Film Opening Mise-en-scene

Garage/Lair Scene
In this scene, we will use low key lighting from a torch and a lamp.
The props used will be:

• The killer's journal
• A desk
• Photos of the killer's victims on the wall
• Tools (saw, craft knife)
• Body parts in jars

The killer's face and gender is unknown to the audience, so their costume will be dark jeans and black hoodie with the hood up.

Stalking Scene

We will use low key lighting again in this scene as it will be shot outside at dusk with only street lights as a light source. The victim will be dressed in casual clothes typical of her age group (16-18) e.g. jeans, boots and a jacket. The props used will be a bag and a phone or music player, to make her character more authentic and approachable to the audience.

Flashback Scenes

These scenes will be showing past victims, so they will be covered in fake blood and special effects make up will be applied to them, such as strangulation marks and stab wounds. Other mise-en-scene we will use is:

• A noose
• A bloody bathtub
• A door
• Police tape
• Fake blood