Mise-en-scene within my video

LIGHTING

• The video is set at dark, therefore, the lighting is naturally dark. 
• In a few scenes, I had to use a spotlight due to poor visibility. 
• The reason why I wanted it set during night was so that the suspense and atmosphere would increase with the visuals for example, Andy and Molly running. 

PROPS

• Props were quite minimalistic within the video. 
• The car was our largest prop which is shown in a couple of scenes. 
• The guitar is used during the camp fire scene. Its main use was to create atmosphere. It also suggested that Andy had a real natural talent with music. 
• The fire created a warm atmosphere. It suggested the intimacy between Andy and Molly and also built up the suspense that they were out alone at night. 

SCENERY

• There are many different scenes throughout the video. 
• The graffiti tunnel-creates a sense of youth, adds to the artistic nature of the indie genre, and the distinctive background also allowed me to create synergy between the video, advertisement and digipak. 
• The field- The field showed the calmness and relaxation of the video, to be with nature. As a pretty backdrop for a scene, it acted sufficiently as a interesting background. 
• Bridge- The bridge allowed me to add special effects in to the video due to the passing traffic, which had a contrasting effect with the dark atmosphere and bright lights. 
• Concert- The concert allowed the artists to have a musical persona, and showed off their talent. The actual scenery itself allowed the audience to feel as if they are watching the band live. 

COSTUME

• As explained previously, this was kept minimalistic and relaxed, just as similar existing bands dressed. 
• At first, I planned for both Andy and Molly to wear all black- however, I changed my mind, as their individual fashion sense heightened their individuality and is more likely to appeal to my target market.