Mise-en-scene recreation: Learner response

 1) Type up your feedback from your teacher in full.

• There is a lot to credit in this recreation – the pace of the conversation is edited very nicely (not an easy skill). Obviously using the original audio from the clip (voiceover) makes that easier and it’s an important lesson for coursework because for the real coursework everything you use (aside from music) has to be 100% original. I’ll let this pass on this occasion though!
• The performance of the actor is an important part of mise-en-scene and you’ve got some very good moments here in terms of expression or body language that mimics the original scene.
• In terms of setting, it’s not ideal (doesn’t really feel like a home/kitchen) but in the circumstance of filming in school you’ve done well to use the location you’ve chosen. However, it still works as a useful reminder that the best Media production work tends to be filmed off-site.
• Finally, there is one moment where the audio and video is out of sync which is important to notice and fix before you export a final production. These are all good lessons for future video tasks and coursework.

 

2) Type up a summary of the feedback you have had from the rest of the class - bullet points is fine.

• line delivery was good
• ending was abrupt and sync with audio was off
• does she chew gum in the original?
• Good dialogue
• good setting
• original voice over used
• audio was clear
• camera shots were good
• costume is similar

3) Use all the feedback you've been given to write your own self-assessment of your video using WWW (What Went Well) and EBI (Even Better If...)

I think that my actor choice was very good as Izabela was able to perfectly recreate Casey's body language and expressions towards the phone call. However, I think we should have recreated our own version of Ghosts faces voice.

4) Now reflect on your own work in more detail. How did your planning (script, shot list) help clarify and develop your ideas?

Planning shots and script writing was all well organised as i re-watched the first 60 seconds of Scream in order to list down the conversations and camera angles as well as when they switched. I tried my best to keep it as similar to the original by making sure the camera showed from waist up.

5) Thinking technically, how could you improve your work for future videos? (E.g. filming, editing, audio levels etc.)

In the future, i need to practices with lip-syncing audios in order for them to sink up with the videos perfectly. As well as this, i need to not only experiment with audio levels between my characters and background noises but also pick better settings to film in in order for it to match the theme for my production.

6) Finally, what have you learned regarding the importance of mise-en-scene in film and television? Write a paragraph to answer this.

Mise-en-scene fills up the basics for film and television production where each aspect is closely looked upon and purposely directed. Costume is used to give characters a personality and a background for viewers to stereotype from. Lighting is used to brighten or dim certain aspects of the film by setting a mood. Actors are purposely chosen for their skill in acting and commitment to character. Make-up is used for effects and style whilst props are used by these characters to reinforce their surroundings or actions portrayed. And finally setting may be very important as shows connections of characters and helps set the storyline to be more realistic.