Representation of costumes, setting, camera, mise en scene and lighting

Costume
Our main character is going to wear normal day clothes to highlight that there is nothing abnormal about her. It also suggests that to start off she isn't a main character because she blends in with the other characters which creates mystery for the audience. In addition the antagonist of our film  is going toe dress in all black or mostly black to highlight the danger he might cause throughout the film/opening. We are also going to have him wearing a hooded jacket so he can wear his hood up, with this detail the audience can tell that his identity is supposed to be a mystery and therefore entices the audience to watch it more. For the dog walker we are having her in normal clothes to highlight she is a normal person and possibly a vital person to the scene/opening.

Setting
The setting within our opening is going to be a park and a darkroom. We chose a park because most scenes that are kidnapping scenes are taken place in a park so it is a common convention of the action. Also the act (kidnapping) completely contradicts the common conventions associated with a park which makes the film more shocking to the audience. We also chose to set part of it in a darkroom which links to the role of the protagonist of the story. The scenes where its set in the darkroom involves her revealing what she thinks is the evidence to support her claims.

Lighting
The lighting in the darkroom is red which is normally associated with darkrooms. Also the colour red suggests there might be danger because violence is a connotation of the colour red. Throughout the beginning scene the lighting is dim which makes the scene more mysterious because it hides their identities this then reflects the genre of the film. With the scene being dimly lit almost hints to the audience what might happen next.

Camera
Close up shots are going to be used to emphasis emotions of the characters and extreme close ups are going to be used on specific features to allow the audience to know part of their identity but not all of it which would create mystery for the audience. We will also use long shots to show the location and its importance.

Sound
There is a sound that is going to repeated throughout the opening scene which is a tap dripping. We chose to have this because it is erie and connects with the genre.