Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Costume, Props and Location.

Costume
The killer will be dressed in a red, tight dress; this has a poly-semic reading as red can be a signifier of love which fits into the narrative but equally a signifier of blood and death which is anchorage for the genre of the film. She will be wearing stiletto heels to portray a sexy image and help to draw in a male audience. However. she will be wearing less make up than the blonde character which helps to emphasize the binary oppositions between the two.

The other female character within the trailer will be portrayed as a stereotypical blonde, this will be shown by being sexually available and effective costume such as obvious makeup and revealing clothes.

Both male characters will be dressed smart-casual in jeans and a shirt. We feel this fits in with the mise-en-scene of the locations as the one of them is in a popular, classy bar. Both characters are trendy looking and would engage the interest from a female audience. Male audiences would also be able to relate to the characters as they are your stereotypical boy next door.

The 3 victims, will only play a minor part in  the trailer. However, all 3 girls will be attractive and made to seem sexy available which is the main motivation for the killings.

Props
Location
The first rooms which includes the girls getting ready, will have pink featured in it so to connote it is a females room. this will include things like pink bedding and decoration. Make up and hair straighteners will also be visible for anchorage.
The bar thats used will be a up-market classy bar which appeals to the target audience (15 -24).
The location of the house is in a rural area which connotes loneliness and vulnerability which is visible to the audience as the taxi is driving down the road. This will lead to the audience to assume that the girl is the vulnerable character however, this is not the case.
The house is a inter-textual to the house in Scream as it is a middle-class detached house with lots of large glass windows and painted white. This will also bring in a middle class audience as they can relate to the house. As the house is painted white, it connote the male characters innocence and purity as he is a virgin. The amount of glass used in the house anchors the vulnerability of the characters as they are more exposed to danger.
The male characters bedroom will be signified by a stereotypical male posters such as boys toys and movie posters, if the commutation test was applied here it would fit as the posters don't include female nudity which is stereotypical of a 18 year old boy. This is anchorage for him being a virgin and 'not interested' in woman. It also sets up for him turning the main girl character down. At first we considered to have the bedroom messier than the girls room however, we decided the bedroom will be neater than expected of an 18 year old, this connote he is less of a lads lad than initially thought by the audience from the scenes in the bar earlier.

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