Props, Costume, Make-up and location for our thriller opening sequence

Props:
Props that we will be using in our thriller opening sequence:

- Magazines

- Posters and magazines

- Fake blood

- TV remote

- Mug

- Eye-liner or lip liner (Red or Black)

We will be using a magazine in our thriller opening towards the start this will be used by the protagonist as she will be downstairs being a normal teenager before she starts to hear all the noises. We will buy a magazine that is targeted at female teenagers, for example Cosmopolitan or Sugar, this is so that it relates to the actor playing the girl and also our target audience of our thriller. Some of our titles might appear on pages of the magazine, this is because we want our titles to appear on different objects around the house, as we took inspiration from the Se7en opening titles sequence.

ant to create the connotation of female teenagers wanting to read gossip magazines and that teenagers like to read about gossip. The representational ideas the prop creates about the character is that she a stereotypical girl.

We will be using posters and magazines in our thriller opening throughout different parts of the opening sequence when the alter-ego appears. We will be ripping the front covers of the magazines so that it looks like claw marks and we will do this by using a pen to rip the fronts, the magazines will be placed on the floor around the room and some of the magazines will have hand prints created by fake blood on. We will also be sticking the posters on the wall behind the alter-ego and we will use the fake blood to create hand prints to make it look creepy and also make the alter-ego significant. These two props are unconventional because most thriller films don't have teenagers in them and therefore won't have any magazines or posters relating to that age group. We will also be using a large poster at the end of our thriller and it will be placed over the main title on one of the walls in the bedroom and the alter-ego will rip the poster off to show the title. We want to create the connotation of the typical teenager girl wanting to decorate her room with posters that inspire her or that appeal to her. The representational ideas that the props create about the character are that she is a typical teenage girl.

We will be using a TV remote and a mug in our thriller opening to make the protagonist look like a stereotypical normal teenage girl at home. The protagonist will have the television on in the background as she is reading her magazine, this is to show a stereotypical action that all teenagers do when they are home alone. We will also be using red or black eye-liner/ lip-liner to write titles on the alter-egos arms, as it is different from most thrillers so it will be eye catching to our target audience. We want to create the connotation of a stereotypical home scene in a thriller. The representational ideas that the props create about the characters and setting are that this is a psychological thriller.

Make-up:

- Theatrical make-up

- Normal make-up that a teenage girl would wear

In our thriller will be using theatrical make-up this is because it makes our thriller look more like a psychological thriller. The theatrical make-up will be used only on the alter-ego this is because it makes this character look a lot different from the teenage girl and therefore makes our thriller opening seem creepy, this could also create tension when you see the alter-egos face towards the end of the thriller opening title sequence. The use of the theatrical make-up on the alter-ego suggests that she represents the darkest parts of the teenage girl and therefore it suggests that the alter-ego is dark. We want the alter-egos make-up to look like the make-up in the picture above this is because it makes the character look dark. We will be using pale foundation and black and blue eye shadow to create this look, the black and blue eye shadow will be used to make the eyes look dark and also to make the face look a bit dirty. This make-up will be used throughout our thriller opening title sequence whenever the alter-ego appears on screen, this is to create tension and also to make her look creepy. Theatrical make-up like the picture above is typical of the thriller genre because it puts fear into the audience and makes the thriller creepy as well as introducing dark themes. We want to create the connotation that our thriller opening title sequence has a dark theme and that it is creepy. The representational ideas that this make-up creates about the character are that this character is dark and could be seen as the villain type character in our thriller.

The teenage girl will not have theatrical make-up on this is because we want to show that she is innocent. We will creating an everyday natural look, this will be look will be created with foundation which matches the characters skin tone, mascara and a little bit of blusher to highlight the cheeks. This make-up will be used throughout our thriller opening title sequence whenever the teenage girl appears on screen, this is to show that she is a typically normal teenage girl. Natural make-up like the picture above is typical of the thriller genre because it could suggest that the character is pure or innocent. We want to create the connotation that the teenage girl is pure and innocent unlike the alter-ego who we want to express dark themes, we want the audience to see that this character is the opposite of the alter-ego and therefore it is clear that our thriller shows two different parts to a persons personality for example the light and the dark parts. The representational ideas that this make-up creates about the character are that this character is pure/ innocent and is seen as the protagonist in our thriller.

