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This is the original short film that I chose to use as stimulus for my own 1 minute short film This is my own 1 minute short film that I have made in response to 'Trapped'. Mise-en-scene - how much attention did you pay to each of the elements of MES and why? How effective is it in your end product? The costume of the actor is accurate for the character they are playing as they are wearing smart office-style clothing which fits the idea that they are at work. This was not a conscious decision however the setting was chosen based on the costume. This is because the costume had to match the setting, because otherwise the mise-en-scene would not tell the spectator anything about the situation - this is vital for a 1 minute short film as there is not a lot of time to tell the narrative. Having aspects of mise-en-scene that work well together make it easier to tell the story since the spectator can deduct a lot from things like setting and lighting. The props

I have yet to decide what genre I want my short film to be, however I know that I do not want it to conform to the following genres: Comedy Science fiction Action Romantic Teen Adventure Crime Fantasy Political I perhaps may decide the genre of my short film to be either horror, documentary, social realism or surrealism, although I am not sure this is definitely what I want to do as of now. Also, the idea of an animation is not ruled out. I do know that I want to have as little dialogue and characters as possible.