Mise-en-scene for High School Dramas- Ideas

The purpose of Mise-en-Scene is to basically set up the scene of the shot, and everything from the character's clothing to the design of the location to what props are being used are part of the frame of arrangement.

As our title sequence is based on a high school drama, there are many elements of Mise-en-Scene that are important to take in account when filming. This includes the location, props, costumes and lighting.

Location:

For our location, we decided to use small locations of the college such as the canteen and toilets to fit in well with our title sequence. As we are basing our title sequence on a high school drama, we thought it was appropriate to have our college settings as they share a similar link between american high school locations

College Toilets

Girl bedroom 

College canteen

Location/college 

Props:

To get a brief idea about the props we are going to use, we decided to have similar stylised props from a high school movie such as similar accessories. Shown below, are some props that we may consider using when creating our title sequence.

School Backpacks 

Fashionable bag

Lipstick 

Cell phone/ mobile phone 

Highschool textbooks 

Costume:

For costume we decided to keep the clothing for teens similar to american high school movies. This is great as it it gives our audience the idea of what type of sub-genre they are watching. This also gives us an initial idea of how our characters are presented.

Lighting:

To keep in with the theme of a high school drama, we thought it would be wise to have a bright lighting as many other high school dramas do the same. This lighting will also create the positive high school atmosphere and mood of the film unlike youth dramas that tend to have a lot of tension and conflict.