Screenplay Ideas for Sound, Lighting, and Mise en Scène in the Final Project

Sound

The usage of sound in our film is rather complex. Being a horror film, our final project utilizes diegetic and non-diegetic sounds to invoke certain choreographed emotions onto our audience. The stark sounds of wasps are not only a repulsive and irritating noise, but could also convey fear, insanity and disruption. As a result, the sound of wasps are a reoccurring theme across the film.

Other important sounds include the usage of diegetic music that veils the film. The ominous music adds character to the film and helps deliver fear into our audience.

Lighting

The lighting in the film is also extremely fundamental to our horror film. There are moments where the lighting extremely understated, where the characters are going through a trauma or contemplating dark thought. In scenes with more lighting, the characters are much more lively or action is taking place. These are key within our film because they play a role in invoking emotions into the audience and promoting thorough emersion into our film.

Mise en Scène

The developed scenery of the film is key. Our location being the park was chosen purposefully as it contrasts the dark tone of our film. We wanted to promote fear and death in an environment where these factors are not significantly present in the real world. By doing this, we wanted to establish a form of realism and promote the message that safety is not always guaranteed, even in the most peaceful of places. This concept of contradictions are the basis of our film and is what our film is truly about. Contradictions in every aspect of reality. And this relation is interesting for our film to explore and for us to interpret in our production.