Mise-en-scenes: Costume - PowerPoint Presentation

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Mise-en-scenes: Costume

This is a Victorian style mourning dress, it connotes death, misfortune and depression. It can be the costume for the antagonist because it’s black which implies evilness and corruption.

An eye patch can be used to suggests that the character is hiding something. This can be a part of the antagonist’s costume because it implies that he/she may have lost an eye. It creates tension and suspense, it makes the audience curious about the antagonist.

A black veil overcasts the antagonist’s face which in turn creates tension and makes the audience more curious. This black veil connotes mysterious, dangerous and historical elements, it makes the character look as though they’re from the Victorian ages.

A black flower headpiece can be used for the antagonist to give off a Femme

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appearance; flowers connote feminine but being that it is black, it also connotes death, misfortune and downfall. This may create empathy in the audience because it’d show that the antagonist was once just a woman but certain events in her life led to this drastic change.Slide2

Mise-en-scenes: Props

This candle can be used as one of the props because it’d be the only light source for the protagonist therefore creating tension and suspense. In addition, it’s a very traditional way to create light course then thus hinting that the narrative will be relevant to Victorian times.

This is a Victorian style umbrella, it has a sharp and pointy end which implies that it’s dangerous, also, it’s in the colour black which connotes grudge and death. This weapon can be used by the antagonist who may be an old woman (femme

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) because woman in old times often carry umbrellas. This could be the threat of the narrative.

An Swiss Army Knife can be a weapon of the protagonist. It is dangerous and threatening; weapons are a convention of the horror genre. It also shows that the protagonist is from a modern age.Slide3

Mise-en-scenes: Makeup

The antagonist’s lips can appear to be stitched up using fake blood and eyeliner; another way of creating this is to use mascara glue and some wool threads. This implies gore and torture which is a common convention of the horror genre.

The protagonist can have simple makeup which consists of eyeliner, clear mascara (and perhaps primer if the actress needs it) ; it suggests that she is righteous, courageous and strong. It also shows that the protagonist is innocent and non-guilty.

The antagonist can have white face paint to hint a pale lifeless face which implies that he/she is dead. This creates fright and terror in the audience. In addition, her eyes can be photo shopped so that it’s all black, this is to emphasise the lifelessness of the antagonist.

For the protagonist, her hair can be tied up in a simple pony tail as it reveals her face – implying that she has nothing to hide hence righteous. Also, tied back hair gives off a chic and able look showing that the protagonist is not too feminine and that she is strong. It infers that she will be able to protect herself and defeat the antagonist.Slide4

Mise-en-scenes: Lighting

Front lighting can be used on the protagonist because it indicates that the character is not a villain as their identity is displayed clearly. As for the antagonist, side lighting or top lighting can be used as it hides half of the character’s characteristics thus implying that they’re hiding something.

The lighting which falls on the protagonist and antagonist can be different colours; for example the lighting that falls on the antagonist can be blue to represent the mood of him/her and the lighting which falls on the protagonist can be a warmer colour to represent that she/he is a human (rather than the antagonist who is a supernatural spirit). Also, the lighting for the antagonist can be dimmer than the protagonist to create more suspense and tension.

Mise-en-scenes: Location

The setting of this poster can be set on an old wooden staircase because my intention is that this poster will be for a film based on Victorian ghosts and spirits. An old staircase can “send people the chills” and create suspense.

The background of this poster can be black, the setting can fade into darkness using Photoshop to blend the photo. Black is chosen to be used in the poster as it creates tension and suspense as well as danger. It’ll make the setting more interesting as the audience wouldn’t know exactly where the setting is.