Planning: Mise en scene

LightingThroughout my thriller I’m going to use low key lighting. This type of lighting doesn’t reveal much about the environment of the setting and the characters which creates tension and suspense amongst the audience as a dark atmosphere is created. This is the response I want from my audience from my thriller.



Setting:

The setting we want it to be based in is a forest. As night falls it gets extremely dark and the wildlife comes alive creating different noises that also create tension and keeps the audience on the edge of their seat as they’re paranoid. Also it gives the audience the feeling of isolation as they’re in no reach for help. From our research we found that this location was used to create mystery and fear which is what the group want to create.

Iconography:
The camera is a key piece of iconography that my group will be using. This gives the audience a better understanding of why the characters are at that location and what they’re doing. The camera also captures key pieces of evidence when a killing of one of the characters is recorded onto it.















Costume:
The actor that’s going to play the character of the antagonist will be wearing a black outfit with a black hood which hides the identity of the character; creating suspense for the audience. In contrast to the victim that will be wearing light coloured outfits (white, pink) which shows the innocence to the audience which helps them feel sympathy towards them. The other characters ( group of boys ) will be wearing casual clothing as they don’t want to be there.




Body langauge and facial expression:
_The antagonists body language will strong with a slightly tilt back, walks like one leg is injured. This is used to create suspense around the character and show the audience that he isn’t stable. His facial expression would be like his jaw is dislocated however, you won’t see above mouth because of the lighting being used. On the other hand, The victims will have a relaxed body language with smiles on their face. This makes the audience feel sorry for them.