Mise-en-scene (Props and Lighting)

Mise-en-scene consists of costume, props, lighting and location. These four things make the sequence look realistic and believable for the audience and without them the film would look unprofessional.

Props

Example of Kitchen Knife we will use

Example of Fridge

Props are essential for our film as the opening sequence relies on them because we are not having much, if any, dialogue in the scene. We begin our scene with a shot of the fridge, this is a major prop in the scene so it will be needed. This shows the man in his everyday life and makes it seem that everything is normal with him as he is just taking something from the fridge. The next prop is a drink, possibly a beer and this will show that he is possibly lower class drinking by himself. The most essential props for the sequence is the pictures and articles which are of his victims. These will be placed on the wall and should be realistic and continuity should be kept from picture to picture. These props will create the narrative and the audience will begin to understand who the man is because of these props. A marker pen will be used when he is circling the daughters picture. The marker pen will represent him targeting and "marking" his victim. As the script tells us, a knife will be used for the murder so a realistic knife will need to be used. We will use a kitchen knife like we have pictured which will show he is not well off and will have to make do with a normal knife. A map will be needed as a prop to show the location of the murder he is about to commit. Lastly the black leather gloves will be an essential prop as it relates to sinister and mysterious people and will show he is trying to make sure no finger prints are left on the knife/victim.

Lighting

Example of Desk Lamp

We want to create a dark, damp, mysterious atmosphere within the location (garage) so we will use little light in the scene. The desk lamp, which is a very important prop in the scene, will be the main source of our light. The darkness will help the audience understand that the person is the antagonist of the film and this will complement the props and narrative. For the flashback we will use natural light to make it a realistic point of view from the murder. We will need natural light for this part as it will create a great contrast between the two scenes and because we are going to make this part in black and white, it will need to be light for the audience to see what is happening on screen.