Mise-en-scene Research

The first major part of our Mise-en-scene is the location of our children film opening sequence. Our main location is a sixth form college which is teenage environment so some of the target audience like teenagers will be able to relate to it. Plus we are restricted to certain areas so we have to make the most of the locations we have available.

Example of Business
Woman Costume

We have to make sure the costume is right for a spy theme. Our spy is going to be in a relatively normal clothing as he is "undercover" for the duration of the scene. He will probably be wearing jeans, trainers and a casual jacket so if needed he can fit into the student role.  The person he is meant to be following is a business woman arriving for an important "interview". The costume needed is a smart black coat, black trousers and some sort of black shoes. This fits into the stereotypical business costume which should easily portray the character as business like
.

Example of a Spy Pen we will
use in our sequence

Props will also be important when portraying the characters to the audience. The business woman will be carrying a brief case to again reiterate that she is very corporate and professional at her job. The spy will possibly be carrying some sort of gadget which is usually associated with stereotypical spies. For example James Bond always has some sort of gadget such as a mobile phone which can control his car. A spy pen will be used as the gadget for him to open doors that the business woman closes behind her. He will also have some sort of earpiece which he will refer back to his base with the information he gathers. Lighting is another part of mise-en-scene. We will only be using natural lighting throughout the sequence due to the fact we do not have the equipment needed to create professional lighting. The time limit of 2 lessons to film also means we will not be able to attempt different lighting techniques.