The spaces we are definitely going to use are office ones, and they will contrast each other, with one being cluttered and busy, whilst the other one is calm and extremely spacious. One thing we've noticed is how important framing is in creating an efficient mise-en-scene. Most characters are centrally framed, or seen within real life frames such as doorways, and this creates a harmonic, neat, almost 'feng shui' image. Framing characters in unorthodox ways can have an important part to play in some films, but in our office scenes, we are going to create a neat, tight mise-en-scene to try and emulate a real office space.
The best example I can think of a film that uses office settings and spaces incredibly well is Terry Gilliam's Brazil.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088846/
Other good examples of the use of cramped office conditions feature in Mike Judge's Office Space.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/
There are also very tight working spaces in Being John Malkovich.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120601/
The Matrix Reloaded features this room, and it creates a striking image of omnipotence and power, and I think that we should aim to create a similar effect in our piece, although obviously scaled down and without the monitors.
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