Props

The props that we decided to use in our opening sequence inlcuded:

- Theatrical blood: This is used on both actors and as it is an opening sequence of a thriller film it really adds effect and makes it seem more real. The blood was used because it follows the codes and conventions of a typical thriller film. It is seen straight away, to capture the audiences attention from the start, and to hold it throughout.

-Face Paints: We also used face paints on the actors. This again added effect to create bruises and scratches. We wanted to use face paints because we thought that it helped create a sense of reality within the sequence making the actors look as though they have really been physically hurt, and shows that action took place.

-Eye contact lenses: Eye contacts were used also in our opening sequence. This created a creepy and scary effect, and it gives the audience a sense of evil in the atmosphere within our film. We wanted to use more obvious contact lenses, rather than just brightly coloured ones, so that the audience were able to understand the change in the character, and were able to identify this as soon as they saw her eyes. In the last scene, the contacts are used again when we are filming in night vision, and we thought that this created enigma, and held the audiences attention right to the last shot.

We thought that using these props would help to make our opening sequence more interesting for the audience and to keep the viewers watching. Researching other thriller films helped us to gain more understanding of what actually goes into a thriller film, and how props can really help the actors portray different charateristics within the film. The props also followed the codes and conventions of a thriller movies, and so the audience were able to identify with these.

Patrice Doe