Evan Hartman
3/15/16
Writing & Film
12 Years a Slave Notebook
Class Notes * Mise-en-scene is pretty much everything you see through the entire camera during a scene. The director picks everything and anything that is in the shot. * When looking through my camera during class, I think the lights need to be dim; the walls need to be painted a dark tan to make the room darker than the white walls would. I would take out the desks sitting in the middle of the room and have everyone sitting closer to each other. There needs to be tile floor so you can hear his heavy footsteps as he enters the room. The sound of his footsteps would let you know his attitude. The camera needs to be at a long angle with a medium shot when showing him walking into the room. The camera should also get higher as he gets closer to the students. I would have windows instead of the room not having windows so it will let in the sunlight. The camera would be in front of the room panning every ones reaction to the teacher walking in. The student’s faces would be terrified and shocked because the teacher would be freaking out. * The second option would be film this scene in Warde 4th floor. I would film it there because it is an older and creepier setting than the viewing room would be. * The Hanging scene- Costumes * Worn down * White * Boots * Cowboy hat * Coat * The whites had nicer clothes than the slaves do; the slave’s clothes are worn down form working all day. * When Plate is lying in the house after being hung all day, he is laying on the floor resting his head on a pillow. It a low angle shot and it shows everything inside the entryway of the house. All the objects in the house show that the owner is very wealthy.
2 Scenes Using Shot, POV, mise-en-scene 1. When Plate is barley hanging from the tree the director