Prop List

This is the initial plan of the items we needed to use to create the desired effect, due to the fact that we do not have all the professional equipment, we have devised a few ways to get the same effect.

Trenchcoat - Smith is going to wear this as they are stereotypical of the thriller genre (Robert De Niro in 'Ronin') as they are very large and the collar can be turned up to cover the characters face to add mystery.
Black t-shirt - Smith is going to wear this underneath the trench coat, because black shows the darkness of his character and makes the audience view him as dangerous. Also if our thriller is to be in Black and White which we are contemplating this will show him as being extremely dark.
Trilby hat - Smith's hat as they are also stereotypical of a thriller and we are trying to capture the essence of the typicak thriller. Wearing a hat also gives the opportunity to partially hide his face from the audience adding myatery and intriguee.
Fake gun - Smith uses this to kill Vanik, adding to the sense of danger and dark.
Black trousers - Smith and Vanik are wearing for the same reasons as above; black is a dark, dangerous colour, also it shows a professionalism.
Black shoes- For Smith and Vanik to wear also to show professionalism and style to reflect the camera work.
Suit jacket - For Vanik to wear for the same reasons as above.
White shirt - For Vanik to wear, white shows more purity than black and is not so dangerous.
Briefcase - For Smith and Vanik to hold, you never find out what is inside so it adds myatery and intrigue.
Tripod - For holding the camera steady - essential if we are going for a stylish look and feel.
Video camera - For recording
Mini DV tape - For recording
Skateboard - For holding the camera during the tracking shot of the feet.

Update: We did not use the skateboard, as we did not film the tracking shot of the feet for the opening credits. This shot would have been really nice but we just didn't have the time. After our first filming session we had filmed about 50 minutes of footage so to cut this down to 2 minutes we just did not have to time to add in an extra scene as we were happy with what we already had filmed.