Characters, Costume and Props

We decided as a group that our piece should be focused on one main character and to fully focus on him and how mysterious and enigmatic they may or may not be. We thought that having the character be a rogue detective would add a lot of enigma and disorientation to the piece. We decided to do this by taking much influence from the movie Se7en, almost mirroring Detective Somerset as a character in our own piece. We also considered and decided to have another character in our piece who never makes a physical appearance in flesh but in a photograph. This being the main character's wife who is either missing/presumed dead or is in fact dead. We thought that by having this character not in the opening itself, it adds more to the connotation of disorientation because the character feels broken about the loss of his loved one. This then becomes his "fueler" as his motive remains unclear throughout the piece but he is searching for revenge for whoever or whatever made his life so unfair for him. We considered having a thug that the detective murders in the piece, however including said thug and murder would depend on how long the piece lasted with the rest of the piece filmed and edited.

Since our character is a rogue detective, we thought it would only be fitting if the costume he wore was a suit and tie. However we would try to make the suit look slightly rugged and informal by perhaps having the tie slightly loose or his shirt untucked to reinforce the connotation that the detective is broken and not "to the book" as he may should be. If the thug was to be included in the piece, we would expect them to wear informal and scruffy clothing which illustrates their difference and contrast to the detective.

Finally we would focus on 4 main props: the detective's house keys, his duffel bag, his locket and his pills. The house keys would not only be a metaphor for unlocking his house and his heart because the memories of his wife are in their, but he would use his keys to kill the thug. The duffel bag would remain a McGuffin, so the audience would never find out what is inside but it is still a vital part of the plot. The locket would contain a picture of his wife, giving the audience some backstory but still not enough to fully inform them on the detective's past and the pills would remain unclear as to their purpose again to reinforce the connotation of disorientation.