Mise en scene

Props:

The props that I used in my film opening, are supposed to look like torture weapons. In my opinion they do look like this, and add to the effect and atmosphere that I am looking to create. The props that I have used are regular things that I have around my house, however are regularly used in thriller films to torture people. I have used the biggest knife that I have to create tension and make the audience feel uncomfortable, especially when it is pressed up against the cheek of one of the characters. The other prop that I used was a golf club. The use of the golf club was also adding to the effect and atmosphere of the film opening.

Lighting:

I originally did want the lighting of my film to be very dark, and around the hours of the morning and raining. However, I have no control over the weather, and none of my actors were willing to get up this early therefore was forced to film in the middle of the day with very warm and dry weather. This therefore meant that I had to put a filter on my opening to try and make the opening look much darker than it actually was on the day. Ideally, all thriller film is normally set in a dark location as it adds to the tension and creates an atmosphere, amongst the audience as they are scared of what could happen next.

Costume:

I am going to have one of my character wearing a black hoodie and a balaclava, to look intimidating. This won’t allow the audience to see this character’s face properly and will make him seem more mysterious. Throughout this film I would have this character’s face not properly seen by the audience and only would reveal his face towards the end. This should make the audience uneasy and defiantly not trust this character. The other character in my opening will be wearing casual clothes. This should make him more relatable to the audience and will be able to make more of a connection towards the audience from the very start of the film.