Choice of props for our Thriller!

We will use car keys as a tool to que the next soundtrack of the film; when the engine is switched on the radio will also turn on and the music will begin to play. We will then be able to insert non-diegetic sounds to change the atmosphere of the scene. They also serve as a distraction from the gun that will be in the front compartment.

The Morris Traveller is the main setting and car that we will be using to base the strangulation scene. It is a confined space, which helps us address the conventions of a thriller by introducing a claustrophobic atmosphere; putting the two characters in an intimate space with intentions of murder. The car also fits the time period of 1956, however it has no alarm in it that can be activated and offers no real chance for the protagonist to help himself when being attacked.

The thick orange rope will be used to strangle the protagonist with. We chose this colour because we wanted it to resonate in the audience's mind and almost resemble blood. It is also not the kind of colour rope that youy would expect to see in a strangulation scene, which agains adds mystery. We have also planned to use a long length rope to create a continous shot following the rope back into the boot of the car. Here the newspaper will be laid down and we can use this for our title sequence.

The gun in the film has obvious connotations with danger, violence but also importance. It can be expected that the protagonist is dangerous from the basis that he has a gun. When the audience sees the gun this instantly creates tension and suspense as we do not know what is to come.

Choice of costume for our Thriller!

The costume we wanted to use for our shoot had to make the protagonist look mysterious to the audience. We don't want to give too much away to the audience about his history, there just needs to be a sense that there is a history and he is dangerous. The black jacket makes him look dark and doesn't show whether the character is good or evil. The character will also be wearing a white shirt and black trousers. This fits the conventions of Film Noir as we are consistently using blacks to portray the character.

The Killer will be unidentifiable by the audience because she will be wearing a black hat and that is all we see of her apart from the black gloves she will wear to hide her hands. Again, these will be black to portray that sense of mystery that will run in the film. The film doesn't give the audience any indication through the use of costume who is good or evil. The hat hides the killers face so we learn very little about her. However, because of her actions we learn that she too is a dangerous character which creates a sense of threat to the thriller.

The last item of clothing for the killer in our short film is a pair of black leather gloves. We have chosen these because it helps to hide their identity and doesn't give away the fact she is a woman. They also have a sense of creepiness about them as it makes the murder look more thought out and planned because using gloves will not leave fingerprints. The last point to make is that the gloves will help to suffocate the victim (Harry) rather than just using their hands.

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Storyboard for our Thriller

1. The opening shots will be of the car that the main protagonist will be entering. The protagonist will be walking to the car, looking around him to make sure there is no one around him. This gives the audience an indication that he has a history behind him that arouses suspicion and also makes us feel like someone is watching him.

2. When he gets to the car we will see close ups of his hand reaching for the door, and there will also be point-of-view shots from inside of the car looking out. This emphasises the idea that he is constantly being watched by someone.

3. When the car door opens this will give us the opportunity to use match-on-action to show him entering the car. at which point he will enter take the gun out from his trousers and place in the the front compartment. Whilst this occurs the soundtrack will have reached full volume and the audience will feel like something is about to happen. The protagonist will then shut the door and silence will fall.

4. The silence will remain as he puts his seatbelt on and then reaches for the ignition of the car. As he starts the car a new soundtrack will start and will change the mood of the scene to one that is more light-hearted, but still keeping that sense of danger.

1. Then the assassin will reach over with a rope and the strangulation scene will then strangle the main protagonist. This will be whilst the new soundtrack is playing over it and will provide us with the ability to use fast-cut editing to make it far more thrilling.

2. The main protagonist will then die and there will be a huge emphasis on point-of-view shots from the perspective of the main protagonist. There will also be close-ups on his face as he dies, this will give the audience an indication that he is losing the fight.

3. When the protagonist dies there will be a shot of his body and the camera will move following the rope used to kill the man towards the back of the car this is where the film shall double up with the beginning of the film showing the titles.

4. At the end of the shot the focus will be on the titles printed on a newspaper to show the audience future events, written in French it will explain the context of the soundtrack to the film.