Props and Costumes list

Here is a list of props and costumes that were used during the filming of our trailer:

• 3 prop knives



• 3 Black hooded jacktes (for the villians)



• 3 Black jeans



• 3 pairs of black boots or trainers



• Fake blood

Why where they needed?

All the props and costumes listed are important to the mise en scene of our trailer and also contribute to the generic codes and conventions of horror. Knives are one of the most iconic symbols used in horror films and trailers, especially the slasher/supernatural films, most iconically 'Scream', 'Jason' and 'Halloween' which all revolve around blades or axes. Considering our trailer is going to be a teen slasher, we felt that the prop knives were best effective to use. The way the villians are dressed, which is in black urban gear, add to the realism factor that we were trying to produce when creating our film trailer. The colour black symbolizes darkness and mystery within the person wearing the colour, so once again, it ties in with the mise en scene and codes and conventions used in the genre. Finally the fake blood was used so that in the viewers mind, the villians could have already killed someone and likes to leave the blood on the weapon to create more fear in the person he is trying to kill, but the blood also creates confusion as well, which again add to the realism we were trying to create.