Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Costume + Props - by Josh

 Before we started filming we needed to decide on what our actors would look like and the props they would use. We discussed this in our pitch to our teacher but in this post you will find more detail into the choosing of our costume and props.
 Above is our front picture for our video. This was done at the later stage of our filming on the 25th of November, in the last few scenes of the final video. The two masked characters are our two actors, Ryan Cheale and Phil Cross, with James filming our behind-the-scenes video and myself filming the actual video.





 One of the key aspects of our film are the masks we use for the two suited men. We chose to use these as we felt that they created a sense of mystery and intimidation from the two characters. This particular style of mask originates from the film: V for Vendetta, which is largely based around a mysterious masked man in a dystopian world attempting to launch a revolution against the government. This is contrasted against how we used them for our video, for they are the pursuers of a thief who has stolen a secret project of theirs. The dark, sinister look of the masks helps to create the mystic nature of the men in suit, as well as the meaning behind the disc which the thief has stolen.






 Another notable point of the pursuers is the suits they adorn; our group decided on this formal look instead of informal clothing in order to make them look as if they are part of a organisation or agency, entrusted with the protection and secrecy of the disc. They compliment the masks in a way that creates a covert and serious essence about the men, making the audience wonder what or who the thief is stealing from.
 As you can see from the picture above, the thief (Dan Hillier) is being chased by Ryan and Phil down an alleyway. When I saw this picture after having filmed the resulting shot, I thought it was a great picture, for seeing someone being chased by two men in odd looking masks is something in the extraordinary. The thief is clothed in relatively normal, modern clothes which is what real thieves wear. We didn't want stray too much from typical conventional clothing since we wanted the strange costume of the pursuers to
stand out in the video. This also begs the question from the audience: why has someone as simple and ordinary looking as this thief stolen from such a strange and mysterious organisation these men are part

 The disc the thief has stolen has the words 'Operation Madeon Finale' written on it, 'Finale' being the name of the song of the video, this being a direct correlation to the song.

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