The planning for the protagonist's outfit/ appearance has proved more difficult to visualize and find inspiration for. This is largely due to the lack of such characters in films. It has also proved problematic because we do not want to reveal the character entirely,in order to build up the tension.
The picture below is of a drug addict character in the film 'Requiem for a Dream.'
Similarly, in "Christiane F," a film about life on the streets of Berlin, this character is suffering from a drug addiction, and has turned to crime to fuel it.
It will not be explicitly demonstrated to the audience that the protagonist in our film is suffering from a drug addiction, although he will have the stereotypical look shown above, which illustrates his nature as a deeply disturbed individual.
A tattered coat and fairly plain, dark clothing will be used. These clothes will be used to infer a number of things to the audience, such as the time of year (echoed in the setting), personality of the character and their lifestyle, as with any costume. I am not stressing an importance on this particular character's appearance because although they are important in the opening of the thriller to get the audience's attention, I think more suspense would be created through the feeling of being watched. We will have to do this subtly, we do not want to have many full body shots because it would completely destroy the mysterious and suspenseful façade we want to create through camera shots of the female being watched, like through point of view shots.
When linking to intertextual references, the Blair Witch Project uses POV shots effectively in order to demonstrate to the audience that someone is being watched instead of showing the antagonist. In this way, it frightens the audience - something we want to prompt.
KATIE
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