Mise en Scene

Locations.

i had arranged that when it came to the day of filming that we were able to use the field next to my house. this was for the first part of the production when the girls are young and running through the field. i had also arranged that we could film by some stables for later on in the production and i spoke to the owner of the stables to make sure it was all ok. the other part of the filming was filmed on a public footpath so i made sure that the location was ok to film on before we got everything set.

Actors.

To get actors i went to the year 13 performing arts students to see if any would be able to film. i managed to get 2 girls which is just what we needed and i and sure that they were ok with it all. for the two little girls at the beginning i asked a family friend if they would be ok with their daughters being in the production and she was fine with it. once i had the cast set we needed to look at costume.

Costume.

Because i am in the performing arts business i managed to get hold of some costumes that were of the period for the two older girls. i got a blue skirt that covered the ankles and was a bit rouched to give the essence of wealth. then for the other girl i got a brown skirt and a little jacket like a waistcoat to show a more poorer life style. both girls wore white frilly shirts one supplied by me ands the other girl supplied her own. for the two younger girls i got some of my sisters old dresses that were bridesmaid dresses. one was ok for the period but one was a bit too modern so i got a white pinifore to go over the dress. Most of the costumes were accessorised with half aprons wrapped around their waists.

Props.

Nicky for the titles dyed some paper in tea to make it look old so that it could be written on. and i went and bought a fountain pen that we are hopefully going to make it into a quill so it looks of the time. for the production i supplied a sweeping brush for part of the production .