Props For Our Thriller Opening

For our thriller opening sequence, we shall be using several drama and military related items as well
as generic everyday items of interest as shown below:

1. Shell Casings

  

The reason why we are going to use shell casings is because of our opening  shots is of shell casing son the floor to represent carnage that previously took place there to add a sense of mystery to our mise-en-scene. This links in to the thriller genre because thriller films set after the industrial revolution often have guns as the antagonists and the protagonists weapons of choice alongside other characters. This links to our target audience (C2) as teenagers often like to see gun or action related items during the aftermath or detective scene due to it being easier for them to comprehend or understand in relation to a thrillers story.

2. Watch

  

There will be a shot of a watch included in one of our scenes, that's why we chose it to represent that time is almost counting down to build tension for the viewers and audience. This links in with the thriller genre because characters often use watches to keep track of time to solve a case of escape. This also would please our target audience due to the fact they like tension and a watch would emphasize upon that due to a key scene in a thriller.

3. Drink Cans/Bottles

We Will Include bottles and drink cans, crushed , partly crushed and just generally scattered around the floor in one of our shots next to a sleeping bag to signify that someone's been there before. The shot will then transition to a high-angle shot of the mattress with newspaper clipping son it as I mention below. These link in with the thriller genre because the characters usually visit dark, abandoned places that have fallen into a state of disrepair, adding a more sinister feeling to them. This would also please our target audience because they often enjoy degraded and creepy environments that are common in thriller films, which often include trash and litter all over the place.

4. Newspaper Clippings

These are key props for introducing the characters as will edit our photo's onto these to say things like "Starring Harry Sandall with Conor Durrant". These items fit the thriller genre due to many characters being wanted for something that they either did or did not commit and is told through media, i.e. newspapers. This would also please our target audience because a newspaper scene in a thriller opening often appeals to them as key aspects or parts of the story are often told inadvertently through media, such as the internet or newspapers, which is something they of this generation is related to.

5. Gun Magazines

We Will alongside the shell casings have a shot of magazines empty on the floor. The reason why is because many thrillers include the aftermath of a gunfight of a gunfight which a tragedy took place in because we will include drops of paint to realistically portray blood. This would also appeal to our target audience because, particularly in boys, magazines relate to things they enjoy such as movies and video games, that would be a nice reminder and appealing to them to see used magazines on the floor in a thriller film. 

6. Cigarette Packets

In one shot there will be several discarded cigarette packets on the side of a road. This follows the thriller genre due to many areas of degradation are used as crime and murder scenes. This would also appeal to our target audience because many teenagers smoke, as well as many who don't but a brand of cigarettes could appeal and remind them of great recreational products as a sign of coolness or authority.

7. Tie

We shall be using a tie like this one In an extreme close-up of a tie being adjusted. This prop is appropriate to the thriller genre because many characters such as detectives are smartly dressed and often war ties to look smart and to connote authority or status of an individual. This also appeals top our target audience because many teenagers are students in schools or colleges ad aspire to get good jobs or careers that pay well.


8. Photograph In Photo frame

For one of our shots, there will be a picture of one of us in a photo graph frame. This fits the thriller genre because the protagonists are often  introduced by images or pictures contained within photograph frames. This appeals to our target audience because many characters that are present in thrillers often have personal reasons for being involved with  case, so many images or pictures relate to people they knew or do know.


9. Airsoft Gun





One of our props will be an airsoft gun with a full black finish to make it look as realistic as possible whilst not having the dangers of having a real gun as one of our props. This fits in with the thriller genre because almost all characters that see combat whether they are protagonists, antagonist or just others, use firearms as their weapons of choice. This appeals top our target audience as many who watch thriller are males that like to see things like action and gunfights.

10. Swiss Army Knife

In one shot, we will have a Swiss Army Knife in the palm of a presumably dead persons hand. This matches the thriller genre as many murder victims or other characters often have an item of interest on them or in their hand at the time of their deaths. This also appeals to our target audience as it goes along with the whole weapons mentality.

11. Sleeping Bag




For one shot, after the previous newspaper clippings shot said above, it will then transfer to a sleeping bag with more on top of it to give the impression that somebody has been sleeping rough. This fits in with the thriller genre because often in degraded area's the protagonists often encounter homeless, hostile individuals who sleep rough. This relates to our target audience as they often like or relate to characters who have lost their homes in some way or another.