Mise-en-scene Blog post

Mise-en-scene Blog Post

     The mise-en-scene project was a very unique activity where we had to represent a character through creative ways. My group's character was a guy that works at a bank, parties, goes to the gym, and lives in an apartment in the city. We named this character Bob. Our goal was to represent this character in a very unique and creative way that nobody else would think of, and we decided to make a minecraft world where we built all of the main things in his life. 

    We built an apartment, a bank, a gym, and a dog park, all connected by a big road. We also made a party room inside of the apartment to show where he hosts his parties. To illustrate Bob, one of our group members made a 3d model of what we thought he would look like, and we put it in the mood board, where we also presented images of what he does in his daily life. Our mood board portrayed Bob as a rich guy in his 20's who enjoys spending time with his dog and balances his life between partying and working. 

    For the presentation, we had 3 computers logged on to the minecraft world and another showing the mood board. In the minecraft world, people could move around and we made signs along the way telling them what to do. The point was for them to walk around the structures and explore all the elements of Bob's life. 

    We developed Bob's character with the pictures shown in the mood board, and what we built in the minecraft world. The signs in the minecraft world helped to understand what each thing meant, and what it has to do with Bob's life. For example, in the entrance of the bank, we put a sign that said "this is the bank where Bob works." So as the people were going through the world they slowly learned more about Bob through the signs and structures. 

    Overall, I think we did really good on this project because we had a very unique idea, and our project was very interactive, making it more fun for the people to watch. I think our layout presented Bob's character very clearly while also adding some fun to it. All our group members put in the same amount of time and effort, so nobody did too much or too little. I think our project was one of the best ones as it combined fun with learning.