Costume and Props

Clown:

Based on the recent craze of the killer clowns, we based our initial idea on them. We thought that we should hint our genre through the colours we use and to that, we wanted to stick to the use of dark colours with meanings of danger. We decided to go with a jester instead of a clown because it was slightly different and considered to be more of a joker character. In addition to this, we wanted to include a mask like the one shown or face paint so the antagonists identity is covered. 

Car:

We decided that with the car, it would be a good idea to pick something most people our age would drive, as that is the age we are basing our main character to be. We thought that due to our whole idea of the colour scheme hinting towards danger, a red car would be the best choice. In addition to this, we wanted to drop hint to the audience and show what the characters personality was like. We wanted use a car that had a sporty look to some extent, but also red to show danger. We thought that the too of these working together would help represent the character as a normal teenage boy, who has both strength and power. We decided that based on the car "Chevrolet Spark" (The car shown in the picture) being available to us to use, that it would help do what we wanted.

 

Knife:

We thought that in order to make the jester look more sinister we should include a weapon. Moreover, giving the antagonist a weapon, whilst the protagonist doesn't have anything shows how he is already in an advantage and superior. We did some research into what weapons are commonly used in horror films and we found out that it is mostly penetrative and so because of that we thought a knife/dagger would help us link our opening to the genre. However, after consideration we thought that a knife might not be the best idea and may consider choosing a different weapon such as a baseball bat, which will work just as well but be different from most horrors.

Teenager clothing:

We wanted the protagonist to look like an average teenage boy. When thinking of teenage boys stereotypically they are seen as rebellious, careless and chavvy. We wanted to peruse this look and based on our research into what "chavs" would usually dress like, we found an image that would help us (on the right). Based on the image, we decided to dress our character in a track suit and trainers. Furthermore, we found the most common brand in which they wear are Adidas, so this might come in handy later on. Moreover, we choose this look because being stereotypically they look like someone you would want to stay away from, due to associations with gangs and being trouble makers. This might help with our opening scene having seen the teenager come face to face with the antagonist, this could be a background reason why.