Thriller Prop List

Woolly Hat

The hat will help cover the characters face as we do not want them to be seen by the camera too much as they are breaking into a house. It will help cover some of the head, so it will be harder for them to be recognized and identified, which is what a burglar would want to prevent.

Winter coat, with a hood so it can be used to hide their faces if needed. The coat is relatively cheap looking as the guys aren't very professional and are not able to spend a lot. The dark colour of the coat will be good as they will not be as noticeable as if they were wearing lighter, more colourful colours. However, our film is being shot at night so it wouldn't really matter anyway. The coat also needs pockets so the guys can stuff as much as they can in them, instead of carrying a bag.

These trainers are quite like the ones that we have found the characters to wear (the two guys breaking into the house). They are going to wear trainers, as they are usually worn by men and they can relatively cheap. They will probably be black (the pairs that the men wear) as they will be less noticeable on the idea of them being less identifiable.

The trilby hat will be worn by the house owner as we want to leave the man anonymous and not to be recognized by anyone. The mystery is then created and increased as we don't know who anyone is. Many questions are created as a result of this, which is a good way to start a film, especially the thriller as themes of thrillers include: mystery and intrigue.

The tracksuit bottoms will need to black or navy blue so they are dark and like the rest of the outfit of the two guys, unnoticeable. This will help disguise their figures and make them less easy to identify. The tracksuit bottoms are to show how the two young guys are not very professional- in the way they work and look.

The trench coat that the guy who's house is being burgled, as it looks a lot more sophisticated compared to the puffy coats the younger men wear. The trench coat that we have found and are going to use is black, which is keeping in with the mysterious look and the identity of the man is hard to work out. The coat is the typical wear for a male character in a thriller is to wear a detectives coat. The collar of the trench coat will be used to prop up to hide the neck of the character.

The trousers and shoes are also black as they are very appropriate for the look of our character. We want to make the character look like he has a good job- therefore he can afford to buy expensive and classy clothes. The size of his house will also be reflected in this as the house is relatively big.

The objects that will be included in our thriller are mostly guns. The home owner will own a classic gun, similar to the one below. The less-professional men will have a simple black gun, like the example also below. The look of the one on the left, looks rather old, in the film we are planning to show the this gun to the audience when the guy gets it out and then as he goes around to find the intruder.