Evaluation Questions - Prezi's

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Props

For our thriller we didn't use many props, although we had a few just to add to the casualness.

We used:

• Frying pan
• Scarves
• Plate
• Brown sauce
• Mug
• Kettle
• Photo

The frying pan was used to cook the bacon, which the main character eats. We added this in because we wanted the opening title to seem as though it was breakfast time, and both groups were just acting casual and doing what they normally do in the morning:

The scarves were used to add to the hooligan effect, and show that they were die-hard fans. This showed the audience that the two in that scene were getting geared up for the game ahead:

The plate and the brown sauce were used for the same reason as the frying pan, to make the bacon sandwich that the main character then eats:

The mug and kettle were to make a cup of tea with the bacon sandwich, when upon finishing both the character proceeds to leave the house to make his way to the game:

Finally, the photo was used as a passion factor. It is commonly seen in hooligan films that the hooligan will be very proud to have a family, and proud to support a team. So my group decided it might be a good addition to the scene, if the protagonist kissed a picture of his family, to show a sense of passion, as if he was going to war:

Location

My group and I, had a brief but detailed discussion about where we should have the set of our thriller.

We wanted to make sure that for the opening scene with the two hooligan groups walking towards each other, was somewhere remote and dark. This way it looked more dangerous and it had a sense of tension, we wanted it so you could barely see the groups so that it would intrigue the audience. To do this we decided to pick the Lower Site drive way in George Spencer Academy.

The road I am talking about can be seen in the picture, the road marked with a red line.

We chose this spot because it has a very long, narrow, straight road which was perfect for the scene of the groups walking towards one another. It added suspense as they both walked the same long road, in a straight line, towards each other, it almost seemed as if there was no way out or no way of backing down once they had started walking. 

As for the rest of the thriller, we decided that we needed to be inside a house, this would help us show both of the groups going about their morning, comparing the two. So for this we used Harry Edwards' house. We came to this decision as it was the closes of all of our houses, and this would give us more filming time, and therefore could work on specific shots with time to spare. 

This is Harry's house, and not only was it convenient to use, but it fits the convention. Hooligans are stereotypically in working class and some in middle class, therefore they won't be living in a mansion, nor will they be living in a council house, its somewhere in between. We all came to the conclusion that Harry's house fits that description.

The inside of Harry's house, was the exact setting we were hoping for. A house that would be seen as 'normal' and the perfect interior for a hooligan, this meaning nothing was abstract, it was simple. 

It looked natural, not as if we were trying to change things in his house to fit the stereotype.

Costume

For the outfits my group wanted to stick with the hooligan theme.
We did this by wearing what is stereotypically known as 'chavvy' clothing which included a range of hoodies, jeans, jogging bottoms and track jackets.

We made sure that all hoods were up, so that we could pull off the look of hooligans.

Ben Hall and Harry Smith wore football scarves during their scene, this was to show that they were hardcore football fans.

















As you can see in this picture, they scarves are clearly visible, this shows that they are fans of a specific team and they are very passionate about it. Added to the fact that they are watching football highlights from their team's last game, in preparation for the upcoming game.

We aimed to make sure that the costumes were fully captured during the thriller, this way the audience would pay close attention and notice that we tried to make our actors look as much like hooligans as we could.

Here is a snapshot of the outfit of the main character (played by myself):

From this shot, you can see that the costume is rather casual, but also shows he has a potential sporty side from the branding. He is wearing a Nike sweatshirt, this can be associated with sports, also it is stereotypically something that a 'chav' may wear. This shows although the character has a casual side, he can be a hooligan and is very into his sports, which is shown through his passion for football.