Symbolic Codes: Mis-en-scene, Space, Objects & Props, Costumes,Setting, Colour & Lighting & Body Language

Symbolic Codes

Space

• Juxtaposition
• Depth & Proximity
• Size and Proportion

Objects And Props

• Clues to Character
• Narrative Enigmas
• Anchors Location
• Genre Iconography
• Intertextual References

We will be using many different props when filming, for example boxing gloves are essential for out protagonist because that is what he does in terms of his spare time. We will also be using a mobile phone for an alarm, as the phone alarm goes off there will be a message that appears on the screen saying '1 days until fight', this shows that he has been training hard counting down the days until his fight.

Costumes

• Realism/Escapist
• Time period/Age/Social Class
• Revealing Genre Conventions
• Low/High Production Values
• National/Regional Identity
• Status/Role/Occasion
• Ethnicity/Race/Sexuality

In our film the protagonist will be wearing standard clothes that people would wear to the gym. On the other hand our antagonist will be wearing smart clothes but he will be wearing them carelessly to show that he is a criminal.

Setting

• Low/High Production Values
• Genre Conventions
• Audience Identification
• Decor/Style/Interiors
• Studio Set design/On Location
• Realist/Escapist

In our film we will use standard locations around our area, this is due to low production cost. This can be a good thing because the audience can relate to the locations such as houses around the local area, the gym and other locations such as the 'Stab' scene.

Colour & Lighting

• High/Low Key Lighting
• Bright Primary Colours
• Black and White
• Single Source/Fill Lighting
• Use of Shadow/Silhouette
• Genre e.g. Noir
• De-Saturated/Grainy

Our film will start off with high key lighting to show the mood that our protagonist (David Starr) is in towards the build up of his big fight.

Body Language

• Pose and Posture
• Eye Contact
• Actors Movement/Style
• Status/Role/Social Class

In our film we will use each characters body language to show how he/she is feeling. We will also make our protagonist stroll opposed to walking, this is because he lives in south east London and is classed as 'Cockney'.