Cambridge Portfolio Project Week 4 - #3

 Welcome back to my blog! In this blog I will go over the props and setting mise-en-scene elements in my film opening. Setting and props set the stage for the opening. These elements are essential to a successful film. 

 Atticus's main setting is his bedroom. Its filled with lots of magic posters. He is obsessed with magic and uses it as a way to escape the real world. He fell in love with magic as a child and has been hooked ever since. The magic element in his room shows his personality.  His uses his magic powers to defeat enemies in his comic. He is very artist and will have a lot of drawings and artwork. His dream is to become a world renound artist. 

He's a huge nerd and will have lots of books and homework in his room. His main props will be his drawings and his cloak. He calls his cloak his shield that protects him from the world and the bullies. As he goes outside, he is still wearing it and has a confrontation with Kai. 

Kai's main and only setting is their car. Their car is a setting and prop. It is a 2020 ford mustang and it not only their dream car but mine. They used their dad's money to buy the car. They don't have the best relationship with their family. They use their car as a getaway to be free from everything. Their favorite activity is to drive around endlessly. Throughout the opening Kai doesn't leave the car. They are alone in the car until the end when Aroura joins them. 

Aroura's setting is her bedroom and Kai's car. She is first introduced in her bedroom after Kai and Aticus are already established. She appears on screen as she is finishing up her makeup. Her room is very bland contrast to her clothing choices. This displays that she hasn't found herself. Rooms are a reflection of a person's inner self. Hers is mostly empty because she hasn't found the personality and interests to fill it. She has lots of books and makeup in her room. As she leaves her house, she and all the characters meet for the first time. This interaction is outside in the street of Atticus and Aroura's houses. Thier houses are across the street from each other. 

In my next blog post I will discuss the audio element in my opening. I'll meet you in the future!