Props and Costumes - Jack Merren

We used a variety of different props throughout our thriller that help establish our genre and make our film look more realistic. We again followed the lines of Godfather by having formal clothing to make us look more serious and play the part to the fullest extent. Instead of having normal iconography of a thriller such as a knife or a gun we had more subtle props such as a briefcase because we didn’t want the effects of the props to be to “in your face” because we wanted to make a more mysterious plot and have more enigmatic scenes posing more audience questions.

This image shows Amy (Left) who plays the main character in the film wearing formal and “sleek” clothing. This makes her look more independent and powerful. Also the character on the right (Jack) is also wearing dark smart clothing to anchor the characters around the thriller gangster genre.

The suitcases that are shown below appear to be very plain and simple like the genre and storyline itself, also the locks on either side that are shown many times through the film resemble the secretive and diverse atmosphere of the scenes.

The broken glass shows the more horror side of the thriller genre. The glass shows the victim to be delicate and brittle. Also the glass smashing on the floor is used to symbolise the protagonist’s death and the glass shards represent danger along with the smashing sound.