Location/Setting/Mise-en-scene

Location/Setting

Whilst researching we started to think about location and setting for our trailer. Films of this genre are usually based in somewhere hidden away from the "outside world" and almost seem unrealisitic. Settings are often based somewhere very quiet, where no one "normal" would be able to discover what was happening. Another feature of setting is that it is also quite dirty and old, or old fashioned. Which would also mean that the place is un cared for, but also hasnt been given any sort of attention by again, "Normal people".

We decided that it might be effective to film our trailer in a cellar. We liked the idea of having this opportunity firstly for practicality - we where not going to be disturbed by anyone, and being underground is reasonably quiet, so the sound effects we will use, or the voices we might need to be able to hear will sound quite clear on camera. However a concern we had was that, being down in the cellar, the lighting is quite poor. We decided we wanted to have a dim effect to add to the "mystery" and for tension purposes but we dont want the lighting to be too dark as we still need to be able to see sufficiently what is happening in the shot. We decided to meet up and go to the location. Which is located in Leicester city centre under the resturaunt,The Boot Room. We looked around the cellar to look for certain rooms that might be of use to us, and assesed the lighting of certain rooms. We also took some still shots to look at how the locations pick up on the camera and what effects they give.

Filming Tommorow! Prop List/Filming Schedule!

We are filming tommorow so this is the last chance to finalise everything and make sure we are ready for tommorow so no time is wasted.
Iv just been speaking to the artistic makeup lady who is meeting us at the venue (The Boot Room) at 10, so we need to be there early because we will be wasting her time aswell if we are late.
We also need to take into consideration how long the makeup is going to take. When I asked Rebecca she said 2 and a half hours maximum.
The actors that are involved know what time to be in Leicester, and we also have some shopping to do for last minute props (e.g the clothes that the "victims" are going to be wearing to make them all "equal" in terms of mise-en-scene and charachter representation). We then need to make these outfits look "destressed" to make the victims look like that have effectivley been rotting away for some time.
We need to make sure we have our story board with us to make sure we follow the plan that we have made to ensure that everything goes to plan. We also need to make sure that we shoot more footage than we actually need, and if we think of additional things that may look effective, we also will need to make a note of this to add to a new revised storyboard.


Props/Costume List
-We've asked the girls playing the victims to wear clothes that they didnt mind getting scruffy, or that where already scruffy. We also asked the girls to bring plain clothing, this is so the clothing isnt a focal point, but the artistic makeup (wounds) will be of interest to the audience. The "Plain clothing" consists of black leggins, and a black vest top. Then we are going to buy some cheap mens t shirts in white, and rip them and make them look dirty and possibly splatter blood on them.
-Jack (Murderer) is bringing two costumes. This is so we can see which looks better.One is a scruffy outfit, with blood on it (see pictures), and the other will be a smart suit. We also have a labcoat for the "Doctor" effect.
-The Murder weapons, tools etc
-Large torches incase of lighting problems
-Pictures of the floor plans, pictures of the victims (Clutter for the notice board/Desk)
-Fake Blood
-Maggits (which we will not take into the venue due to it being a resturaunt. Health and Safety etc.etc).
-Latex Gloves
-The "Death letter"/Newspaper cuttings
-Tweezers


Seee you tommorow guys, Peace outt :) x