THE FINAL VIDEO !

it has been a long journey but here is our final video, i hope you enjoy it :)

MISE EN SCÉNEMise en Scéne is a French term meaning what is put into the scene or frame. What is put in or left out can make a big difference to the signals we the audience receive about what sort of film it is and how we are supposed to feel at this point.

A simple shot of a tree can be made to look threatening by stripping it of leaves, adding a vulture and some lightening and shooting it in darkness. The same tree can be given a very different look by having children playing beneath its sunlit branches. As an experienced film audience we are able to read these hidden signals of lighting, colour, props and characters and add these to our understanding of what will happen in the film.

In this way, the elements of mise en scéne are an indicator as to the genre (type) of film we are watching. We have certain expectations of the mise en scéne in different genres of films; e.g. Horror; Dark, creepy, evil.
Comedy; Bright, colourful, lively.

The elements to consider in the mise en scéne are:
a) settings & props
b) costume, hair & make-up
c) facial expressions & body language
d) lighting & colour
e) position ing of characters & objects within a frame

Heres a brief look at each of these in turn;

SETTINGS & PROPS

SETTINGS:

The settings used in a film are very rarely just backgrounds to the characters' dialogue and indeed we will often see shots of places without any action taking place. In this way the setting of a film is far more significant than the setting of a theatre and is almost always infinitely more detailed. Filmmakers can choose to build a setting from scratch using the bare walls and floor of a studio set; alternatively, a great deal of time and effort is put in by a location manager in the initial stages of making a fil;m to find a setting which already exists. Invariably this location will then be altered further to reflect exactly what the filmmaker wants to convery.

Settings can be used to manipulate an audience by building certain expectations and then the action takes a different turn, for instance, a tale of horror set against the familiar background of modern everyday urban life is showhow more disturbing than one set a century ago in a house in the wooods. This can be particularaly effective if the setting goes against what we would expect from this genre of film.

PROPS:

Props is the term we give to objects in the setting which play a part in the action, rather than just being part of the background, for example, the glass containing the poisioned wine.


COSTUME, HAIR & MAKEUP

COSTUME:

Costume plays a large part in the mise en scéne because it can be an instant indicator to us of a character's personality, social status and job. It tells us immediately whether the film is set in the present and what society and/or culture it will centre around. It may also provide a clue as to the part of the caracter will play in the action. Certain types of costume are identified closely with indicidual genres, for instance, the black cloak of the vampire with a horror film.

MAKE UP:

In the early days of cinema, make-up was used to highlight facial features as black and white film stock could not register detail very well. Certain genres traditionally use make-up more than others.

Storyboard

Here is our storyboard, it is a brief copy as during filming we lost the original copy.

the benifits of using a storyboard is it gives us a good idea about how we want shots and what we want them to look like while story board i have to think about if the camera angle was possible for us and if the lighting would be correct. we used it during filming briefly but as we were filming we though of new ideas and adapted them to are production and as we went though the filming we realised some shots would look better in different ways .In the origional we put shot duration, sound and lighting and a brief discription of what was happening in the shots.

i had to be efficant with my time as i had to draw alot of shots and at the same time have to make them reconisable for anyone using the storyboard. i obtained the storyboard sheet via mr deVita and used a A3 printed to print it out so i could draw more detail into it also thiswould make things clearer, i used a pencil and pen to draw/write this.

as you can see from the images we have tried to stick to are original idea as closely as we can  here is a comparision of the storyboard vs the video

as you can see we've stuck to the environment shown in the storyboard as before filming we had to go down to the filming location and examine where shots will possibly go. as you can see the charater is wearing the correct clothing as this was decided before the storyboard was created and shadows are drawn in correctly the correct places on connors face

us at the location

1. In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products? (i.e. of film openings)

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2. How does your media product represent particular social groups?

I have compared our media production main character to Freddie Cruger from “Nightmare on elm street” this is because both characters dress in a similar style and are seeking revenge for wrong doings and both our psycho killers.

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3. What kind of media institution might distribute your media product and why?

Our production company is called StandHardProduction we chose this name because it is a metaphor of how we planned to stand as a team and try to overcome problems together. Are logo is just a standard logo with SHP in a circle, this was chosen as it is a basic logo so it’s more recognisable for the audience. There were many roles to fill in are small group so some of us had to take on 2-3 roles. my role was creating the tittles and storyboards these where to be completed before the production started to give us an outline and titles complete before editing took place. Other tasks such as filming and editing where done by liam oliver and connor page(senior editor) as i was the junior editor and fran was in charge of misc on scene; everything seen on camera. As a production company we had to create a cast what suited the roles.. these actors where Connor Page as the murder, Heather Steele as the victim, Liam Oliver as yob and William Page as the stunt double this was shown in the opening titles in what we thought was the most important to the audience for example; we started with the cast as they appeared in the opening as the audience could connect to the characters and know what actor is playing which role down to irrelevant things the audience might not be interested in e.g. the stunt double which is the last title credit. An idea i have had for a distributor is Anchor Bay Entertainment this is because it has distributed low budget films such as " I spit on your grave" and "the kings speech" i think this is a good choice as the kings speech was a very successful film and i spit on your grave is a low budget horror like our film so it could be distributed in the same way . We could raise money for it by firstly investing our own money into the film, or contact local investors as this is the best way to raise money but in exchange their brand would have to somehow be included into the film you could also get a sponsorships from a large business such as McDonalds or debut the production at large conventions such as Comic-Con.

4. Who would be the audience for your media product?

Relentless Possibility is a film made for the male audience at the age of 18-30 years old. Not hugely popular but has a small circle of friends which gets up to many different types of activity’s but mainly on the artistic side. They would buy clothes from online shops and wear things what make them stand out and buy albums from shops like hmv and also online. When they go to the cinema they pick the horror genre as it gives them an adrenaline rush and they like seeing blood, gore and psychologically disturbing things. They would watch shows about vampires such as true blood and while watching tv would mainly be on the music channels. This film could also be chosen for young couples looking for a jumpy movie.