Props

Listed below are the props that we will be using in our thriller opening sequence.

• Gun
• Briefcase
• Calendar/Diary

The briefcase will be the most important prop used in our sequence as the viewer will never know it's content, in other words it's a MacGuffin a phrase though of my Alfred Hitchcock as an obkect which drives the narrative but what the item itself is is unimportant. An example of this would be another briefcase: the one in Pulp Fiction. This will therefore adds suspense to our production. The gun is also an important prop as the moment of gunpoint adds a pacey speed to the suspense. Finally the calendar/diary will be used to reveal a particular date to tie in with the title of our thriller.

Costumes

Character 1

Character one will be wearing a black suit with a white shirt and black tie.
this will be important to our piece because it makes this character stand out form the rest. Men in suits are mysterious and enigmatic. thrillers often bring up questions and by keeping the man in a suit people will be asking themselves 'Why is he in a suit?'

Characters 2 & 3

These two can wear anything but they need big coats and sunglasses, this is to mark them as different to the 'man with the briefcase':they're not as 'sharp' as the person fleeing. this is to make the person fleeing look more important and more of a professional so it looks as if he can get away easily.