Planning-

Mood board

(Catherine)

This basic mood board reflects the overall concept of our thriller opening for 'Frank'. The main colour template is black which conveys the darkness of the story line but also the hollowness and emptiness of Frank's personality. The protagonist has dark brown hair and will be dressed in an all black costume throughout filming. Additionally, in order to create a psychologically damaged and acutely tired character we will make sure to use extremely pale foundation on the actor's face and red makeup under his eyes. Lighting will also aid his appearance as the darker light will cause his face to appear whiter. The dark lighting is exceedingly important as it will hopefully create a sense of tension so that the audience are dropped into the unknown.In terms of the most important props we will need fake blood, a bloody hammer, cleaning products and a phone which will  deliberately offer clues to the development of the story line. The location of Max's house is quite simplistic, however, we did not want to use too many locations which would confuse an audience. We will be filming both inside and outside his house in the evening so that there is some natural light pouring in from the windows.