Plannning Mise en Scene - Miss Georgiou

The importance of using miss en scene in a film is because miss-en-scene is everything that happens in the scene without each of the five components that make miss en scene up the sequence would be very boring. Not only does it focus on the important its of the scene but all of the little aspects as well like the background iconography and other aspects that the audience don't usually pick up on. It helps give the film an overall atmosphere that would be conventional to thriller films.

Throughout our sequence we will use mainly high key natural lighting coming from the windows. We will cover the windows that let in light with black paper when we are filming the scene where the antagonist is looking at all the pictures of the victim. We aim to film the rest of our film during the daytime . Before we start the filming process my group is going to go to the location and take some practice photos and videos to test out all the different ways in which we could shoot it to make it look the most realistic. The audience will relate to the different types of lighting as they are used to seeing this lighting everyday. Additionally this will also be relatable as they will be able to put themselves in the positioned of the character. As we can not see the antagonists face this builds up tensions the audience do not know weather the who the killer actually is. This will create an enigma as they are not able to tell who the killer is until the end which will lead to a greater shock element when the antagonist is revealed. Low key lighting is conventional in thriller films because it creates a dark and uneasy atmosphere which will build tension as the audience will be awaiting something to jump out or wait for something to happen to the victim. Low key lighting mise en scene helps the target audience relate because the antagonist could be hiding in the darkness and makes it hard fort he victim to notice the killer and what he is capable of. 

We then thought of what our colour aspect would be, we all agreed that the victim should be wearing her school uniform with a white blouse which is conventional as it portrays innocence and purity. The audience will build a relationship with the victim as she wears her school uniform which will relate as casual clothing is something that the audience will have so they will put themselves in her position. The audience will also relate as the white on her blouse shows that she wishes for her innocence back before the stalking began. The killer will be dressed in black t show the contrast between their outfits and also their personalities. The girl however will wear a few black items to reflect that her innocence is being challenged and so is her purity. Her make-up will be natural to prove she is just an ordinary girl. This will allow the audience to build a relationship as  they feel that she is similar to them and so the audience will put themselves in her position. The fact that her top is white will help the audience understand that she is pure especially as this is conventional to thriller films as the victim usually wears a light coloured top the fact that she is wearing her ordinary school clothes adds to the element of it being relatable as this could happen to anyone they know. Our antagonist will wear all black to reflect his dark personality and how simplistic he is, the fact that he is wearing a tracksuit is relatable to the audience as boys walk around like that today this could be found intimidating. It is however conventional as it helps the antagonist hide his identity in addition with the low key lighting. This also builds suspense as the audience never know when he is going to appear on screen so are constantly engaged to try and spot him.
We will also use the colour red to circle and cross out his victims on the photos, the audience will relate to the colour red as it is conventional to the antagonist as he has built up anger that has lead him to start stalking the girl he loves, which is also a connotation fro the colour red.

The sequence will be filmed in school; a dark room and then in  the hallways and corridors. As a result of this there will be no one around who she could tell about how she feels as she feel they will judge her, this shows she is vulnerable as she already feels isolated within her community which makes her an easy target. This increases suspense as the audience know there is no one she can talk to about what is happening to her so she is helpless, which helps build a relationship with her ass they feel sorry for the victim. Her uncertainty of her being alone helps build up a strong sense of suspense as the audience know the antagonist could attack her at any given time. The iconography used is going to include a knife, which is a common murder weapon used in thrillers as it means that the antagonist has to get close to the victim in order to use it. showing that they are not scared of what the victim is capable of and to further show their dominance. This is the chosen weapon for our killer as it suggests murder danger and a knife is easily found so the tension for the audience will increase. We will also use a mask to cover the antagonists face as it conceals the identity of the killer which is then revealed to the audience at the end which creates shock. It is conventional fort he killer to hide his identity from their victims and the audience as this builds up suspense within the scene the audience and the victim are unaware of who the killer is until the very end. Our target audience will build a relationship with the characters due to the location of the sequence as they will automatically identify something is wrong as the school will be empty, this will make them question why the girl is there after school and how someone is following her in a place that she is supposed to feel safe in. This could make them question if they are safe in their own schools.

Iconography of our sequence will include old photos of the victim and previous victims, this iconography is conventional as they audience will recognise what he is up to and what the implied meaning of all these photos are. They will then realise who his next victim Is so they will then feel empathy for the victim as these conventional items suggest he is a stalker and previous murder victims. This form of iconography shown in an opening sequence can have a serious affect on the audience and the relationship the audience will have with the victim immediately the audience will identify that this is not normal and sympathise with the victim. Furthermore the audience feel as though anyone could be the killer as it is o easy to get this from of iconography. 

As we have conducted reser=arch into characters within the thriller genre, they adopt a particular facial expressions and body language. The victim will have very scared facial expressions and her emotions of confusion will be shown through this. In order to depict this to the audience close ups of the victims face will be shot to emphasise exactly how she is feeling. The audience will be able to relate to this as they see her innocence and put themselves in her position. The girl will also have frail and timid body language when she is being stalked which is conventional to the victim in thriller films. This can be portrayed by backing away from the antagonist and running away from danger, which causes a typical chase sequence that is stereotypical in thriller films. This will allow the audience to see that the antagonist does not see the victim as a human being but an animal as the antagonist watches its prey and waits for the best moment to attack. This is conventional to the thriller genre as victims are usually weaker and the killers are more dominant, which increases the tension as the audience know what to expect from the film but don't know when it is going to happen. The audience will also fear the antagonist due to his conventions such as why he feels he needs to kill innocent people which shows he is pshycologially unstable. The audience will be able to put themselves in the position of the victim due to how thy relate to her just being an ordinary person, it is likely that they would feel intimidated if they were put in her position. 

This will make our sequence more effective in terms of creating emotions as it gives the audience an insight to all different elements that are created my miss en scene. It will highlight the characters feelings, which will play part on the audiences feelings as they will feel sympathy for he victim. Mise en scene also brings together the essential structure of a thriller and creates a connection between the audience and characters. Additionally features of miss en scene make the scene more conventional due to the feelings and emotion each individual element creates. All of these elements will help build a relationship with the target audience.