For our film we will need props that looks expensive and valuable for the burglar to take. This includes phones, watches, jewelerey, money etc. We will also need a weapon to add an exciting and dangerous vibe. A typical, easy to access weapon would be kitchen knife or a baseball bat. Knives make the audience know that the person is prepared for a bloody, gory murder. It is immediately representative of how the plot will unravel: somebody gets murdered by someone with a knife. Just the mention of a knife usually gets the audience on the edge of their seats, waiting for the worst to happen. Just what we're going for, really.
A baseball bat is a good option: skilful, not quite so generic as the knife, and gore-promising. The only limitation being skills required to make it look anything realistic or in the least dangerous. An actor with about as much "edgy" appeal as a ball and a green belt in tae kwon doe might have slightly ruined that tense, realistic danger streak we were going for.
A mask was be needed to create character for the burglar. This is part of their identity. The criminal does not want their identity to be revealed: only their stage character of a mysterious, masked burglar. Trust me, a balaclava was top of the list. However, our costume design team had to settle for a glittery cat Halloween mask that seemed to fit the job description reasonably, despite great despair, the team consisting of Rhiannon and I settled for it, trying to avoid the cat burglar appeal as much as possible.
And of course, what's a strong, dangerous woman burglar without a pair of strong, big black boots? Credit to Anne Hathway in the dark knight rises, of course.
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