Mise en Scene

After choosing the location, we needed to think about the Mise en Scene within the shots. To help us with this we reviewed our storyboard and chose the Mise en Scene to fit the genre. Many attempts to do so didn't work effectively as the weather was out of our control, this was also difficult when filming inside the conservatory as there was reflection in the windows which diminshed the realism. A change made from the first storyboard was that we used a shot of a mug breaking to create tension and drama. To enable us to do this we had to purchase several mugs which all had to be identical. This action of making a cup of tea created a sense or normality for the character, this was intentional as well as the shots of the front door and the kettle. These all gave the feeling of equilibrium. We chose to shoot the main character walking down a normal lit up street to show normality and to establish the scene, the lack of other people in the shot showed the isolation of the main character. The actors also had to wear the same costumes to in keep with the flowing narrative, this was difficult at first due to the change in weather and it was not possible for us to film all in one day.