For my set, I decided to hand draw it rather than using floorplanner because I thought that it would be much easier to add in the small details. In this mise-en-scene, I included a round table in the centre because in the screenplay it mentions a mother, father and a child called Stanley, and I thought that by adding this it would give a sense of togetherness and unity. My initial idea that I thought of when I first read this screenplay was that it was set in the past, perhaps in the time of war, and so I drew the furniture and the set to look very old-fashioned/traditional and I decided to keep the furniture to a minimum because I wanted to give the idea that the family lives a very simple lifestyle. Furthermore, I have chosen the floorboard to be wooden, as well as the colours in the set to be all neutral tones. This is because the colour brown signifies Earth and nature, making people think of home, thus giving them a sense of comfort.[1] As well as this, I made sure to include the specific decor/details from the screenplay. For instance, the cuckoo clock, the family photo, newspaper and food. On the counter, I drew a chopping board with bread and a knife because in the screenplay it states that 'the buttered toast is cut into soldiers'. Also, I decided that this set would include worn out looking cabinets, a small fridge and small stove as I wanted to convey to the audience that this family is not wealthy.

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For this final design, I did not use images from Google or the Internet to help me draw them - I just visualised what I thought looked like a kitchen from a time of war, and then included details from the screenplay.

Finally,  after creating our mise-en-scene, we watched the video for the screenplay. It is from a short film called Stanley Pickle (Mather, UK, 2010). It is an award-winning short pixilation film shot entirely on a stills camera on two sets and two locations at the National Film and Television School (NFTS).

Video from Vimeo

SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES

After seeing what the actual mise-en-scene looked like, I noticed that my interpretation of the setting was completely different to the original. For example, the style of the set seemed very retro because of the bright and bold colours and did not appear to be set during war time. As well as this, it can be seen that the kitchen is separated from the dining room, whereas in my set the dining table, cuckoo clock and other furniture were all together in one place.

Screenshot from Stanley Pickle short film

The only similarities that I observed was that it included the round table, the cuckoo clock, the food and other details mentioned in the screenplay. Also, the use of vintage and simple decorations in the original set look inviting and warm, which is also the feeling I wanted to convey from my set.