Mise en scene in our short film and how we feel it will help us in our short film and how it is seen in our short film etc.

1. MISE EN SCENE IN OUR SHORT FILM
A2 MEDIA STUDIES
HAMZA, LUCY, EMAN, KATIE

2. SETTING:
-Moors
-David’s house
-Graveyard
PROPS
One prop that we will use in our short film is a vehicle. This is
important as the film is primarily set in the car.
SETTING & PROPS

3. The film will be set at night, so there will mainly be low key
lighting. This will make the film look mysterious and also it will
produce sharp contrasts of light and dark areas, this will then
achieve a deep, distinct meaningful look in the short.
A media theorist called Roland Barthes said that in films it is
very important to have a meaningful narrative and also a shock
factor as it will keep the audience entertained. Me and my
production group have taken inspiration from him and are going
to follow his conventions in order to achieve this structure in out
short.
LIGHTING & COLOUR

4. EVE –
Throughout the short Eve will be portrayed as a emotional character, so her facial
expression will look unhappy.
RICHARD –
At the beginning of the film Richard will be shown as a happy character. The
audience will be able to tell this as he will be driving along the moors listing to
music and singing to it loudly. But towards the middle and the end of the film he
will be shown as a sorrowful character.
David –
David will be shown as an angry person who is very emotional, as he misses his
daughter Eve , who died on the moors nearly four years ago.
REPRESENTATION

5. Costume:
We want Eve to dress in a specific way, as she is lost on the moors late at night. She
will be dressed in a white sleeveless dress. The white dress will make her look
vulnerable and will indicate her innocence, also it will stand out as it will be dark so
the white dress will make it clear for the audience to spot her. The dress will be
sleeveless so this way the audience will feel sorry for her as she must be cold and will
have nothing on her to cover up.
Makeup:
We will use natural makeup on Eve, this will include a simple foundation and mascara.
Mascara will be crucial as she will be crying so the audience will be able to see it drip
down her face.
EVE

6. Costume:
Richard will be dressed in light coloured clothing, this is because light
clothing emphasises the atmosphere of happiness. Therefore Richard
is portrayed as a happy person with a kind personality.
RICHARD

7. Costume:
David, Eve’s father will be dressed in dark coloured clothing. This is
because dark clothing in films often portrays a film to be emotional.
Therefore David will be shown as a emotional character as his
daughter died almost four years ago on the moors.
DAVID