Planning mise en scene and props

For our mise en scene, we wanted a setting which was quite isolated and "rough". After looking at post apocalyptic films, I noticed that the genre included derelict places and this is what we wanted to include in our scene.
We decided on a few places where we could film, and these included:

• Brierley Park in Sutton in Ashfield
• Kingsway Park in Kirkby in Ashfield

We found that the places where we could visit, without the consent from land owners, were quite limited, as we need a lot of space to show the isolation of our character. 

For the lighting in our opening scene, we want a foggy/misty atmosphere, as we feel that this would represent the destroyed, unused world. If it was to rain, we wouldn't be able to film properly, as it would be difficult to film without getting too muddy, however it could represent the pathetic fallacy of the character.

The music and sounds in our opening scene important, as we want music which is slow to begin with but builds tension towards the end. We want to also add voiceovers to our piece as we feel that this will move the opening scene along, and also help the audience to understand what is going on.

We want to keep our props to a minimum, to show that the supplies are scarce and that our character is extremely grateful for finding something. The props we could use:

• A bag
• Possibly an old blanket
• A few food supplies
• Something to eat the food with
• A photo of our characters family

Planning costumes and makeup

For the costume and our characters makeup, we wanted her to look like she had been out in the world for a long time by herself. We thought that by wearing simple clothing and by using dark makeup to represent dirt, I thought that this would relate to the conventions of the post apocalyptic genre that I had previously researched.

Clothing plan:

• Old t-shirt
• Worn shoes
• A pair of old jeans
• A coat 
• A wooly hat

Makeup:

• Dark eyeshadow which can be used to represent dirt. 

I thought that by using this, I could show that my character had been living rough due to the post apocalyptic event which had occurred.