equipment lists

equipment list for Rackheath: handheld camera, tripod.
costume list for Rackheath: trench coat for female character, suit and hat for male character
prop list for Rackheath: book, mug
equipment list for Mousehold: handheld camera, tripod
costume list for Mousehold: trench coat for female character, leather jacket and shoes for male lead, denim jacket and bowler hat for supporting male character.
prop list for Mousehold: plastic shotgun, plastic revolver, sunglasses.

i chose the handheld camera for filming as i felt it would be easier to transport from place to place, i also felt that it would provide me with better shots and camera angles, it was easier for me to get reaction and emtoion shots as it was easier to manuver around. it also made it easier to track characters with a steadier hand due to its light weight, it also worked well on the tripod and got some great footage.

i tried to get the costumes reminisciant of the time period that film noir films were made, however i didnt have any available, so i made the outfits that of a fifties look, a time when film noir would still have been prominant, the costumes also fitted in with the modern setting. i believe this gave it a non descript look in terms of era.

in terms of props, some were minor and just had to fit in with the scene, for example books and a mug in the office scenario. the weapons i used for the final confrontation were orange and plastic, however as i was making the film black and white this did not factor in, the weapons i used i tried to model on film noir films, the revolver being a prominant weapon in other film noir films. i also used a shotgun as this again was featured heavily in film noir.