Props:
The props used in horror films are usually there to signify violence, pain, possession or death. It is common for horror film openings/trailers to show props which signify violence because violence is a big aspect of horror films. In supernatural horrors, it sometimes shows young children being violence whilst holding a violent object, which shows that they are possessed as it is not common for children to be this violent and they weren't that violent towards the beginning of the film.
In supernatural horror films, the prop used is normally a doll which is either already possessed, or becomes possessed throughout the film. There is also sometimes a religious book that is used in order to try and get rid of the evil spirits or demons.
This photo shows the props used in the film the 'Conjuring'. It shows the scary looking doll which appears to be very possessed looking, there is also some rope which is used towards the end of the film when the little boy tries to hang his whole family.The camera that is next to the doll is also used throughout the film, as every time one of the children is about to kill their family, they set up the camera in order to capture the scene.
In our film, we are going to use a doll or a teddy bear, in order to fit the representation of horror films, and it will make it seem more realistic if the little girl is holding a toy.
Costumes:
In most supernatural horror films, the everyday clothes worn by the actors are normally just jeans and a normal t-shirt in order to portray innocence within the characters. It is suggested that ordinary clothing portrays the thought that the characters are innocent but it is innocent people that find that trouble or bad things come their way.
In the film 'Saw', rough and dirty clothing was used portraying the thought of their social class and how less important the two characters are in terms of status, because they have been left in an abandoned room with barely nothing.
In 'Creep', you're unable to see the costume within the first few minutes because the images are being shown from a point of view angle. This portrays that the audience have not got a sense of what type of person this character is because you're able to tell a lot from what people wear e.g. wealth and their culture.
In the thriller film 'The Resident', costume is used to show the roles of the victim and the different stages of the plot. The actor wearing pyjamas evokes vulnerability as she is about to go to bed and not wearing much. Whereas in the final scenes, the victim is wearing blood-stained clothing, this shows the audience that there is a climax in the film as blood represents danger, death and violence.
Realting back to supernatural horror films, in the 'Sinister', it shows the family waring normal everyday clothing order to show innocence and vulnerability. Throughout the film the clothes become a lot more dirty and tatty and blood-stained, representing violence and death.This image from the film shows the young victim wearing her usual night gown, however it is covered in blood and it looks rather old and ratty.
This image shows the woman from the 'Woman In Black'. It shows her dressed in all black with a black veil covering her face. Both these images show them wearing black which shows that the common representation of the possessed figure in supernatural horror films is that they are normally very pale, and dressed in very dark colours to portray darkness.
In our supernatural horror film opening, we are going to fit this representation and we are going to dress the being in all black clothing, accompanied by a black veil that covers their face. The young girl who is becoming possessed, if going to be dressed in pyjamas in oder to make it more realistic. However, these pyjamas are going to be ripped and have blood splattered across them.
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