Teen Dramas

Mise-en-Scene & Cinematography of Teen Drama's

Mise-en-Scene

• Dull lighting and colours of setting - suggests bad thoughts of characters and dark storyline
• Alcohol/drugs - at age which they experiment
• Guns/Knives - only in very 'nitty gritty' teen dramas.

As our protagonist is both a teen AND a criminal, these could be included in our film to represent the dark and dangerous lifestyle she has chosen.

Setting

• Flats/apartments (usually small and untidy) - suggests they are newly independent
• Estates/'ghettos' - communal feeling if many characters

We could go one of two ways with our storyline. Either, she could still live at home, which increases secrecy of crimes, as she has to hid them from parents. Or she could live in a small, one bedroomed apartment, surrounded by all the things she has stolen.

Costume

• Modern/Trendy - if normal teens
• Worn out, untidy, 'chav' clothing - used in more gritty films

Although one sister will be in a hospital gown, to show she is ill, the criminal sister will wear big clothes to hide herself and also to represent her big secret.

Sound

• Lots of dialogue
• Moving/emotional ambient music - to evoke a certain emotion from the audience
• Narration - to show hidden feelings

We'll definitely use lots of ambient music in our film to create empathy for the sisters. Furthermore, a narration could show the indecisiveness and guilt of the criminal sister.

Cinematography

• A range of very close to very far away shots - represents intensity and distance of a character
• Low and high shots - to show superior/inferior characters

In our film, we could change from high angle shots of the protagonist when she is partaking in crimes, to level shots when the audience realises why she's done it.