Mise-en-scene: Props,costumes, make up -- Alex Dragulele

Props:

The three main props we are going to use are

1. 3 suitcases- As the main mystery in our title sequence, will be what is in the suitcases, but this is not  revealed in the title sequence. This also creates suspense  and also drives the plot of the film further with more questions being asked.

2. Blood- As the genre of the film is thriller, it is important to have an element of blood as it signifies murders. This further enforces the audience's prior knowledge learnt from the title sequence.
Blood also adds the the tension of the film.

3 Cigarettes- We will use cigarettes to develop a misty, fogy and tense atmosphere, it also adds to the characters as it conveys a rebellious personality, which also links with the film's narrative.

Costumes & make up:

in the title sequence, there are 5 characters

The first character is a woman, she is dressed in a short black tight skirt that reaches above the knee, a plain black jacket and a 40s style hat. she is also wearing hills and has a small red shiny handbag. she also has white earrings.
Her make up is minimum however she has red lipstick on.
Her hair is done up in curls.

We have chosen to give her this look to show the audience that this character is an everyday woman that is coming home from work.

The other 3 characters which are all men, have identical black suits. the blazers are fully black, with skinny black ties and black trousers. They are wearing white shirts and plain matt shoes. Their hair is jelled back and neatly combed. They are wearing no make up.
As part of their role, they are also wearing a Victorian stylised mask.

We decided to to give the men this look to create a suspense and mysterious character.

The main character ( the leaser) is wearing a white, tight fitted dress that goes all the way down to the floor, The dress is split from the thigh downwards to reveal fish net tights, She is wearing high red heels. There is a diamond necklace around her neck.
Her hair is let loose and it is straight.
Her make up is heavy, it consists of; red lipstick, contoured chicks mascara, eye-shadow and eye-liner.

We are over exaggerating her look so there is a clear hierarchy between the characters, to show the audience the amount of authority this character has in comparison to all the others.