Sunday, 29 November 2015

Props

Prop Planning

My group and I have thought of appropriate props to use throughout our opening thriller sequence. Our aim is to use props to enhance the narrative and create a more tense and suspense atmosphere.

Prop 1: Mirrored Cabinet containing pills and other drug related objects
Ideally, we would like the antagonist to look into a mirrored cabinet and so the reflection will allow the audience to see the character looking at himself, whilst the audience are presented with an over the shoulder shot which I believe will look particularly effective, portraying how he knows the monster has become. However, the location we choose to film may not include a mirrored cabinet, so we may have to improvise with a mirror and a separate cupboard. The pills, pill bottles and needles will be shown when the cabinet is opened. This will convey the sense that our character is almost possessed with a condition which medicine and drugs alone cannot cure, but this will be at the very beginning of the narrative which will add to the narrative enigma as the audience don't yet know why he has this strange obsession with girls, and how this will play such a huge part in the storyline.
 
Prop 2: A watch and unusual ring
The watch and unusual ring technically are classed as costume, but also come under props as well. This is because the watch will help to indicate the focal point of the narrative, which will be time. An unusual ring will also help to indicate that this character isn't normal, and so certain weird objects are going to help convey this and add to the narrative enigma.

Prop 3: A red pen
Although this prop may seem fairly insignificant, it isn't. This is because we aim to show flashbacks whereby the audience will be presented with the antagonist crossing out the girls faces in red pen, to show he has murdered them. However, the audience will not know this, and so again this aspect will create tension and suspense in the opening sequence.


Prop 4: A record player/CD player
If we are able to get hold of one, we believe a record player would be very effective. This is because it will appear to the audience that non diegetic classical music is playing, but then the antagonist will go over and stop the music from playing, so really it will be diegetic music. The classical music will create suspense and add an extra element of tension to the opening thriller sequence.  

Prop 5: Photos of girl's faces, newspaper clippings and missing people posters for the wall
On the antagonists bedroom wall, we are going to put up random newspaper articles, missing posters, but most importantly the photographs of the girl's faces which will all have red crosses through them, except from one, which will be the victim's face. This will be especially effective for the audience as this wall is a huge indication and insight into the antagonist's life. This conveys to the audience that the antagonist is obsessed with girls, a murderer and a stalker, but they will wonder as to why he displays them on his bedroom wall, portraying his twisted character. 

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