A Thrilling Experience

     Last week in class, we did not have a filming session to watch a film. We were beginning to plan out our movie for The Fascination Project. My group and I were assigned to the mystery/thriller genre. Now we have to film a short film and learn how directors and producers use mise en scene firsthand. 

    First, my group and I decided what we want our film to entail. The first thing that we suggested was a black and white film with eerie music. When I think of a mystery/thriller film, I think of the classic films from many years ago with faded colors. For example, Clue, which was directed by Jonathon Lynn in 1985. I was first introduced to this film in high school, but I had been playing the board game since a very young age. Due to the board game being such a prominent activity in my younger years, this movie had my attention from the beginning. 

    This film was my inspiration for how I wanted my group's film to be portrayed. Having faded colors or black and white in a film automatically gives the film an overall suspenseful feel. Additionally, we wanted to include some suspenseful music throughout the film to heighten the suspense and specific moments. I think most films tend to do this, even those who aren't in the mystery/thriller genre. Sound effects are a huge factor in films and audiences don't even notice them most of the time. We tend to already imagine there being noises at times with suspense. 

    My group has officially wrapped up filming and we are doing our best to make our film a true mystery/thriller. However, the mise en scene is not as perfect of a match as thrillers from Hollywood with millions of dollars for their budget.