WEEK 7 – w/c 01/11/10

During this week I have been reviewing the key points of Mise en scène by looking up the core parts of it on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mise_en_sc%C3%A8ne and then actually watching films such as "Nightmare on Elm St." to personally review things such as the lighting and other aspects to do with Mise en scène related to films from the genres that I will be combining and these are:

• Lighting - A common factor that I found between the two genres is that most of the killing seems to occur under the cover of darkness, dreary places or at night time, this enforces the ideology that murderers like to make their move under the cover of night which proves to be intimidating, this can also act as a trick e.g. in the video below they give you the impression that the murders are over and give you a false sense of security (enhanced by the light) but then out of the mirror Freddie murders Nancy's Mother.

• Space - In terms of space, the slashers in the slasher/thriller movies usually operate in spacious but secluded areas so that there is enough room for the victim to run but no way for them to escape & no one to hear them scream; it almost signifies a hunt. On the other hand, hood movie murders seem to occur on anywhere that is available to the killer or relevant to the situation e.g. the location of where an altercation has occurred. A way i can incorporate both styles would be to let it be in an open space in the outside world but make it seem like a ghost town (nobody is about) so they can't hear you scream.
• Costume - In terms of costume there is a big difference between these genres; it is common in slasher movies for the antagonist/killer to wear 1 outfit throughout the whole film and this acts as a sort of uniform e.g. Freddy's striped jumper & hat, Jason's mask, etc. While in hood movies the characters are not usually seen wearing, the same outfit more than once because an aspect of this culture is that if you dress nice then you have money & money = Respect. I will try to incorporate both styles into my trailer by possibly making the main character wear different clothes but in similar styles and colours.