2. The making OF THE WALL
The making of the wall was a very long, time consuming process. Because of
this I enlisted some help with the charcoal drawings and not only did this help
speed up the process, it also meant the wall look more creative as the ideas
were coming from three people as opposed to just me.
As we had so many pictures to draw, we looked online at things that are associated with
death to help us.
3. The second challenge I faced was how I was going to stick them onto the wall without ruining the
wallpaper. In order to overcome this, I decided to stick all the pictures onto a white blanket
and then fix it onto the wall with some small nails and a hammer.
I then continued to stick the pictures on , making sure they overlapped to hide the
blanket and to emphasise the large amount there is.
However, the blanket was not completely covered as I wanted the audience to realise
the protagonist was in the process of completing it and that is why he is acting so
erratic.
4. I then used some of the pictures on the table around the area that my protagonist was
drawing, to show that he literally hasn’t stopped thinking about death. I then
decided this would be an ideal place to put the tea lights, to add to the atmosphere
and make it seem that they were the only thing providing him with lighting.
The vodka bottle was also placed within them so it
could be easily seen. It also adds to the abnormal
atmosphere and portrays the protagonist as mentally
being in another world and not completely in control of
himself.
When I was filming all these props could be seen and
individually had a strong contribution to the overall
set.
6. MAKE-UP
The make-up was a primary factor in my trailer, and was used to help portray the characters
behaviour and states of mind.
7. Both characters had powder on their face to make them look paler.
They also both had fake blood put on them. I chose to only have
a small amount coming out of the protagonists nose as I thought
it would be to much if he had the same amount as the spirit, as
he isn’t dead. I thought that the fake blood I had purchased
was too runny and thin, and wasn’t the dark
red, thick blood I was aiming for. So in order to
overcome this I mixed it with talcum powder to
make it thicker before putting it on the
characters faces.
8. Fake scars were also stuck on the
protagonists face to show that the spirit was
slowly draining him of everything keeping
him alive.
I used the charcoal sticks under
the actors eyes to make them
look darker, causing them to
look more tired/dead.
