Props/Costume/Characters

Props

• Tourch - Protagonist uses to see in the dark.
• Pages - The pages, of which there are eight, the protagonist  needs to find to save himself from the antagonist. Writing on the pages is in black ink, this is to reflect the personality of the antagonist, dark.

            

• Watch - Protagonist uses to check how much time he has left.
• Bag - Protagonist uses for college folders, to keep his tourch in and later on, to collect pages.

 

Costume

Costume for Protagonist

 

• Red Jumper - Red the colour of blood which signifys danger. The use of the colour suggests that the victim is going to come into contact with danger later on in the clip. It is also easy to see from a distance, which means the antagonist wont have too much trouble finding or seeing him.

        

• Dark blue jeans - Suggests vicim is a student as he is wearing casual clothing. This reitterates the idea that the situation of the protagonist is one that the target audience would find themself in, this makes it all the more scary.

    

• Dark red shoes - Another implication of danger.

Costume for Antagonist

• Black top - Use of black to suggest evil and to reflect dark personality.
• Black jeans - Use of black to suggest evil and to reflect dark personality.
• Black shoes - Use of black to suggest evil and to reflect dark personality.

The constant use of the colour black makes the protagonist difficult to see. Also, as the clothing is casual, this suggests that anyone could be a killer like him.

Characters

Protagonist - Harry Robinson

Appearance

• Young (17 years old) - Age is important in reaching the target audience so they can relate to them.
• Male - Suggests even the steriotypically stronger of the two sexes is powerless against the antagonist. This implies the antagonist is highly dangerous.
• Wears casual clothing - This implies he is a student and would belong in the same social group as the target audience. This makes him even more relatable.
• Thin - Makes him look vulnerable due to his size.
• Average size/height - Average size suggests he is an average person just like the audience. This signifys that what happens to him could happen to anyone in the target audience> this makes the thriller all the more frightening.
• Hair colour - Red hair, not only does this suggest danger due to the colour but he also belongs to a minority group and the minority are normally the ones who are attacked due to there being less of them. This lets the audience know he is a target for the antagonist and adds anticipation.

Characteristics

• Vulnerable - Protagonist jumps at smallest things, looks easy to scare and paranoid.

Antagonist - Shaun

Appearance

• Male - Suuests power and strength. this makes him scary.
• Tall - Suggests strength and difficult to deal with. This makes the protagonist look defenceless.

Characteristics

• Sinister - He is best described as a psychopath who is highly intelligent. This makes him all the more terrifying.
• Sick - He has organised a trap for the protagonist and attempts to kill him.