Dominant Reading

 In this blog it contains the dominant reading of our movie opening, we did this blog together as a team

	List	Our intended  Dominant Reading	How we will achieve this with technical elements
Individuals	Cassie (Angelica) Mom Kidnapper	Cassie (Angelica): A rebellious child who doesn’t listen to her mother’s advice to not attend a party. Mom: A worried, angry and strict mother. Kidnappers: an unknown baddie	Cassie:  Mise-en-scene: Short outfits, make up done, styled hair Sound: talks angrily, party music,  Camera: Close up to the child fighting her mom’s grip. Edit: ? Mom:  Mise-en-scene: modest outfit, glasses, “text me when you get home” Sound: Raising her voice, formal language Camera: Close up to the child fighting her daughter’s grip. Edit: Kidnapper: Mise-en-scene: Dark alley Sound: No talking, voice is hidden. Camera: shows only half of the kidnapper’s body. Edit:
Social group	Teenagers	Teenager: They are shown in the party scene where they are all having fun, talking freely with each other	Teenagers: Mise-en-scene: party outfits, smiling and enjoying themselves, teenagers room Sound: Joyful laughters, party music Camera: medium shot of people interacting with each other, close up of a hand applying makeup.  Edit:
Places	House Parking lot/car	House: Shows the teenagers room being all gloomy and dark which conforms to what a typical teenage room would look like Parking lot / car: shows an isolated, dark area which is out in public.	House:  Mise-en-scene: Teenagers room, laptop, make up bag, basic and neutral, dark as its night time :) Sound: Music playing from laptop: teenagers playlists Camera: Close up to teenager’s belongings Edit: ? Parking lot/car: Mise-en-scene: Dark and isolated, Teenagers own car,  Sound: Camera:
Events	Party Kidnapping and drugging argument	Party: Teenagers gathering at a party to have some fun! Kidnapping and Drugging: The party’s dark turn, and nobody even notices	Party:  Mise-en-scene: Short outfits, led lights, drinking cups, Sound: Music playing, pouring of drinks,  Camera: medium shot of people interacting with each other, close up of facial expression Edit: ? Kidnapping and Drugging:  Mise-en-scene: Adding powder to the drink, unknown man dragging the girl out of the car Sound: Dragging sound of the feet on the cement, party music distracts people from the drugging,  Camera: Close up to adding the “powder” then cuts to people being none the wiser, Edit: ?
Overall Message	Who kidnapped the girl? Why did he kidnap the girl? Will the mother be able to get her back? What is the kidnapper’s motive?  Listen to your mother guys :)

How are these similar or different from your Statement of Intent?

Similar: We stuck to the idea in our statement of intent, where the main idea is more or less the same; a girl gets kidnapped. We also stuck to the characters mise-en-scene to represent them which is the short outfits and the mother lo

The mise-en-scene we planned to apply to our characters were also similar, specifically the mother and the teenager’s outfits and props.

Different: We didn’t stick to our idea on using social media and trends that we thought would be relatable and appealing to a teenage audience.

However, we may add some subtle shots alluding to it, as social media is a big part of teenager’s lives, and we want to accurately represent them in our movie opening.

Reflection: This dominant reading help me to understand and keep this as the goal to target the audience when making this project.