Props and costume list

April's costume consists of, black jeans, a black vest top, some black converse, a green parker jacket and a burgandy back pack.
My group and i decided that this would be her outfit because we wanted her to remain casual as she is only supposed to be going to her friends house so wouldnt need to be overly dressed or madeup. We choose quite  dark outfit because we wanted this to portray that something isn't right as someone as bubbly as Aprils's character would stereotypically be seen in light cheerful/colours. We decided on using the backpack because we wanted it to look fit for purpose as generally when you stay round a friends house you would carry a big bag with you.

Poppy's costume wasn't as thought out as we just wanted her to look casual but comfortable as when you find that a a close family member is missing you wouldnt be too fussed to make too much effort as you would too destraught and worriesd.

Susan Richmonds costume was a smart black blazer, a white blouse, dark trousers, red lipstick and a note pad and pen. As Susan is the investigator she needs to look professional and meet the standards of what you would thing an investigator would wear. We chose the colour red for the lipstick as we said that it would represent a type of danger. We also introduced the note pad and pen because we wanted to make her look as professional as possible as possible, also shoing that she is afficient as he writes April's friends and families replies to her questions.

We wanted to use a red van because its stands out and symbolises danger, alos he red van is very noticable however it would be hard to find and people generally wouldn't expect such a brightly coloured vehicle to be used. It would also allow our audience to make their own assumptions about what happens to April.

We used the living room because every house has one and would therefore make it easier to take the shots needed and the inteveiw. We also wanted the living room to symbolise a place filled with Apri's loved ones, to show how many people care for her and the damage her Disappearance has caused.

For the rest of the people in the scene we kept the costumes simple so they were just in every day clothes and hadn't made too much effort otherwise it would look very staged and we wanted it to look more prfessional and show a representation of a real trauma that has affected the family.

I found that this list was very helpful as we needed a guideline so that when we wre filming we all knew what we were wearing, which also meant we weren't taking too long to decide our outfits on filming day.