Mise-en-scene Location and Prop Ideas

                     Mise-en-scene Location and Prop Ideas

For my magazine cover, I plan to use outfits and props to look very similar to the band Hollywood Undead. Considering the style and iconography of them, the primary prop I plan to use is a mask.

Photograph of Hollywood Undead's current masks

In this photo, Hollwood Undead display a style heavily relating to the rap genre, seen by the hoodies and zip-up jackets they wear.

What makes Hollywood Undead stand out as artists is their decision to include masks in their style. This photo displays incredibly well the diversity of the masks the group wear. To base my magazine off of this group, a mask would be a requirement. I believe a mask, if done well, would make my magazine cover stand out, as the masks have for this group.

In addition to a mask, I am also considering glasses/shades, bandanas and caps as possible props, as Charlie Scene (left) does not spout a mask, instead uses different miscellaneous items of clothing to cover his face. 

I plan to make a bright mask, though not necessarily a colorful one. As seen above, all of the masks are bright. Even the left most mask is not colourful, but shines, so still catches your eye.

Because its a common theme with Hollywood Undead, and because it will be necessary for my mask to stand out, I plan to make the background a dark colour, likely grey. In front of dark curtains, or a wall at night, for instance, would be good locations. I will input these images via the green screen.

Additionally, I am considering including smoke on my front cover, inspired by the image below. This will be implemented by photoshop, as getting actual smoke in the green room (using a smoke machine for example) would be incredibly hard.