Costumes and Props

PROPS

Probably the most important prop we will be needing in order to create our opening sequence is the chest or box we will be using for Pandora's physical box. We have looked online as well as in shops and found this one on Amazon. The measurements meet our requirements and the box is a unique and interesting design as well as looking fairly old, as the box was created by Zeus it would be very old. We may add extra distressing to the box once we have purchased it depending on what we think will look best within the trailer.

- We will need some kind of weaponry within the trailer which both the good and bad characters will be using. As our film is set in a mystery land which appears to be in the past, our actors will mostly be using weapons such as daggers which we can again buy on Amazon or in toy stores. The only issue we may have is we have to handle them responsibly as carrying around one in public, even if it is just a toy, can be seen as threatening and get you in trouble.

COSTUMES

PANDORA (older)

- The character of Pandora will have three costumes which she wears. The first will be her when she is in the wood and finds the box, so before she has to run away and protect the box. This will consist of some kind of rope-like dress. This is before she has to go through the hardship of survival in the woods, she’s is content and comfortable with her lifestyle and so her dress will reveal this. We will preferably use light colours for this costume to show that she is innocent and young which is what light colours connote. Her makeup will also be reflecting this, using natural and bright make-up which will make her appear younger and happier.

- The next costume she will be wearing is the one she will be wearing when she is at home and her house is raided by people hunting for the box, she will be wearing some kind of night wear, possibly a long white under dress type item. The white again connotes her innocence. When she stabs and accidentally kills one of the raiders she will get blood on her dress, the red will stand vividly against the white which will show that she is no longer innocent and is not contaminated as she is a murderer. 

- The last costume will be the one we see her in most which will be her "hunter-like" costume which she wears when surviving in the woods. Using the internet I have managed to decide what this will look like. We will mostly be using darker colours to represent that she is no longer innocent and young and has had to grow up into something which is threatening in order to protect the box. Throughout the trailer the outfit will get holes in and become distressed.This will show that she has been out in the woods for a long time and represent her fight for survival. Along with the costume her make-up will appear darker and therefore represent the dark-Gothic appearance of her character.

PANDORA (baby)

- Baby Pandora will only be in a little bit of the trailer but her costume is still important, she will be wrapped in white blankets in the woods when she is shown. The white represents that she is a good and pure child.

Character and Actor Profile

MAIN CHARACTER: Pandora

We will be following the description of Pandora from the original story and artworks which have been created of her. She is normally dark haired and fairly young meaning that our actress will have to fulfill these requirements. She is also known for being pretty and inquisitive as well as fairly wise and physically capable. We have decided to have a young adult/ older teen play her character as this is our target audience which also helps to create a bond between character and audience. 

CHOSEN ACTRESS: Katie Sexton

GENDER: Female

AGE: 18

HAIR COLOUR: Brown

EYE COLOUR: Light Brown

HEIGHT: 5ft 2

RACE: White British

We have chosen our friend Katie to fulfill the role of Pandora because she fits the requirements of the character. She also lives fairly near to us and has worked with us on media projects in the past which makes her a reliable and easy accessible actress. 

CHARACTER: Side kick

Although in the film Pandora's character is alone within the situation she has someone who helps her along the way from time to time. We have decided to have a character who was of a different race so that our film could not be accused of being racist and it also invites a wider range of audience members to view the film as they can connect with the character. The character must be kind looking and acting so that the audience can trust them and know that they are on the side of the hero within our film. We have also decided to have this character as a male so that there is an element of romantic interest and also so that one gender ground is not excluded. 

CHOSEN ACTRESS: Mufaro 

GENDER: Male

AGE: 18

HAIR COLOUR: Dark brown

EYE COLOUR: Dark brown

HEIGHT: 5ft8

RACE: Black

We have chosen Mufaro because he does drama a level and he is a good and reliable friend so filming with him will be calm and relaxed, furthermore he gets long with all of the cast so there shouldn't be any problems. He has also been involved in previous recordings we have done which means he know how we work and how to act when filming professionally.

CHARACTER: Assassin 

The assassin character will only appear in a small scene in which she attacks Pandora in order to attempt to steal her box. We have chosen for the character to be a female to challenge the stereotype that the bad characters in films are male.

CHOSEN ACTRESS: Becky Ward
GENDER: Female
AGE: 17
HAIR COLOUR: Red
EYE COLOUR: Hazel
HEIGHT: 5ft7
RACE: White


Becky will be playing the character of the assassin, this makes it easy as she will be present on all of the days we will be filming. She also knows the script the best so therefore she will be able to act out the part. she also know the other actors very well and therefore be able to cooperate with them when acting. 

Audience Cinema Research

We created a survey, using Survey Monkey, to find out different factors of audience and what they would want out of a movie. This research is intended to show how effective showing our trailer in a cinema would be and also the age and gender groups this applies to. Typically trailers are shown within cinema along side a film of a similar genre or director. This means that the audience watching the film will also find the films shown in the trailers appealing. 

Due to the use of more illegal downloading and streaming, people do not visit the cinema as much and therefore we would more likely promote our trailer through social media such as adverts before YouTube videos.