Research into Mise-en-scene Miss Georgiou

Mise-en-scene

Mise-en-scene is the arrangement of scenery and properties to represent the place where a play or a movie is enacted. 'I spit on your grave shotgun scene'.

Here is a close-up of the victims facial expressions. This allows the audience to see how he is feeling at that particular time as they can see he is being tortured. This is effective as it shows the fear and anxiety going through his mind through his face as both him and the audience don't know what's going to happen next, the un-expectancy adds tension and suspense. In this part of the clip you can also clearly see blood around the victims mouth which makes the scene more gory and gruesome which makes the audience tremble but also sympathise for the man as they are aware he is being tortured and tormented.

The setting in this part of the clip shows what is around the female character. An appearing to be abandoned house/cabin is shown in woodland which is possibly in the middle of nowhere, or abandoned. This gives the impression that the offence taking place is hidden which is not misleading to the audience as murders taken place are typically out of sight, this makes the audience feel more on edge as there would be nobody about to stop the murdering which is effective as it adds more suspense and tension.

In the same part of the clip the lady, who is also the murderer is seen to be wearing casual everyday clothes with a simple hairstyle and make-up. The impression given is that she is an everyday young female citizen. This is a clear indicator for the audience of what the characters personality may be like. However, this is manipulative and misleading as in fact the characters personality does not match her appearance at all. She comes across simple and normal meaning no harm nor threat when really she is a vengeful murderer. This is effective for a thriller film as things that are unexpected are more frightening for the audience as it is more of a shock.

The positioning of the man here is tied up flat on his front with a gun behind his back, this instantly shows the audience that he is the victim as he is in a very defenceless, vulnerable position. This is effective as it really emphasises his weakness and desperation through the way he has been positioned.
In the same part of the clip the colours are very dull and dark which could possibly represent the mood or dark thoughts of the character that's about to murder the individual shown in the room. Low key lighting is also used here which produces sharp contrasts of light and dark areas in the room, and also shows deep and distinct shadows on the floor and walls which is effective as it makes the setting more uninviting. 

My research of this clip will assist me with planning my own thriller as it gives me the understanding of what 5 ways I must focus on with depth that I need to use to add mystery, expectancy,mood,suspense etc to my thriller. It also introduced me to what things I must use to allow the audience to get to know the character or mood, through facial expression or costume.