Location:

The location which we will be filming our thriller opening titles at is a house located in the centre of Bourne. Bourne is a small town in Lincolnshire which contains two secondary schools. This is important because our thriller is about a teenage girl who is around the age of 17 and would attend schools like this. This proves that our location is a believable one which our character would live in. The house is a Victorian style and this adds character to the location. It has dark corners and is not perfectly lit which is useful because the style of our thriller opening titles is dark and atmospheric. The house is also "lived in" which means the set for a normal family home is already present. 

The location was chosen because it is relevant to the story line. The story is about a teenage girl who is home alone when she hears sounds coming from upstairs. When she goes upstairs, she finds a girl in the corner of her bedroom who is rocking back and forth and is a mirror image of herself. The house we have chosen to film at is lived in by a teenage girl which means the bedroom is already there to be filmed in and only alterations we need to make is the part of the bedroom which the alter-ego has destroyed with blood and magazines. This location is typical of the thriller genre as it relates to our characters and it is a realistic setting as it is a home environment. the representational ideas that this characters about the character is that she is a normal teenage girl who lives in a normal house and home environment.

The main place in the house where we will be filing are; 

1) The living room 

2) The stairs 

3) The bedroom 

One risk which is possible at our location is filming on the stairs. This is because we are planning on filming a tracking shot which will require the camera to follow the actor up the stairs, there will also be a low angle shot from half way up the stairs. This is only a risk because the stairs we are filming on a curved round and the steps are thin on the right side. To prevent the risk of falling down the stairs, we will make sure that we will walk up the stairs slowly and have only one person on any step of the stairs at once. 

 A second risk which could occur is spilling the fake blood or getting it on equipment/ items at the location. To prevent this risk, we will be using the fake blood the day before and putting it on props a day prior to filming. This will allow time for the fake blood to dry so there will be no risk of spilling it or smudging it onto equipment.

Costume:

The costume the alter-ego will be wearing will be similar to the images above. This character will be wearing dark clothing to show that she is a dark character and the darkest parts of the teenage girl, as it will be the same actor the contrast of light and dark personalities will be shown clearly. The dark coloured clothing she will be wearing when shown on camera is; a black jumper, a black top, black tights and a black skirt. This character will always be dressed in black clothing this is to show that she is a dark character and her personality is dark. This character will be portraying the darker and more evil side of the teenage girl, the fact that this character is only shown in the girl's bedroom shows that this area is personal and no one else gets to see her, it also could connote that everyone including her has a darker side which is not shown to anyone else. Wearing darker clothing is typical for an "antagonist" character in thrillers as the black colour connotes darkness and negativity which is what normally is wanted to be portrayed by the antagonist in thrillers. This is typical of the thriller genre because most of the villain/ antagonist characters in thrillers are dressed in dark clothing to show what their role is in the thriller for example antagonist or protagonist and to show that they are the villain in that particular thriller film. the representational ideas that this costume creates about the character are that the actor wearing this costume is playing a dark character or a antagonist. 

The costume the teenage girl will be wearing will be similar to the images above. This character will be wearing light coloured clothing to show that she is an innocent and pure character, it will also show that she is the light (good) parts of her personality. The theme of our thriller is the contrast between light and dark personalities and therefore the costume that this character is wearing suggests that she is the light character. We want to connote that this teenage girl is innocent and pure, this is shown through the white costume and the fact that the alter-ego is wearing black clothing shows a contrast between the two characters and therefore shows the theme of light and dark, good and evil. The light coloured clothing she will be wearing when shown on camera is; a white jumper and a top with a flower patterned skirt and black tights.  Once the teenage girl steps into the bedroom wearing these clothes she will instantly stand out from the other character, showing the contrast in personalities and how they are perceived by other people. Wearing white is typical to the thriller genre as it is connotes innocence and purity and it also tends to be worn by the "damsel in distress. "This is typical of the thriller genre as most of the hero/ protagonist characters in thrillers are dressed in light clothing to show that they are innocent and pure characters and the protagonist in that particular thriller film. The representational ideas that this costume creates about the character are that the actor wearing this costume is a innocent or pure character or a protagonist.