Props

Props used in opening sequence

We purchased a replica mask of the one used by Jason Vorhees in the hit thriller Friday the 13th: The Beginning (2009). We made the decision to make our villain wear this as his 'trademark'. I felt this was a good decision as it added a sense of mystery and trepidation to the character. It also conveys an 'untold story' to the audience as to what is the story or man behind this mask. This is different to most other horror thrillers in which the villain wears a mask as they usually find it in the course of the film and make it their identity hider, whereas in our film this mask in on the villain at all times.

Make blood is almost a given when it comes to choosing props for a horror thriller, subsequently meaning we purchases some. The fake blood added a good effect to some scenes such as the blood in the sink. As well as creating a good effect in scenes it also conveys the sadistic nature of the killer. 

Like the fake blood, a knife is also a regular prop in horror thrillers as it is the traditional weapon of choice for the majority of cereal killers. We have continued this tradition by using a fake dagger in our opening sequence. We concluded that a dagger would be the best option as we wanted our character to be sly and sinister in his approach. We felt this was accomplished with the use of the dagger. I personally think this would have been a struggle if the killer was instead,f walking round with a 10 inch machete or raging chainsaw in his hand.