Mise En Scene

Location, setting & background

Our horror opening is set in a deserted car park, in the hours of darkness. The perfect time for a killer to haunt his victim. This was last minute decision and it turned out just right as the it was just how we wanted it. We caught inspiration from a scene in Scream 4, where the victim is followed in a isolated car park. The emptiness and isolation were key features which led to this scene being picked out of a range of horror settings.

         

Costume

         

         

 

 

          We have used a costume to dress our caped killer in all black to further avoid his detection. Simliliar to Scream (1966 film), we utilise this to fall in line with the conventions of a horror.


Actors/actresses and body language

          Our actors are within our age group. They were willing to play the part and did a good job  

Hair, make up and expression

         We have have concentrated on making sure our victim is horrified and traumatised in every way.

Props/furniture

Our props include a sharp knife, as this is highlighted in the film. Also we have the mask used to conceal the identity of the killer. We used other items that didnt make the end product but instead gave us ideas to what would work , i.e. blowtorch. This was used to give a firey effect. We also tried using a bag with a blunt object to make it as disturbing as possible.





 
Lighting

We kept the lighting as dim as possible to indidcate that there is no light at the end of the tunnel for the victim.


 
Colour

During our monatge sequence we highlighted the colour red, to connote the blood and gore which is associated with this colour.