The props we are using are
pencils: we can use this for our copycat version of seven to Set the mood with the led being moulded in to the paper. This will be used to develop shots in to looking at evidence sheets and case reports.
Meat cleaver: this will be our murder weapon and also used for eye line intimate shots to make the audience feel the intense situation.
Sickle: This will just be for show and will be sharpened within the extract to signify to the audience the gravity of the interrogation.
Cigarettes: conventionally cigarettes in a modern film signify an antagonist or an anti-hero the hero never smokes this is the opposite to traditional film noir. Use of a cigarette in our OTS will signify to the audience the character is not a good person.
razor blade/scalpel: This will be used to make the audience to feel uncomfortable our research indicated that most people felt nervous when people are handling naked blades.
Using all of these props in our OTS is likely to create a sense of discomfort in our audience and build tension which will set the mood for the rest of the film. We would quite like to give the impression of cutting someones throat so we will have to explore outside resources, our teacher suggested a pigs head so we will see if that is possible.
