Mise-En-Scene 2 - Peaky Blinders

Main Characters 

Setting

The opening scene is set in a street full of houses in Birmingham, the look & feel of this opening scene gives me the impression it's a Western type feel the directors were trying to portray.

Props

Props included in this scene are laundry hanging from washing lines, empty horse carts, derelict looking buildings with boarded up windows, and children playing in the street. The ground is muddy, & filthy looking which helps enhance the authenticity of the time era  & also gives Connotative meaning to the scene. 

Lighting

The lighting in this scene is very Dim, Smoky, & Murky, there's smoke blowing in the air which seems to be coming from the surrounding factories. 

Casting 

Cillian Murphy

Helen McCroy
Sam Neill

Paul Anderson

Sophie Rundle 

Joe Cole 
[Top 3 are Movie Actors]

Costume | Make-Up 

Characters seem to be wearing casual clothes which poor working class people would  have worn back in the late 19th century. All clothes are dark which shows the characters displayed in this opening scene weren't intended to stand out or be individual, but instead blend in amongst the crowd. 

Movement

The body language of all characters in the opening scene seems to be one of fear, & respect for the main character Cillian Murphy. 
Cillian Murphy is shown as a figure of Authority which is shown by his slow rhythmic, calm, confident posture as he strolls through the scene on his high horse.

Diegetic Sound

The background music gives a sense of suspense & anticipation.
All of the characters in these opening scenes seem to have very strong Birmingham accent, all except the Asian Man, and his Daughter. Sounds made by objects in these opening scenes include Horse huffs, children running around, people whispering, & the wind blowing. Which adds a sense of normality to the scene like the camera was recording on a normal run of the mill street in Birmingham in the late 19th century. 

Framing | Composition 

Objects included in the frame include:

Canal Boats 
Free Burning Bonfires
Toilet Basins 
Empty Barrels 

These objects are positioned strategically to give the impression of Authenticity to the feel of the opening scenes, the positioning of all the props relate to each other by showing us how life would of been like back in the 19th century in Birmingham. In my opinion we are seeing things from the point of view of Cillian Murphy.     

The Real Peaky Blinders

Birmingham in the 19th Century