Planning mise-en-scene - Miss Georgiou

Mise-en-scene is the arrangement of scenery and stage properties in a play, there are five elements of this which are; lighting, settings, costume, cinematography and body language/facial expressions.  Mise-en-scene is used to inform the audience of the narrative and create a relationship with them by controlling their emotions through whats on screen. 

Lighting
The lighting used throughout the whole opening sequence of our thriller film is going to be filmed in low key lighting, this is used to create a eery and dark atmosphere which is relatable to our narrative. The low key lighting is also used to put the audience in suspense as the darkness is a very common use of a thriller convention as it is a form of enigma. This is conventional to the thriller genre as low key lighting often presents enigma through things such as shadows and allows the killers identity to remain hidden. I have inspiration to use this from many films including Halloween and Scream, where the lighting used is very dark to emphasise the danger and mystery within the scene, when you cannot see your surroundings they often become more paranoid and aware of what will happen. 

Setting
The setting we are going to use is a forest, this is because from our questionnaire results we had discovered our audience prefer to watch thrillers filmed in a forest setting. I believe this is because it a relatable location towards the audience, therefore they will feel a stronger connection to the situation the character is in. This is conventional to the thriller genre as the forest is a very common setting for murder to take place, as soon as our victim will enter the forest the audience will automatically assume what will happen. However before the victim enters the forest she will be walking down a street and into an alley, the alley also represents danger as it is a very common place for crimes to take place therefore very conventional to the thriller genre. Inspiration for the use of filming within a forest is from films such as the blair witch project.

Costume
The costume that will be used for our killer will be a black colour, that will cover his identity to create mystery. A mask will be used to hide the killers face, the mask will help create more suspense as the killer is choosing to be kept a secret and he could be anyone. The victim will be wearing feminine clothing, to suggest innocence and purity, this shows her vulnerability and innocence. Within the audience they can also relate to this kind of costume as it is a very simple and common clothing choice for many girls who will view the movie. This is conventional to the thriller genre as stereotypically the victims are female and very vulnerable so that they are an easy target for the killer, it is also conventional for within a thriller the killer to be kept dark and mysterious. 

Cinematography
The cinematography that we will use within our opening sequence will vairey alot throughout the opening sequence, as the victim is walking through the street unaware of her follower, the camera shots will be slow paced and establish the setting. Whereas when the victim is running from the killer, the camera shots become more jagged and faster building more suspense for the audience. This is conventional to the thriller genre as the audience are meant to feel uneasy and be realistically scared for the character. Handheld will be a very common camera shot used within our opening clip for example when the killer is following the victim, this is used so that the audience can view the killers perspective.

Body language/Facial expressions
The facial expressions within the chase scene will be only of the female victim, she will be very distressed and her face will project this feeling. When the victim is hiding her body language becomes very protective of herself, by curling up into a ball behind the tree, this represents her being scared and anxious. This is conventional to the thriller genre as the victim is very naive to assume she could possibly escape and survive the killer attempting to kill her. She will also begin to walk faster when she begins to feel as if she is being followed, this is a body reflex which reflects her fear and paranoia.