Mise en Scene

Costume

Character A - Antagonist: Wearing a black t-shirt and baggy jeans with grey socks when inside his house to develop the photos. This represents him trying to hide that he is stalking character B by wearing baggy clothing. The dark colours symbolise how his mind is dark and he has a lack of bright, positive feelings other than the possession he holds over character B. The baggy clothing suggests that he is trying to cover himself up as he is not completely himself until he has the relationship he wants with character B.

Character B - Protagonist: She will wear pastel colours which indicates her vulnerability. The paler tones to her clothing suggest purity and contrast with the black tones  worn by the antagonist. This is a theme which is common in the psychological thriller genre conventions.

Character B (younger) - The young girl will wear a pale coloured frilly dress which will represent the purity and innocence the girl holds from a young age when she is around character A.

Character A (younger) - The young boy will wear a pair of jeans and a t-shirt to symbolise how he has always been different to other children and does not change throughout his life.

Props

- Collage board filled with photos, writing and titles.

- Camera which Character A will use to take photo of character B.

- Scissors

- Newspaper

- Polaroid photos

- Handbag

Location

- Cathedral, outside when character B is walking up path.

- Cathedral, inside when character B is praying and character A is watching.

- Grassed area by canal in Guildford.

- Art room/Cellar (undecided)

Setting

- Dark Cathedral

- Low light room (art room or cellar)

- Grassed area for children to play

Lighting

- Dark lighting for cellar/art room

- Dark lighting for outside cathedral

- Dim lighting inside cathedral

- Black and white (but bright) for children playing.

Proxemics
- Children in flashbacks are close together
- Character A and B when older are far apart as Character B does not know that she is being followed by Character A.

Poster Analysis - Red Lights

I have chosen to analyse the poster for the film ‘Red Lights’. The obvious choice of red, yellow and orange colours in the images shown connotes danger and warmth. This could symbolise the close connections between people but something negative happening between the people. The close up images of the characters faces suggests that they will be closely followed throughout the film. There are a variety of shapes the images have been cut to, this could connote the limitations the characters have with their aim in the film. Each character is looking at something but it is unclear what as it is not show in the image, this suggests that there is an aspect of ‘fear of the unknown’. The use of a black background suggests that the film will be primarily dark and difficult to understand. This fits with the typical conventions of a thriller. The black background that runs through the gaps between each image suggests that there is something separating each sub-plot in the storyline connecting to create an understanding from the viewers. The white font suggests that there is a sense of purity and simple base to which the plot is set to allow the audience to relate to it. However, the colour red is used in the title for ‘LIGHTS’ suggests that everything the audience relates to could become corrupted as the dark colour connotes danger. The bold and plain font suggests that there is a sense of normality that each character returns to at some point during the film.