scene of

her and her friends so that she can

keep a memory of their happy

times. The camera will be placed

on a bench with the slide and park

in the frame, it will be a wide shot

of the park.

Acting – For scene 2. I would like

my actresses to play their

characters as over the top and

quite exaggerated to emphasise the

euphoric mood they are all in and

how grateful they are to be

together helping to connote to the

audience the contrast between

Rachel then and Rachel now.

Lighting– On the day to film this

scene. I will make sure that the

weather forecast will be bright and

sunny, so that the scene will include

natural sunny light. The natural

sunny light will help to connote the

peaceful and excited atmosphere

that Rachel is experiencing with her

friends.

Composition – For the final

scene I used a lot of close up’s to

emphasise the tension in the

scene and the element of the

unknown. The last shot in the

scene will be a close up of

Rachel’s hand with the empty

tablet packet in it. This will be

done to show that she is dead.

Acting – The acting in the final scene will be very

dramatic and I would have the actress playing

Rachel's mom to be very scared and fearful when

speaking to show she is anxious to find out what

happened to her daughter. I will have my actress

close to tears when she first discovers Rachel’s body

and then she goes into hysterics once she realises she

is dead.

Lighting – The lighting that will

be used will be artificial and not

natural. In the beginning of the

scene the corridor will be darkly lit

to highlight the element of

mystery.

Props– In this scene the only

prop that I have used is an empty

pill packet. The pill packet will

symbolise Rachel’s need to deal

with her pregnancy in a different

way and not having the willpower

not to deal with the issue.

Music – The music used in this

scene will be very eerie and

mysterious to add to the element

of the unknown of what has

happened to Rachel.