This note book is going to be the first sign that the kitchen the detective enters is owned by the murder him self. The majority of the page is coated in dark words and messages that have been scrawled all over it at canted angles. However I have also added the name of the film that we have finally decided on, 'Red Ink', written in blood on the notebook for effect. This was a spur of the moment prop that I personally am very pleased with.
This is an insanely cool blade that we use for cutting branches off bushes in our back garden. Other than the orange handle that is just off screen, this blade is perfect for our opening. This is because it isn't completely clean, a good thing as this means it will look more menacing, and it is easily accessible as it is in my garage. When we get around to running blood down the knife in the filming of the kitchen scene, I believe its going to be incredibly effective.
When it came to saws, it came down to two. The first was a huge orange saw with a monstrous jagged blade and handle. The second this much smaller and manageable one. The reason that I chose this one is that I don't see a reporter in a small village owning a saw like the first one. This saw is going to be paired with the axe and bloody shirt to be the decisive information that tells the detective he is in the murderers house.
This is the pick axe that will be used by the murderer to kill the detective. When it came to choosing the fatal weapon there were three choices, the pick axe, the axe or the chainsaw. One of the reasons that we chose the pick axe is that the other two weapons are fairly cliché. The chainsaw was actually picked out as being cliché by a member of our target audience in the presentation of our ideas. Another reason is practicality, the weapon will need to be carried down into the woods and if someone saw us with a chainsaw or axe, they may become worried. However a pick axe is a bit less menacing. Thirdly we will need to edit in a sound effect out the weapon hitting its mark when editing. We decided that the chainsaw would just sound silly, this is because we saw someone else's video in which a chainsaw was used and thought it wasn't very effective. So it was the axe or the pick and as we have already said, the axe is cliché and may scare the public, so we chose the pick axe.
This large torch is only a prop, it is not actually functional. This is to create a more interesting atmosphere in the house and also hint about the character of the murderer. We thought that the mise-en-scene in the kitchen was a bit bare when we were setting up and so thought of how we could make it more interesting. The idea behind the torch is that the murderer would sit in the dark reading with only the torch on. This hopefully hinting to the audience that he has strange habits and is not entirely sane.
The axe is the bloody weapon along with the saw that tells the detective that he is in the house of the murderer. This won't be the weapon the murderer uses to dispatch the detective however it is a past weapon that was used by them to kill a previous victim. This is a suitable prop as it is easy to acquire as I own it and has the rugged look that will be effective.
This old shirt is the bloody clothing that will tell the detective that this is once again the home of the murderer. However it is yet to be bloodied up as we haven't began filming with it and I want the blood to look fresh on the shirt.
The broom is another prop that will be used to flesh the scene out a bit more. As it was there were few props that made the home look like an actual home after we took away the appliances and plants etc. So we thought that the addition of a old broom would create a more homely feel, or maybe could be seen as the tool that is used by the murderer to clean up after himself.
This dustpan is going to be used for the exact same reason as the broom. This will actually be paired with the broom in the scene and so is pretty much the exact same prop.
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