Candidate Names & Numbers

Connor Biesterfeldt-Woods   9182

Anam Raza   9720

Jessica Pond  9615

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The Forgotten

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Se7en - Mise-en-scene Breakdown and Analysis

The mise - en - scene within se7en is considered some of the best within recent thriller films. This is because the mise - en -scene within se7en is not only used to create visual appearance, but is also used to cleverly convey a characters motives and personality.

This can be noticed in the scene that detectives mills and somerset are chasing john doe through his apartment. In this scene, the room is very dark. Darkness is a key convention within thriller films, making it a frequently used aspect of mise-en-scene. Darkness is used to create a sense of mystery, while making the audience fell vulnerable as they cannot see everything that is going on, on the screen.Fot this scene inparticular, the darkness also used to show that the character is hiding and could appear out of nowhere. Again, this makes the audience alert as it builds suspense.

The clothing within the scene shows that both of the detectives are professionals and are serious about their job/role. This makes them stand out as the antagonists because it shows that they are ready and willing to catch the criminal. As previously mentioned, the mise-en-scene (in this case the clothing) is also used to convey the characters personality/attitude. This can be seen through how detective Somerset wears a hat, long coat and neat shirt. This is used to show that Somerset is more professional and serious. however, the other detective, Mills, wears a dark jacket, suite and tie. This more informal attire is used to denote that Mills is more laid back  and inconsiderate than Somerset.

Where did our film ideas come from?

Together, our group collected and analysed some of the moments that we found memorable from thriller films. Upon discussing this, we realised that the one scene that stood out was the kidnapping scene from taken. because of this, we analysed the scene, making notes on what we believed made the scene special. we realised that our opening scene shouldn't contain a lot of suspense leading up to the kidnapping scene. Instead we thought it would be best if we had a sudden atmospheric change, that quickly gets the viewer on the edge of their seats. We also looked to "Taken" for inspiration involving clothing and lighting. Within a scene in taken, a jacket is very effective in generating suspense. We thought this was unusual, but at the same time genius as it instantly grabs the audiences attention and makes them anxious. Because of this, we know intend to have a flashbacks that revolves around a characters jacket, relating to them being taken.