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Additional Props and Outfits:
Since wearing a dress wasn't always possible, due to cold conditions and difficulties with time, I made sure that if the cast isn't wearing a dress, she is wearing something dark or something 'depressing' as seen in the outfits below;
The coat was worn over the dress because the conditions were too cold and we were located in that area for a while, due to health and safety, the coat would need to be on as it would also make more sense in the film. However, this coat does match with the character and the outfit because of its colour. holding onto the 'innocent stereotype'.
In this shot, the main character is wearing black clothes which connotes to danger, mystery and darkness. This outfit is matching with her true character which fits well with her 'crazy' dialogue with the 'friend'. I wanted the other character to dress casually, but keep the 'depressing' theme of the film, which is why she is wearing black and white.
This outfit is interesting as it has patterns but it is still matching with the theme, limiting the colours mostly to black and white. Since she is located inside, this scene suggests that she came from somewhere, perhaps from a psychiatrist since she has a prescription that was thrown in the trash. This outfit is slightly rebellious - showing her fight between the voices and the people from the 'outside'.
Props
This prop was used to suggest to the audience that she might not be mentally stable, this is a 'powerful' close up shot of the pills being held while the hands are shaking. I did not end up using the initial pills as I thought the other type would make more sense, these pills are for stress management.
I wanted the trailer to have a knife, luckily the location had a rusty 'disgusting' knife laying on the ground which fitted perfectly to what I envisioned. The reason why I wanted the knife to be disgusting is because I want to portray this location as 'imaginary', the location speaks for the character's mental state. The blood dripping off the rusty knife made it look even more discomforting, which is exactly what I wanted.
The blood (on the floor) was used as a transition effect from the knife when the blood drops, suggesting she has harmed someone or something.
Another tool to portray this location as 'imaginary', speaking for the character's mental state. Giving a rusty, abandoned look.
The face peel mask was used as if she is peeling off her face giving attention to problems such as skin picking which links to appearance dysphoria and insecurity. The close up shot makes it feel more disturbing and discomforting.
Since this is an 'imaginary' location, I wanted to make it slightly more obvious by placing black wool around the character so it appears the main character is following it.
The monster mask is used as a 'Cliff Hanger' in order to make the audience want to watch the 'full film' and find out why it exists and what it is. It is only (fully) shown at the end of the trailer as a 'reveal' as I didn't want to overuse this prop, otherwise it would become boring.
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