Production: Mise-en-scene

 Week 4

       This week, Camila and I worked on the Mise-en-scene part of our video. As discussed before, the room for our character has already been established. The dark tones and gloomy posters on the walls highlight the dark situation our character is in. Another important drama element that will be added is low lighting. These coloring and light elements really help to add a layer of emotional storytelling that is the core to making our movie opening interesting.

   

        

        Another important element that will be incorporated in our character is her make-up. First, she will look visibly tired, to emphasize how sickly and exhausting an addiction can be. The next element of make-up will be on her arm. As suggested, by people in my group meeting, adding makeup to the arm to show use of heroin is a great way to show the use of heroin as opposed to actually showing a needle being injected in our character. Below is example Camila made of what would be used in the final product.

 

    Another reason this makeup will be used is to accurately portray the life of an addict. Camila and I want to make this film opening as realistic as possible and prevent any "preachy" or "cliched" ideas. By incorporating realistic and stylistic elements, these goals can be reached.

Sources

Lighthouse Recovery Institute. “Everything to Know about Track Marks.” Lighthouse Recovery Institute, 3 June 2020, https://lighthouserecoveryinstitute.com/blog/track-marks-go-away/.