'Killing Conscience' Treatment For The Mise-en-Scene

The props used : alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, ‘soup’ sick, bed, sofas, system, blood, make up for the bruises

The Alcohol and cigarettes are typical of noir tendencies, we wanted to keep some classic noir conventions in there so people who watch our opening can identify what type of film it is.
The drugs and the ipod docking system give it a modern kick to keep up with the contemporary feel of our opening.

Costume and make up = We want to keep the costume casual, like everyday wear of young adults but we wanted to add a noir flair. We will do this buy keeping the shades of clothing dark, for example blacks, greys and dark/navy blues. Or women with red lipstick and red nails. Not all charecters will dress this way because we need the modern edge once again, to keep the contemporary feel. If we had more charecters and time we would deffinitly keep to these guidlines perfectly. But seeing as we have minimal amount of 'main' charecters we will stick to the guidelines as much as possibly can.


We also will use costume make up for the 'femme fatale' to look beaten up and hurt. I will buy some purple lipstick mixed with eyeliner to create a bruised effect on the cheekbones and above the eye. And buy some costume blood to give the extra drama effect.

Location = Camerons house
- kitchen
- bedroom
- bathroom
- study

Second Location = Bens house
- bedroom
- living room


by Kira Knight, Group Art Director