What's the set going to look like

 As we continue brainstorming for ideas for the mise-en-scene details of the film opening, we are basically done with the props and overall set of the film. My partner and I mostly know everything we want to include in our film opening. All of the things that we want to put would reveal things about the character, like their mental state, love, etc. 

The opening would be filmed in a house, specifically in the living room with some shots from the kitchen. The props would serve the purpose to keep the audience engage and looking at everything presented to them, or having to re-watch the whole thing to get the small details.  

                                                  

Some of the first props designs we thought of were a record player and an old phone, like the ones with the wire. My partner actually ones these things (the phone isn't like the one in the photo but instead of turning to put the numbers, it has a keypad and it's green). These props would help build the personality of our main character. The objects would radiate an old-fashioned vibe, making it seem as though the film happens in current times, the man is still stuck in old times and loves to reminisce about his life in the past. Both of these props the man would be using throughout the film, given that most of the time there would be music playing and the man will get a phone call. 

 

Another background prop we are planning in incorporated is roses. These roses would represent the couple, so two roses one for the guy and one for the woman would be placed in a vase. To further represent them one of the roses would be alive and the other one is dead. This detail wouldn't overshadow any big plot details given that this information is going to be revealed in the opening. Nevertheless, it would make the audience pay more attention to the small details. 

One key mise-en-scene choice we were set on from the start, was making the house(so the living room and the kitchen) appear as they haven't been cleaned in a while. We wanted the mess of the house to connect to the mental state of the man. Our thought process was, the man isn't well mentally (clearly), and the house is uncleaned, a mess just like the man's brain. One of the film backgrounds would be the kitchen, so we wanted to have some dirty dishes in the sink, maybe an unfinished meal on the table, or a spilled liquid. This detail also would add to the sense that the man is basically lost without his woman, can't even clean his own house.

One last thing we are sure we want to add to the set design would be some family portraits around the walls. Using these will add to the sense that this once was a family full of love, that was always together. Additionally, the family portraits would be used to further introduce the wife and the son, who would later call his dad in the opening. These plus the song we plan on using will tell the audience that the man truly loves his family. This vibe would contrast the action of the man (killing his wife), which would build some mystery to the film, making the audience think, what is wrong with the man?  

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