Mise en Scene - Our Thriller Miss Georgiou

Iconography

• Sugar glass
• Rock
• Mirror

At first we were going to use sugar glass as when the rock goes through the glass and breaks, it would be scary as the antagonist isn't seen. But this idea changed as we found it hard to get the sugar glass and have it in the window for the rock to crash into it. Instead we used a mirror which we wrote 'i spy' on it which again would be just as scary as its in the same room which makes the mystery more unsettling for the audience. This is conventional for a thriller film because having the antagonist not being seen in the clip makes the audience wonder who it is and what their trying to do. If we had used the sugar glass and the rock then the mystery would equally be as appealing to the audience as it is conventional and would again keep the audience wanting to watch the rest of the film.  

Lighting

• Low Key
• Natural (coming from the house)

We are using low key lighting which comes from the house as its very conventional and means that the villain is more difficult to find and isn't as visible as it would be in the dark. This scares the audience as there could be something which they wouldn't expect to happen. Also with the light shining on his face and not on the rest of his body shows that he's the most important thing and the audience should focus on him. Although we have had some problems with the darkness being too dark which means the video isnt very visible. 

Costume

 

• Protagonist - Light (White) clothing
• Young Boy - Red aspect to the clothing - Warning/Danger
• Mum - Jeans and Jumper - Everyday casual clothing  (Pale)

The protagonist which is the young boy is going to where white, pale clothes which will show him to be vulnerable and innocent. The pale clothes will also show any blood or damage very clearly, showing his situation and making an audience feel sympathy towards him.

The young boy at the end of the sequence will wear a red jacket to show that he is in danger from the ghost of Tommy Smith. Red connotes danger and blood, giving the audience an idea of what is to come for the rest of the film.

The mother in the sequence will wear pale casual clothes to show she is oblivious to the ghostly happening and forces within her home. The pale clothing also connotes innocence and vulnerability, suggesting she may fins herself in danger in the rest of the film.

Actors

• Protagonist (teenage boy) - Christian DeGallerie
• Young boy -
• Mum - Aimee

We have chosen a male character to play the victim as it goes against the conventions. We chose to do this because from our research we found out that many people preferred thriller films that went against the grain especially when the victim is a male and not female. As boys are normally known for their bravery, we felt it would be effective for the boy to be seen as frightened because this have a bigger impact on the audience.
We chose to have a young boy in the end of the sequence as well because we felt that the two males could make a connection and the boy seems to be the re-carnation of the ghost.

Setting

• Millie Coopers nans house
• Back Garden
• Shed

Our group have chosen to use my Nan's house as it has an open plan garden which is vast and hides certain corners where figures could be lurking. The garden also has a shed in which we planned our opening to be set. A shed is a familiar place for most people so it will be relatable, causing the audience to feel more empathy as they could imagine the occurrences happening in their own shed. The shed also has no means of communication therefore the actors are seen to be vulnerable and in no position to be helped. The garden will also be very dark creating shadows. This is conventional to a thriller film as the victim's nearly always find themselves alone in situations, this makes the situation more frightening as they have to mentally ad physically experience it alone.