mise-en-scene (13)

 Set Design

    Focusing on where we will film and with what props are important mise-en-scene elements to focus on in our planning process. I have thought through our opening scene and have collected some props that will be most significant in conveying the storyline. 

We will use this speaker as a prop that will be seen when packing the beach bag as well as when the three girls are walking along the beach. This speaker is an important prop, since it will also be used to convert from non diegetic to diegetic sound when they turn up the music. 

First off, we will use this purse as a beach bag. We will have a close up shot of this bag when Sammy is packing for the beach. I chose this purse because it is big and can fit the other props, as well as being a neutral color to go with Sammys color pallet.

Tanning oil and lotion will be used in the close up of Sammy packing her beach bag to initially let the audience know they are headed to the beach.

Sammy's mom passed away, so in our opening scene Sammy will kiss her moms photo before she leaves the house. We will use this picture frame but replace the photo inside with a picture of my mom on her wedding day.

Locations

We are going to use my bedroom as Sammy's bedroom. As I have the beach props and not many things on my walls so it will be easy to redecorate the walls that will be seen in the background of our shots to cater to Sammys aesthetic.

This is a picture of the hollywood, FL boardwalk. This is a perfect location to film as this sidewalk is where we will film and the sand and ocean is right next to it. So in every shot the beach will be in the background without us having to have the hassle of setting up a stable camera in the sand or getting any equipment wet.