Mise en Scene - Artwork

After looking at the survey results and seeing there was a high vote that we include drawings of Jacob done by Matt, we included this as mise en scene for several scenes within our trailer.

I painted/drew from several photos of ‘Jacob’ (Shammael) and left one unfinished for some of the footage, so we could show ‘Matt’ at work on them if we wished to include this.

I later finished all of them and made copies so we could include shots of ‘Matt’ ripping them up to portray strong emotion such as anger for part of our disequilibrium.

MISE EN SCENE: Costume Ideas/Research

MISE EN SCENE: Costume


Our trailer will be focused on our two protagonists, their friendship and how its abused through online fakery on Matt's part etc. But first and foremost through the difference in costume between the protagonists, we intend to subtly suggest the difference in character but yet still portray the different types of stereotypical  teenage 'lad' of today.

We want to portray the males, in terms of costume in the most conventional way that will be suited to not only the different locations and actions but the different roles they take up in within the films aswell.

For our research, we looked into costume of the typical teenage boy of today on Britain's street before then looking into the costume of said males in films, preferably british films. Our research showed the following aspects:

It really depends on the type of style and personality of the male and also, very importantly, the roles the said male takes on through a film e.g. a son, a schoolboy, a team member, the boyfriend, a gangster etc
Their typical costume in films can normally go a number of ways that I personally believe reflects the personality of the character more often than not:

- 'The Trendy One': fashionable (Collar tops, Chinos, Aztec Print, hightops, converses, vans etc)
- 'The Quirky One': trendy, unique (mens accesories, coloured slim fit jeans, trainers/lace-up shoes, demin shirts, pattern tops etc)
- 'The Simple Lad': plain, simple (Monochrome Colours, Plain round/V-necks, plain jeans, loafers)
- 'The Sporty Guy': baggy, loose, (hoodies, tracksuit, printed/branded tops, trainers etc)
- 'The School Boy':  smart or scruffy, fitted (shirts, suits, tailor trousers, ties,  etc)
- 'The Preppy Lad': smart, casual (shirts, polos, shorts, toms, cardigans)
(Others include looks/costume that reflect social groups e.g. emo, goth looks, rock looks, hip hop looks etc)

'The Preppy Boys'

 

'The School Boys'



'The Quirky One' 

'The Simple Lad'

'The Trendy One'

For the character of Matt, we intend to keep his costume pretty simple perhaps even class it as a bit quirky but very much the simple lad. His costume definitly wont be too trendy or portray as the very fashion conscious type as that doesn't align with his character at all. Simple costume like jeans, t-shirts, no accessories etc. For the shots in school, both our protagonists costume will have to obviously be suited to the location e.g. uniform costume.

For the character of Jacob on the other hand, simple costume as well but influenced alot by the 'school boy' look whilst keeping it plain aswell.

We don't really want much distinction between the two protagonists costume as we want them to seem similar to each other afterall they are friends and we want them to also seem relatable and realistic in terms of their clothes. We couldnt achieve this if we perhaps allowed their costumes to be heavily influenced by any other look.

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Mise en Scene - Matt's Bedroom

Technology

We want to keep our mise en scene up to date with modern technology, therefore, apple products will be vital as they have social links to the current products which are popular and most symbolic of the latest technology. Props such as an iPhone and iPad will be most significant in doing so as they are very recent and popular. This will also be the best way to show communication and social networking for our characters.

Xbox

To help portray the age and masculinity of Matt's character, items connected to the Xbox could be placed about the room such as games, controllers, a headset or the Xbox itself. This is a current form of gaming which has a social link to what interest teenagers today. It also helps to represent the character of Matt as a masculine teenage boy with common interests such as gaming, subverting the stereotype of a typical, homosexual character. Games such as 'Call of Duty' or 'FIFA' are popular today, and again, we have chosen games that will portray a masculine image of the character. I also placed some Wii games on the shelf as most teenagers of today will have more than one console, and these will also link in with the other hobbies we are trying to show for the character, such as 'Guitar Hero', which will help to portray his interest in music and instruments, supported by the guitars we will place in his room. We will also use this mise en scene during our trailer to show Matt and Jacobs friendship as they play on the Xbox.

Hobbies and School Work

After focusing on the Xbox, which has important aspects to point out, we also want our character to show other hobbies and ways of representing his age and role as a school boy (sixth form college student). We want Matt to appear quite creative/arty/musical, therefore we will include shots of guitars on the wall. Other items can be placed about the room to show his interests such as posters which could be of bands or TV shows etc. as well as a 'Top Gear' calender; a popular show among young males today. To make the room look less planned and more disorganized, homework can be scattered about which will also help represent his age.

Extras

We want the room to look cluttered and genuine as opposed to organised and planned to add a greater sense of realism to our teaser trailer. This means scattering items about that you might find in a college boys room such as coins, a wallet, his phone, door keys, half empty fizzy drink bottles, or possibly alcohol bottles, CDs and other props which portray his character such as guitar plectrums or a capo.