Costume, Props and Make up

In our film opening, the costume, props and make-up within it will have to link to the stereotypes we wish to conform to or subvert. In addition to that, we will also have to conform or subvert the conventions of our chosen genre, Action-Thriller.

Costume 

The main antagonist in our film opening will wear a black suit and tie because in the action thriller film Heat, the main antagonist in that film, Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro), also wears the aforementioned costume. This is because we want to conform to what a villain would like with a film that has a closely linked narrative to our film opening.  Furthermore, in most action thriller films the antagonists tend to wear black clothing as it connotes that the characters are powerful and have a mysterious personality that stemmed from a vendetta for someone that has wronged them in the past.

The protagonist in our film opening will wear a hoodie, jeans and trainers because we want him to represent what the average male teenager would like. In addition, to that we feel that this would empower our target audience as they are aged 15 and over and may feel inspired. We also wanted to loosely conform to what a main protagonist would look like in an action thriller film, specifically, Lieutenant Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) in Heat (1995), as he wears more casual clothing than the main antagonist, Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro).

Props

One of the props that will be used in our film opening is a metal briefcase. This is an essential part of our narrative as this is the prop that the antagonists will be exchanging and it is also what the protagonist will be after when chasing the main antagonist.

Make up


In our film opening, it won't be necessary for our characters to wear make up because in action-thriller films the main characters need to look as realistic as possible and it is possible for them to get injuries and scars over the course of an action-thriller narrative due to characters being involved in altercations and fights for the purpose of the narrative.