Props

Eye Contacts

I decide to use these eye contacts lenses within my teaser trailer as it will make my trailer look more professional in the special effect department and, it would make my trailer look more interesting. I bought ‘horror’ typed lenses so it would link into my trailer, and it would make my trailer seem scarier to the audience. I also wanted to have a very small part in my trailer so it is me who wears them; I wanted to put in the effort of trying eye contacts for the first time and being involved with the production of my teaser trailer.  I think this might connect me and the audience together as my trailer have thought outside the box in the ‘props’ section.

Doll

My overall story plot has a connection and continuous appearance of a doll, I wanted to buy a doll that looked old and used, this would increase the chances of making my trailer look scarier as old and rugged items are associated with fear and terror.  I believe the doll I picked represents this idea, it looks haunted within itself and might creep out the audience; affecting those who have a fear of actual living dolls. I also think my doll makes the trailer look more professional as again it adds extra interest into the mise en scene and creation of the scenery.

Costume Props

Face Paint  

I wanted to distinguish the living people from the dead, so I used face paints to try to add this difference between the characters.  I never overdid the makeup on the ‘dead’ characters as  I want the audience to question why are some of the character a grey colour whilst others are not, it will make them think, are the characters dead or are they just ill; thus making the audience connect and feel a part of the teaser trailer.  

Fake Blood

The ‘’attic girl’’ character would of wore fake blood as this links into her story line of her past, it also creates the terror effect  within the audience as they don’t know what has happened to her, it creates the suspense and this leads to the fear, which I would like to see when people watch my teaser trailer. It also makes my trailer look more professional as I am adding little details to it and this makes a big difference to the mise en scene and overall production.

Wig

I used a wig for the actress/ myself and for the audience/production, I wanted the wig to cover my hair as this is blonde and might show up in the dark ( where I am going to be filming my scene, this would give away the whole shock factor as I am creating a suspense scene ). So by having this wig; which is black, I can blend into the background and thus create the scene I want, by doing this it shows I have thought about my trailer and have considered any possible problems and the outcomes for it. However, my wig also can be for the actual teaser trailer, by having the hair colour black, the audience will associate my character as being mysterious or maybe evil as my other props/costume link into it; for example the fake blood around the mouth. This will make my trailer look more interesting and professional, creating even more fear within the viewers and linking it altogether with the genre of the trailer.