In our opening scene all we need is blood on the executioner's hands in the ideal of make up as all of our actors faces are covered in either a mask or a hood. For the first test we used face paint which was thick and easy to apply to my hand, it also created a blood type effect and looked like a real blood wound. With the watercolours we needed a lot of water to get the colour to work properly and when Kate was applying it, it was able to blend in the colours really well. Overall the face paint worked better than the watercolour as you could see it better and it looked realistic, so for our filming we will use face paint instead of the watercolours.
We asked them to scream as this comes into a scene in our film as they are executed by the murderer. This was to see who would most appropriately convey the ultimate fear that the character must show when a close up of his face is shown.
We casted Adam as he did drama A level and so had experience with acting and also he portrayed the fear in the way that we were looking for. Seb was a bit too dramatic and therefore took away from our quiet, subdued atmosphere.
These 2 shot selections both work effectively as they highlight different elements of the pain and suffering, the medium shot represents the isolation as there will be nothing surrounding him, just the spotlight from the drama studio.
The close up is also effective as you can see the excruciating pain and suffering in the facial expression, this also further represents his heavy breathing and pain, his tactic is used in the murder scene in 'Psycho'
When it comes to filming, we may decide to use both shots and decide which looks most effective in editing.
Personally, I think that the medium shot works better as it highlights the isolation.
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