Account of props and costumes required

Our use of props and costumes, though limited, provided a substantial backing to support the realism of the situation. The costumes in question weren’t exceedingly dramatic, it was only a collection of dark jumpers, t-shirts and jeans, so that the actor could be see in the forest. However, we did use a knife in the sequence and we needed to be sure that the knife we used communicated the right message to the audience. We had a selection of kitchen knives, hunter knives and Arabian knives.
The kitchen knives communicated the message that the killer simply is striking out at the victim with anything they can get their hands on. The killer would have probably gotten the knife while attacking the victim at their own home.
The Arabian knives communicated the message that the killer is a ritualistic killer who kills for a reason where as the psycho killer with a kitchen knife might not have a reason.
The hunting knives, which were the ones we decided to use, communicated that the killer has a clear and distinct purpose for killing the victim. Be it for game or for thrill the killer is hunting his/her prey.