Exploration of Makeup, Location & Props

-Exploration-

By exploring the ideas for meise en scene I would research into props, costume, make up and location. The location for my filming will take place as though it is following a normal young adult’s life; his house, his school ,his and his girlfriends’ room, walking home through the park and driving to and from places. I have chosen these set locations already. The park scenes will take place in two parks; one has a maze within it, this can create an amazing effect of paranoia with the correct camera angles. 

This would be the type of park the Ryan will walk through
to go home, here is where he will experience his first set of
paranoia attacks.

This would be the type of park the Ryan will walk through to go home, here is where he will experience his first set of paranoia attacks. 

By using this, I can create a character with high anxiety and paranoia which will emit to the audience a change in the dynamic of an equribulm to the problem. The other park that I have chosen is an open park but is surrounded by forests and fog (at the right time). This would create a good effect of suspicion as the fog can be used to mask the person who is tormenting my main victim ‘Ryan’. The exterior of the will fall in line with horror conventions as the house will be detached and isolated from the rest of the town thus creating a sense of loneliness which the victim feels when he is being tormented . The exterior is dark and is covered with tress, this again creates a sense of darkness within the victim’s life, that there is a secret or a story to be told or that there is an explanation as to why this is happening to ‘Ryan’.

'Ryans' house

 By using this house I will be able to create good and effective camera angles, such as a tilt upwards towards the house to show that it is isolated and the immensity of the darkness within the story of ‘Ryan’. The school location (as Ryan is a trainee teacher) can be used to show the normality of Ryan’s life and how soon this changes when his paranoia and anxiety is present when he is in school. This is done by showing that even though he is surrounded by lots of people he still feels isolated and nervous about who is watching him. The school can create good shots as I could use my main victim looking into a crowded hallway full of students and then he sees the face that is always following him (see narrative)..


A long corridor can cause an uneasy sense, and can
play tricks on the mind. Here Ryan will see 'Patricks' face
suggesting he isn't safe anywhere

A long corridor can cause an uneasy sense, and can play tricks on the mind. Here Ryan will see 'Patrick’s' face suggesting he is not safe anywhere. The long corridors can be used to create a shift in the mind set of ‘Ryan’ a zoomed in shot at an angle to show again his paranoia. 

Here shows a crowded corridor

         



Here is an Example of the shot I
would like to get in the car, woth Ryan
and Lydia shouting at each other, this
is the excat angle I want to get.

The car is going to be used to show an argument that happens between ‘Ryan’ and his girlfriend ‘Lydia’. The car will show ‘Ryan’ driving whilst shouting at his girlfriend.  The shots that I will use will show that the car is moving, and that they will swerve of the road. This will show that ‘Ryan’ is not safe anywhere.   The bedroom will be a double room big enough to show their existing lives, photos and clothes etc...  The room will be light, to show that this was their sanctuary as such and that this is actually where ‘Lydia’ is murdered. This shows the contrast as to what was then and what has happened now.  By setting up a room in this way, it shows how much damage and destruction Patrick will cause when he returns.

The light bedroom shows how easy and nice their life
was beforehand. The simple decoration shows how young they are
making it more realistic

The props which will be used for the main clues and indicators of the narrative and the horror conventions will be: a weapon, ‘Lydia’s’ bracelet, medical records and photos. The weapon will not be used mainly for the antagonist as he is not a serial killer yet; he has not got a distinctive weapon that we as an audience can be aware or scared of. The weapon is used by ‘Ryan’ in the last scene of the film. The weapon is a spade which is placed by the back door, which is seen in the final fight scene between the victim and the antagonist. It decides the fate of the victim. Lydia’s bracelet is first seen at the start of the trailer/ film. It was given to her by ‘Ryan’ as an anniversary present to show how happy the couple were and how the dramatic irony is that we as the audience know that this is going to change very quickly. The bracelet is then found again in their bedroom where Lydia has just been murdered. ‘Ryan’ picks it up and realises something is wrong. 



Here we can see that the victim is wearing basic clothing,
nothing that would grab attention,
 but still stylish.

My main victim ‘Ryan’ will wear dark jeans with dull coloured tops to show how normal he is, he is not trying to draw attention to himself and he is not trying to stand out from the crowd. He is stylish, wearing leather jackets with plimsole shoes.



Here shows the perfect example
of how the antagonist will look in
his black hoodie, shawowing his face to make it
even more mysterious

The antagonist ‘Patrick’ will wear all black to show how dark his character is, and how he wants to blend in with the darkness as which we all know scares us the most, is the unknown within the darkness. He will have a hood to hide is face apart from his mouth which will reveal his evil smile.






Bruising that will occour in the struggle
between Ryan and Partick

Make up to be used will be minimal, the only form of horrific make up such as blood or scars or cuts will be used in the final scenes. Cuts will come from the fight scene between ‘Patrick’ and ‘Ryan’. Other make up used will be on ‘Lydia’ just as because she is a girl and it is part of her daily routine.