MISE-EN-SCENE

To convey the protagonist’s characteristics I used mise-en-scene. I chose his own room as it had darker colours, which is more stereotypical for somebody who is into rock and metal music. I moved both of my guitars and my amp into his room to show that he plays guitar and to add further to the fact he liked rock music. I printed off loads of posters of bands the character likes and stuck them messy onto his wall, showing what music he is into and also he is passionate about it and has idols that he looks up to. I added an AC/DC vinyl next to the amp as another small detail of the music he likes, also adding to the rock atmosphere of his room.

In the close-up shot when he writes down the titles of the film, there is a letter from ‘Rockstone University’ in the background behind the paper. I came up with this name, as I wanted it to be clear it was a music university and I thought ‘Rockstone’ is a strong name for a university. To make the logo for the letter, I sketched some ideas down and then used Photoshop to create it. I then wrote the letter and showed that his name was Danny by saying “Dear Danny Cane”, a visual code for the audience to add to his character. I also put this letter in amongst the posters on his wall so that when the camera panned the wall, it would show this letter again.

His clothing was all black, and he wore a Motorhead t-shirt, again adding to the music he is into. He also wore converse to show that he is a casual person. 

The clock in the background when he is writing something and when the camera tilts up his wall, is purposely put on at 11pm, and then a fade out and fade in is used, to show he has been playing guitar all night. It was important to change the clock time to quite late at night to show that he doesn't sleep much, and is not extremely responsible. 

His bed was made to be very messy, representing the music he listens to as it can be seen as messy and loud itself.