Research-Mise En Scene- costume, hair,make-up, body language and facial expression Miss B

Mise En Scene

When watching a thriller film it is important to represent the character of what the Mise En Scene is expected from them. the elements of Mise En: 

costume- it helps the audience understand more about the characters and grab the audience attention to particular personality or traits. Different customer have different representation towards the character for example a antagonist would wear normal clothes or a white clothing which would show that the person is pure and innocent, whereas  a antagonist would wear black clothes and that represent bad. Some protagonist wear something that would hide there identity like a mask or they would pain there face.

Hair and make- up- the appearance is important when creating a character as it affects someone perspective. For example using a dramatic make- up and hair it can convey the seriousness  of the scene. Whereas a person who wears less makeup and has a hairstyle that not dramatic is represented as a innocent character. Different hair and make-up style is represented differently and can make the audience understand who they are. 

Body language- a character a action, movement and how they represent themselves is a body language for example use of facial expressions presents  the dynamics of the scene. Sometimes their physical appearance will make the understand who they are. For example a hero would would have a good posture and have his/her head held high. A victim who is a child would be clueless and cry. 

The conventional body language of the protagonist is calm. This represents them as a clever and mischievous person because he is wearing suit which is a symbol of knowledge and also he is wearing paint on his face which cover his identity. 

The conventional language of the antagonist is that he is confident This represent that he is has power and knows what he is doing as a hero, also the leather and a cloak shows that he is confident. He is wearing a mask to also cover his identity. 

Facial expression- the audience understand when they look at the characters face and emotion to  see if it create a meaning  as the character is developing the story by its facial expression and communicate the feelings and thoughts to the audience. A protagonist would be smirking and giving evil eyes but a antagonist would be serious as he/she is in a serious situation.