HB: Concept Development - Costume and Props

Costume:

• We have decided that we want the two male protagonist to wear black hoodies, trousers and shoes to create a darker scene. The hoods will also be worn up in order to covey a 'ritual' mood for the audience.
• One of the males will also be carrying with him a rucksack.
• The female antagonist, who is a ghost, will be wearing a white, old fashioned, dress. As we have the intent on using a pale actress, the white will put emphasis on this and also contrast with the black costumes of the protagonists. 

Inspiration from these costumes can be taken from Hot Fuzz (Wright, 2007) and House at the End of the Street (Tonderai, 2012) 

The costumes we have chosen are suitable as they aren't bold colours which will draw attention away from the plot or look out of place, but contrast well with each other allowing to audience to see the clear binary between the protagonist and the antagonist. Having both of the male characters dressed the same also shows the audience that they are of an equal status so should have the same prevalence.

Props:

• Lantern
• Work tools e.g. Axes, shovel
• Candles
• Matches 
• Animal bone
• Duct tape
• Tome
• Knife
• Fake blood - pro-filmic effect 

Many of the props which we have chosen to use hold typical connotations with horror e.g. knife and candles. These will all help to increase the fearful atmosphere of the film as they contribute to the authenticity and cause the audience to visualize and believe the story more. The use of pro-filmic effects will further add to this as it will create verisimilitude.