Mise-en-scene

Bellow we covered the different categories of mise-en-scene and will explain the choices to define what we hope to achieve.

  Costume- Thomas Ryder/ antagonist/ Agent Ryder

· Black trousers- which look smart and formal to show knowledge and power of his character.

· White shirt (with one un-done button)- the shirt goes with the formal look whilst having the buttons partly undone it shows that his character will be getting involved with the action, but also to show that he is worn out and tired.

· Black leather shoes- This type of shoe is formal and expensive to go with the rest of the outfit to show his power and dominance in the opening sequence.

· A large watch to show Tom’s status within the film, also the watch shows his expensive life style, which in turn shows that he is good at this job as he can afford big expensive watches.

Thomas Riley/ Antagonist/ Agent Riley

· Grey suit trousers- Make Tom look formal and serious. Similar to Tom Ryder

· Black shirt (top button undone and rolled up sleeves) - The rolled up sleeves show he is the fighter and not to be messed with. (in essence he is like the bad cop)

· Black leather shoes- to complete the formal image we have given to Tom.

Adrian Northcott /Antagonist/ Unknown name throughout

· Black trousers- formal black suit trousers to match other ‘villains’ to show that he is a part of them.

 Black leather shoes- This is to match the rest of the outfit and again to make character look formal.

· White shirt-the white shirt is very simple but works for the character instead of a bright green shirt because the character looks more meaningful. It is also a colour that doesn’t stand out as he is not meant to draw the attention due to his unknown nature

· Black suit jacket- The only character to wear a full suit to show his wealth in the film and shows his success but this also shows that he is not into the ‘nitty gritty’ part of this.

· Large watch- To show success and for formal purposes.

· Black sunglasses- to hide his identity and to appear mysterious to the audience.

Arthur Scholes-Furness / Protagonist/ Mason

· Grey cotton joggers- the joggers look informal and very ordinary; this can show the vulnerability of Arthur’s character because he doesn’t look out of ordinary and mysterious. The idea of him looking ordinary is to show that he has just been taken spontaneously by the agents.

· Polo shirt- This again is ordinary and very casual everyday clothing, this stops Arthur looking suspicious.

· High tops- Casual shoes that suit the rest of the outfit, helps Arthur blend therefore he isn’t suspicious looking.

 Props:

· Chair- The chair is significant in the opening sequence because Arthur’s character spends most of the time sitting on it. It is also used as we can tie his hands behind the chair.

· Rope- the rope is used to tie Arthur to the chair which shows his vulnerability as he cannot escape and has been tied down.

· Car (Mercedes Benz) - The car is black keeping in with colours of antagonist colour, it can represent evil. It is also a smart expensive car to show that this is a serious matter.

· Tape player- Used to record Arthur speaking and used as evidence in the main part of the film.

· Gun (pistol)- the weapon used to kill Arthur’s character in the opening sequence, just to show how small Arthurs character was, and was only used as an aid for ‘the bigger picture’

· Bag (potato sac) - This type of bag is common used in a lot of thriller (and also many other genres) for effect, it will be unknown what Arthurs face looks like which is keeping in the typical convention of a thriller (the unknown)

· Fake blood- used on Arthur when he has been hit repeatedly by Thomas Riley, more realistic than ordinary make up. This is to give a stronger effect to the viewer.

Makeup:

The only make up we use is the fake blood to show realism within the film. None of the other characters have makeup on to show they are very stereotypically masculine.

Lighting:

· Interrogation room- This room will be dimly lit by a small ceiling light (we will use a large torch to create this effect) the light will be directly above Arthur to draw the viewer’s eye to him, whilst the rest will be dark to create enigma due to the shadows from the other characters. This style of lighting can be seen in many films such as Batman The Dark Night: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIj2uL2f1rE

· Car- the car will be lit by street lights and passing cars for a realistic night time drive, creates partial confusion because the setting is obvious for the viewer.

· Street- Street lights as well with possibility of security light if nothing in shot is clear. The dim light creates nothing intruding but shows that the equilibrium has been disturbed due to the events that  are occurring would look out of the ordinary in the day.

Location:

Tom Riley’s garage, this is being used because it large enough to represent an interrogation room. Also the house is the most remote therefore it looks more dangerous. The garage is a low cut ceiling and compact so this gives a sense of the unknown as the viewer doesn’t know where they have gone.. The driving scene will be filmed down and around Tom Riley’s street.

Actors/ Characters

Actors/ Character	Reason why chosen for role
Thomas Ryder	Thomas is the main controlling antagonist because he is built for the role and looks like a fighter and more controlling than Arthur.
Thomas Riley	Riley dresses more formally than Arthur in the film to make him look powerful but not as controlling as Thomas Ryder. This shows that Ryder is the “gang leader”. Riley is used for this part for that reason to appear brutal when really he is under Ryder’s control.
Adrian Northcott	We chose Adrian because he is an experienced driver and looks very professional when in the characters costume. Also he is very serious which matches the character who doesn’t mess around, this is shown in the opening sequence.
Arthur Scholes-Furness	Arthur is the protagonist because by his appearance looks very genuine with nothing to hide this suits his character because we want the audience to feel sorry for Arthur and want to help him.