Props we will use in our Media Production

We will use car keys as a tool to switch the soundtrack of the film when the engine is switched on. We will then be able to insert non-diegetic sounds to change the atmosphere of the scene. They also serve as a distraction from the gun that will be in the front compartment. 

The Morris Traveller is the car that we will be using shoot the strangulation scene in. It is a confined space and this helps us address the conventions of a thriller, putting the two characters in an intimate space with intentions of murder. The car also fits the time period of 1956, however it has no alarm in it that can be activated and offers no real chance for the protagonist to help himself when being attacked.

 The thick orange rope will be used to strangle the protagonist with. We chose this colour because we wanted it to resonate in the audience's mind and doesn't fit with the colour of something we would expect to see in a strangulation scene. We have also planned to use the length of the rope to create a single shot following the rope back to the titles placed in the back of the car.

The gun in the film has obvious connotations with danger and violence. It can be expected that the protagonist is dangerous from the basis that he has a gun. When the audience sees the gun this instantly creates tension.