Production process; Mise-en-scene

The antagonist in our opening sequence Yuki, will be played by Jamila. We are following the conventions of Japanese horror by using simillar mise-en-scene. Jamilas costume will consist of a white robe and pale white makeup will be applied on her.

As Yuki translates to 'snow goddess' we have decided for the character to have striking eyes so we have used blue contact lenses. This slightly subverts the conventions of makeup in Japanese horror but is effective within our narrative.

Dark black eyeliner is a vital element for a spirit like character as it creates a mysterious yet eerie effect.

White powder being applied to Jamila to recreate the pale skin of the 'Yurei' spirits.

We also created wound appearances to present the torture the character has been subjected to, also making her appearance frightening to the audience.

This is the complete transformation of Jamila into Yuki.

A Close-up of Jamilas face.

For the protagonist in our film, Natsuko played by Zainab. The characters costume will be the complete opposite. Natsukos costume is simple, a typical japanese school girl look, including; a shirt, short skirt, tights, and hair done in two ponytails, giving off the typical asian school girl look. A School skirt would infer her young age to the audience and props such as glasses would stereotypially suggest intelligence or avid reading.

These two characters are very contrasting as the costumes and the way they are are extremely different, Yuki having a more supernatural haunting ghostly look whereas Natsuko having a more modernized look, also contrasting the characters' colour of skin, having Yuki's skin much more paler in contrast to Yuki's much more tanned and darker skin.

This is Zainab in role as Natsuko reading.

This was the original costume for Natsuko, however we decided to change it as both characters were wearing white and although it is a neutral colour we wanted the characters to be contrasted.

This is a still shot of Natsuko during filming in the library. We changed her costume and added an extra prop, a backpack.