Planning mise-en-scene-Miss Georgiou

Planning mise en scene

Mise en scene plays an important role in thriller films as this factor is what holds the narrative together. Mise en scene includes; setting and iconography, costume, hair and make up, facial expressions and body language, positioning of characters and objects within a frame, colour and lighting. All films include mise en scene but as we are focused on thrillers i am going to explain why its important to thrillers imparticuler. 

Setting and iconography- The setting of my thriller will be based in a deserted street which is lighted by street lights, and in a dark room which will have light seeping through from the window. I have choosen the narrative to be based in a dark location as then we can introduce the theme of hidden idenity, also this will help create suspcion and built tension.

Colour and lighting- Low lighting will be used as this helps keep the theme of hidden identity, as the characters being in the dark will cause the audience not to beable to see there face very clear view of what is happerning, and of the victim or killer. Secondly the victim will be in light coloured clothes showing his innocence, also his blonde hair will show his venerability allowing the audience to understand his the victim.

facial expressions and body language- For this to be included in my opening scene i will show the fear the victim has through his facial expressions, for example showing fear by him crying or showing how much lower he is compared to the murderer by having the victim on the floor showing the hicheracy.

Also i will have the murderer using big body language by swinging there arms about and being rather tall as this will show that they are superior.

Hair and makeup- the victim will have light brown or blonde hair as this will show a vunerable side as light colours are seen to conect with innocents and angels. Also the victim will have fair skin showing also their venerability and childlike features. The murderer will have dark hair as this portrays a dark side to the person, also will have dark circles under their as as this will show that they have a madder side to them and have been plotting this act for a while.

postions of characters and objects in a frame- As were using shadows to show the killing we will emphesise on the killing scence as this will allow the audience to understand what has happened and that it is the main part of the opening sequence.