Planning: Props, Costumes & Locations

Props

Below is a list of props that will be used within the production of the teaser trailer.

- Gun

- Knife

- Hammer

- Pliers

- Baseball bat

Costumes


Male Characters: Main Character 


Main: Black Tracksuit Bottoms, Black Coat, Black Shoes - T-shirt, Tracksuit Bottoms
Hair: Messy, unkept.

Male Character: 'Bad Guy' 


Main: Tracksuit Bottoms, Baseball Hat, Tracksuit Jumper, Trainers - Black Tracksuit Bottoms, Black Long Sleeved Shirt
Hair: Messy, Unkept

Female Character: Victim


Main: T-shirt, tracksuit bottoms, socks
Hair: Untidy

After watching trailers of the same genre as the one i'm going to create, i have chosen the above costumes as they are typical everyday clothes. The dark outfit's used aid the themes of revenge and fear as when wearing them in low light scenes, it creates more intimidation. The costumes that the characters are in, i believe suits the situation the characters find themselves in. The male characters each have their own representations. The main character's outfit are ordinary everyday clothes but when placed in a dark environment, connotations of darkness and mystery start to arise as well as fear. 'Bad guy' has two outfits, one clearly showing him as a criminal and the other showing him in his casual clothes, that he wears in everyday life. The female character is represented in casual clothes that she would wear when relaxing at home.


Location


Wide shots that are used to represent the location in which the events are taking place, i believe although good in establishing the location, doing it too often will waste a few important seconds within the teaser trailer that could be used to show more action.

I will have many locations within the trailer for the events to take place in which are listed below:

- Hallway
- Attic
- Kitchen
- School Chapel
- Public street
- Outside Church
- Bedroom


Many of the settings are very small, enclosed and dark, reflecting the emotion of the main character once according to Todorov the equilibrium of the movie has become unstable. The darker events of the trailer are typically shown on the interior as they show emotions that character feels. The mise en scene within locations such as the hallway within a house shows the protagonist as a normal family man who quickly goes dark and becomes 'A Changed Man' when the equilibrium becomes unstable.