Mis-en-Scene

Film: Home Alone (1990)

Scene: Pizza Delivery 

Produced by 

Tarquin Gotch		executive producer
John Hughes		producer
Mark Levinson		executive producer
Mark Radcliffe		associate producer
Scott M. Rosenfelt		executive producer (as Scott Rosenfelt)

Job duties: 
The producers created a realistic holiday scene by putting Christmas lights all over the house, having snow to make it feel like a traditional white Christmas, and when the pizza delivery man tries to drive away in a hurry his tire is spinning on a sheet of ice and slush.  The producers also have to incorporate sound effects in every scene, so every little noise that goes on in a movie is created by the producers.  The main things producers do are to make sure the appearance of a scene is exactly how the director wanted it. 

Makeup Department 

Dominic Mango		assistant hair stylist
Linda Melazzo		assistant makeup artist
Kimberly Phillips		key makeup artist (as Kim Phillips)
Linda Rizzuto		key hair stylist

Job duties: 
The make up artists and hair stylist's jobs in this scene is to make sure the pizza boy and Kevin's face and hair were camera ready.  That entails covering any blemishes or marks they don't want to show, fixing their hair so the pizza boy's hair looked swooped out of the hat how they wanted, and Kevin's was fluffy and clean looking.  Another thing the make up artist do is create an image of what is being experienced by the actor through make up.  For example, in this scene they made the pizza boy have very rosey cheeks and a red nose, because it was cold outside. 

Cinematography by 

Julio Macat

director of photography

Art Direction by 

Dan Webster

Production Design by 

John Muto