Part One Mise-en-scene
We have separated our scenes into three parts. The first section is the prison-cell-like scene, where Avery is kept inside a cell. We wanted to give an eerie feeling to the audience, so we ordered two backdrops that look like old rusty walls from inside a cell. Jade also drew a reference to how we wanted the cell to look.
How do we make the cell come to life?
The cell was drawn first by Jade as a reference to how we wanted the cell to come to life. It offered a wider range to connect with the audience, as well as introducing the protagonist, Avery Dawson. We used three backdrops instead of two so we could have a bigger and more open space from the audience's view. The three walls helped us shoot shots from different angles. The backdrops, we used Emma's dog's gate as a cell gate and a bench with two cushions with a white sheet on top of it to make a "bed" in her prison cell. This happened in Emma's guest room.
Our second setup was our interrogation room in a flashback. This scene was made in the same room as the cell; we just tied the backdrops up with pins and set up a long desk and two metal chairs to resemble a meeting ash type of room. We chose to set it up very minimally and plainly. We chose to make the desk horizontal to give both the characters, Officer Garcia, who is the sheriff, taking notes of the interrogation process, and Avery Dawson herself, a long-distance type of feel within the scene.
Our last scene takes place when Officer Garcia is taking a call while Avery is locked in her cell. The scene is set inside Emma’s dad’s office in my house, where the room holds the very essence of a workspace. The furniture and personal additions, such as family photos, books, and cases to be solved, are correlated to the story as well.
It was hard to make the cell, and it took a long time to build.
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