Characters: Mise-en-scene & Clothing

In order for our actors/actresses to play their suited character roles, as a group we had to decide what clothing would be ideal for each character. It was important to decide what colours the main characters like Flora would mainly wear and we decided black and white at different points. I believe mise-en-scene and clothing are both vital aspects as they hold connotations that represent individual characters. This connotations also support the horror element for example Flora wearing black simply connotes danger and power which alerts the audience that her behaviour has significantly changed from being innocent to turning cold hearted.

Character/Cast List

Me and my group members have decided on the final actors/actresses that would play the characters in our trailer. It is important that these actors represent the characters perfectly and we successfully found all the actors/actresses needed. We also think that they would be able to conform or subvert representations portrayed in the current horror industry. By picking our characters carefully, our trailer is likely to be more effective as our story can be portrayed and seen more clearer by characters that have the ability to make it look more realistic. We've also ensured that most of the characters are available when we need them for recording scenes that they are in. 

List of final characters for production

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Storyboards

In order for me and my group to create and plan our horror trailer, a detailed storyboard was vital to guide us. We decided to include important detail in our storyboards for instance camera techniques, mise-en-scene and sound. This would make it easier whilst we are creating and editing our trailer as we would have something to refer back to instantly for support. 

We also thought that our original flat plans lacked detail so we decided to add more frames in between which is why some frames are labelled as "2.2." This represents extra camera angles we would take whilst recording our footage. 

Theories included in our narrative

In order for us to develop and plan our ideas more further, we decided to use a variety of theorists in our narrative for it to stand out more. Here is a presentation that goes through which theorists we involve in our narrative. By researching into different theorists, it has helped me form our narrative as it gave me the opportunity to discover new ideas such as the creepy doll representing Flora's state of mind.

 

Concept of 'Male Gaze' in our trailer

By looking into most horror films, I have learnt from my research that they involve the concept of male gaze in most films. We decided to follow this important convention that is portrayed in most films like “Carrie.” In the opening scene of “Carrie”, we see that the camera is purposely panning across the naked school girls. This shows that women are emphasised by showing a sense of voyeurism with camera work.

Me and my group decided to feature the sense of voyeurism and follow Laura Mulvey’s theory in our trailer. We are planning to feature close up shots of Flora’s sister Megan. We decided to pan the camera down from her legs. We thought this concept will speak out better to our potential target audience and this will overall make our trailer more effective. Moreover, our trailer will also look more realistic due to following typical conventions that most horror films hold and this will also make our narrative seem more interesting.

Also, I found a video on YouTube that explains Laura Mulvey’s theory in detail. There also examples of the male gaze in use in specific films overall. In the video, it shows examples of camera work for example there are pan shots from head to toe of a woman. This also emphasises the fact that woman are portrayed as sex objects in horror films.

"Insanity" - Chosen Film Name

The image above explains the reasons why me and my group decided to pick the film name "Insanity" to represent our narrative. The word has several meanings and we thought this was ideal as it linked directly to our main character, Flora.