Misen en scene in our short film

1. MISEN EN SCENE IN OUR SHORT
FILM
A2 MEDIA STUDIES
Eman Shah

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

3. LIGHTING & COLOUR
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.

4. REPRESENTATION
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.

5. EVE
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.

6. RICHARD
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.

7. DAVID
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.