Production Blog: Mis-En-Scene

  The film is supposed to use many different props. It was a very long and tedious process to decide what props to use. There were also situations where we wanted to use props but they were to expensive to get or wouldn't get here in time. Props can make a big difference in a movie so this was a very hard choice to make. A definite prop needed in the movie was a knife. The problem was my group didn't know whether to use a real knife or a fake one. Using a real knife poses an obvious safety hazard especially when kids are using it to pretend kill each other. The next choice would be a fake one. The only downside is it of course looks very fake. The group came to the conclusion after a discussion that a real knife would be better and everyone would just have to be really cautious while using it. The next proposed prop was a record player. It got scrapped very quickly since it really wasn't needed and was pretty expensive. Another definite prop this movie needs is blood. There is a problem with this though, no knows how to do blood. Of course anyone can go to a costume store or go online and buy blood, but how do you use it? The major problem is not messing up Lili's house with blood. Angie is supposed to get bashed into the wall and leave a trial of blood. Therefore the group needs to figure out how to use blood on walls without staining very soon. The final mis-en-scene is actually a costume. Angie is supposed to wear a white dress in a scene but there isn't a white dress in the group's possession though. 



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