Thriller Mise-en-scene

An important scene that will have to be taken in to consideration will be that of the news report. We are not sure whether to go for a English approach to television journalism or an American one. We are leaning towards and English version however as we ourselves are British and we have British patriotism!
Although this is of a Student American journalist it is a good example of the kind of clothes they wear. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gbk6jKa_Fq0 The female reporter often wears casual clothes whereas the television journalism we are used to is that of smart clothes for both women and men, usually suits. The American Journalist is also very blunt and to the point... very stereotypical American.
In contrast this is an example of a British Television Journalist: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mxFRigYD3s. Both the anchor and the on scene journalist are very professionally dressed and the language is very intimate and detailed. Such details about the World Trade Center's that you possibly would not see in Rash American Reports.

Another scene which mise-en-scene will be considered is in the phone call. In this case, less is more, with just a black screen for the audience to look at. As the phone call unfolds the audience will sit in a pitch black cinema. The whole idea of this is that when in a real conversation with someone you can't see their face can you? By imitating this on the big screen we are creating the idea that the audience are helpless, and making the characters even more mysterious! The conversation itself will be very blunt and not give away too many details as not to give away plot line. Once the phone call has been recorded and uploaded we create a muffled effect as if the characters are talking in fear of being heard talking or of the phone call being tapped. Throughtout the conversation there will be white credits of the actors on screen fading in and out, as to comply with the stereotypical mysterious thriller genre. As the conversation reaches its peak and the dirty gossip is spoken the title will appear on screen. This title will not be big as to not make the product look over the top or silly. It will fade in as the character says the word 'framed' (script to be detailed at a later date). Therefore we are creating continuity. The phone call will end abruptly and will be left with the dial tone, as music is slowly merged in.

The transition between phone call and media collage
This tranisition is extremely important as to grab the audience's attention and engage them with the content on screen. As the phone call finishes the dial tone will kick in and then the music will merge with this. The black screen will not be changed and the media such as photos and newspaper reports and video clips will fall on to the screen, creating quality continuity and a smooth unheard of transition in the student world. Not having any cuts in our title sequence will be easy to achieve but have a very professional effect on the audience.

More about mise-en-scene later.