Reseacrh and Planning: Mise-en-Scene

This aspect involves a whole range of areas which all contribute to creating the intended effect on the audience, for example:

• Costume
• Setting/Location
• Body Language
• Lighting
• Props
• etc.

It involves everything that is seen within the scene and is an extremely important aspect of film-making. The surroundings have to correspond with the codes and conventions of the 'social realist' genre. We want to try and represent 'Urban Britain' through the use of mise-en-scene therefore we wish to include stereo-typical conventions which do so. For example:

• Graffiti
• Subways
• Blocks of flats
• Schools
• Hoodies
• Low cost/quality costume/make-up
• Playgrounds
• Cigarettes
• Weapons

The location of the scenes has a huge impact on how the style of the film comes across, therefore 'Location Research' will play a huge part when investigating the codes and conventions of Social Realism.