Props and costume

These are the decisions we have made regarding props and our actors costume:

Costumes:

Jack

• Dark coloured suit
• White shirt
• Red tie
• Smart shoes

Shauna

• Floral dress
• Cream fur coat
• Black kitten heels

Simran

• Black fur coat
• Red blouse/ top
• Black skirt
• Black tights
• Black high heels

Props:

• Briefcase filled with banknotes
•  knife
• Fake blood
• Classic red car
• Piano

Costumes explained:

• Jack's costume: we decided that our male antagonist should wear formal clothing, as our title sequence is based at a formal event; so therefore this increases the verisimilitude of the sequence. We decided that Jack's tie should be red because of our decision to have red as the only color in our film, as Jack is a dangerous antagonist.
• Shauna's costume: We decided that Shauna should be wearing a floral dress as this is a very 50's style, which is the time period in which our title sequence is set, a floral dress is also a very innocent style, which is the perception we want the viewer to gain of Shauna's character. Shauna will be wearing a cream fur coat, which is also keeping with the time period, and contrasts with Simran's black fur coat conveying the difference in the characters personality. It is also very formal similar to Jack's costume, because of the setting.
• Simran's costume: Simran's costume is relevant to her femme fatal character and time period. Most of Simran's costume is black, this color connotes Simran to be black-hearted, which is  the perception we want to give of her. The black fur coat is a common item of clothing in film noir films, as it makes the character seem more mysterious and confident. We decided to put Simran in a red dress because of our decision to have red as the only color in our film, as Simran is also a dangerous antagonist.

Props explained:

• Briefcase filled with banknotes - Simran will offer Jack the briefcase of money for killing Shauna, when she does this she opens the briefcase to show him the money; therefore this briefcase needs to be full of money.
• Knife - Jack is going to kill Shauna, and a shot will show him wiping the blood off the knife, so that the viewer is certain it was him who killed Shauna, since she will be killed in the pitch black.
• Fake blood - this is to go on the knife, as well as around and on Shauna and the money.
• Classic red car - this is for the end scene of our title sequence, where Jack gets in the car with Simran, it must be a classic car so that it fits in with the time period of our film.
• Piano - this is for Tiffany to play; this is what Shauna and Jack have gone to watch.