Pre-Production Experimenting

Before finalising the shots for our film opening, our group needed to test ensure that our mise en scene would be effective in our sequence. 

Firstly we made sure to try out SFX makeup in order to make sure the final piece was to a high quality, especially as nobody in our group had worked with this medium before.

For SFX we tested out two different methods: liquid latex, and scar wax.

• Scar Wax

• Liquid Latex

The liquid latex was the least successful of the two methods, showing obviously on the skin, whilst we were able to mould the scar wax to the chest and then apply makeup to it to fix any colouration issues. We tried out different sizes with the scar wax before deciding that the cuts looked more effective if they were spread all across the chest. We found fake blood to be more effective than the red paint used alongside the latex as it didn't dry up throughout filming time.

We also experimented with different masks and added an extra costume to the Temptress' wardrobe before producing the final film opening. We had a selection of 4 donated masks to choose from (we opted for pre-made masks as we wanted it to look of a quality we most likely wouldn't have achieved in the time we had to make it) of which we ranked in the following order:

Our final choice was the cream and gold mask as a lot of the climatic scenes of our opening would be shot in low key lighting and most likely darken the majority of the face; therefore by choosing a mask with gold glitter that would catch any light shone on it we had a way to film in low-key lighting but produce effective shots of the Temptress.



The additional costume added in was a black satin nightdress layered with a white floral kimono. Initially we wanted the opening to begin with the Temptress in her red dress walking along a quiet street at night, however after shooting a few scenes it became evident that some shots of her getting 'into character' would heighten interest and emphasise her sexual nature.

-R