Eleven: Mise en Scene

One of the most important aspects of film is concentrating on the aim for realism, a large portion of this is the mise en scéne. When we began the discussion of all of the mise en scéne on the short, the first thought that came to mind was the realsim of the piece. This was reflected in all of our mise en scéne. The first way we incorporated this was in the costume. All of the actors were in clothes that were dull colours (black, whites & greys), and these were the own actors clothes, so it was as close to real is we could be. Secondly being the set/environment of the film. We filmed the majority of eleven in-doors so it was crucial we choose generic looking houses with no standout architecture or architectural features. We used what was available to us, my cousins house which worked perfectly for Blake's family home. Finally we used no make-up or hairdressing. This also added to the realism of the piece because it made our actors look like they were just living out these events, rather than staging them.