Location Research

1st LOCATION - BEDROOM

The first scene is in the bedroom, where the male lies and is seen asleep.  The character is mature therefore using my mother's bedroom where a large, dark leather king size bed which the male will be sleeping upon.  The cream coloured walls will also reflect the maturity, and neutral drapery across the window is a suitable setting for an adult.  Wooden bedside tables are useful as many clocks will be placed on the side, which moments later will become disfigured.  My mother's bedroom immediately is a very suitable location and will effect the mise-en-scene greatly; in contrast to other locations such as my brother's bedroom.  The setting would not be suitable for the character, the blueish wall colour would perhaps seem suitable for a male, yet it is a light shade and could be more childish.  A large, purple coloured bunk-bed will also not be suitable for the scene and may suggest a child to the audience instead of a young adult, male lead.

2nd LOCATION - DINING ROOM

The second location is the dining room where the character awakens as he is transported to his dream state.  The table holds a variety of props with symbolic meaning very suitable to the mise-en-scene, the table is wooden which implies again an adult-like, mature use of prop.  The dark brown leather chairs are also very suitable and can suggest a neutral, adult like colour. The prop use effects my mise-en-scene as they each suggest symbolic denotations which are crucial to my surrealist feature.  The candles for example portray the memory, that was once there.  The soil in the bowl for example represents life.

There is not a large difference or variety of locations; I have chosen the symbolism and surrealist aspects to be a main part which enable the characters to progress and develop with their strange encounter.  I chose to film in my house as I was confident that the design was most suitable, perhaps other houses may not have a neutral feel suitable for both genders and my characters, which would have affected the overall mise-en-scene.  The lighting in the bedroom was minimal when shooting to suggest night time and sleep - a small lamp shade was useful in creating the desired effect in the bedroom.