Mise-en-scene Reflection

 For the past few weeks, my class and I have been working and learning all about mise-en-scene and the different techniques that are used with it. A few days ago, I submitted my very own project about Mise-en-scene in which I had to create a character based off a given prompt. This is my reflection.

 Originally, I worked in this project with a group, and our prompt was based on a retired firefighter who worked at an animal shelter, but, I was absent so, to make it fair, I had to do a whole other project myself. But, I still had a blast. My prompt was centered around a high school football player who also had a knack for poetry, which was interesting. Immediately I wanted to center my project around the two polar opposites, drawing distinctions between them and making my character on the division between the two hobbies.

 For my project, I created a power-point in which the different slides illustrated different elements of his character. One of the first slides included a poem in which Ben wrote about the distinction between his two hobbies. Then, I created a mood board that was split on two sides. One side illustrated his sporty-side, in which I included images of a field goal, helmet, scoreboard, and more. The other side illustrated his love for poetry, in which I included images of writing utensils, notebooks, and more. The next slides included his appearance and clothing, as well as an image of his bedroom.

  Although my project was a make-up for the project everyone was supposed to do in groups and present through organization on physical items in stations, I still had a great time presenting my character, even if my presentation was a bit basic. Reflecting on my project made me realize how I developed my character. Constructing my character based on a prompt that exoticized a character, made me think deeply on how to portray that character. But, as it turned out, I leaned heavily into what made the character different since it is not normal to have a character who plays football to also write poetry, in which stereotypically people who play football have much manlier characterisitcs. But, someone who does both breaks the norm, creating a unique and distinct character. I am glad that I worked on this project as I realized the complexity that it requires to create a fully realized character. Creating a character takes much more effort than writing words down on a page, and this project made me realize that.

 This is the link to my project.

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