Mise en Scene

As you can see from the mind map above we have chosen to use costume as a way to signify different things to the audience. The opening sequence is to be set in the 1970's, we wanted to show this via costume and Location in different ways. We wanted to keep the identity of the antagonist concealed, but we also want to make it clear that the opening sequence is from the point of view of the antagonist. We want the antagonist to be wearing dark long clothing. We are also planning on casting a tall middle age man to be standing in the hall way of a dark derelict house, with mist and fog, however here we will just have a shot of his feet in the hallway with his machete touching the ground next to his feet and  mist and fog surrounding him.

We are planning to have different characters within our opening sequence all of which different ages and different ethnicities. We are planning to have a wide range of deaths, all of which will be photographed and either kept on a wall or in a draw in his study. They will be photographed with a polaroid camera to continue our theme of 1970s.

In our opening sequence we intend to use a weapon which imitates that of a scythe or machete. This is because these weapons are overly aggressive and basic, meaning they'll be able to demonstrate the true nature of the antagonist, being a violent, brutal character.  This will create the desired mise-en-scene through showing a gloomy, authentic killer, in an attempt to add to the authenticity of the 1970's looking clip.We're also going to use make-up to create large gouge wounds on our victims, vindicating the harsh nature of the antagonist. The make-up will also make the deaths look more realistic rather than a typical 70's movie death. This will create the desired mise-en-scene by again, adding to the authenticity and when combined with the focus on hue, the blood will be vibrant and focused.We're also going to use polaroid pictures to show the set time of our sequence, being the 70's. This will make our sequence unique and stand out amongst modernly set sequences. This will create the desired mise-en-scene by signifying the time of which it's set, creating a vintage feel.We're also going to focus on colour to engage the audience by presenting them with something that's not often seen. We're going to focus on colour hue, blue's, yellow's and red's. When combined with the polaroid pictures, this will create the desired mise-en-scene by contrasting the first black figure with then an explosion of colour, showing contrast and originality.