Sunday, 3 April 2011

The props and costumes of Psychosis

These are the costumes and props I used during Psychosis, and why they were used. Some have been shown before (either in evaluation or separate posts) but I don't think I've put everything in one post.
List of costumes:
Shirts and trousers for Howard and Nicolas (usual non-uniformed attire for officers). The psychiatrist also wears smart clothing

Smart-casual clothing for Jane for Jane




More casual clothing for Roy


The costumes are likely to be worn by the real life counterparts. Ryan had more freedom with his costume, although because he is not a common criminal he would not be seen wearing jeans and a hoodie.
The props are not as symbolic, although they do have purpose.
The computers/Macs show busy offices and hard work, as do the files in the psychiatrists office.
The mobiles are used to communicate rather than landlines, partly because of the time the film is set, and also it would be the first place a person like Janet would try. 

Psychosis Original Cut and original coursework piece (Previous Versions)

Here are two different cuts to the final piece I uploaded a few days ago. The first is the original cut, which was originally going to be used to help the original musician with the music. Unfortunately the music wasnt ready within time, so I had to use the royalty free music. The main difference (apart from lack of titles), is the different actor for Howard and the location. The location changed because it would have caused a massive continuity error, and the original actor, James Parnell, was unavailable for the reshoots, so Matt took his place. The end scene was also added in, to create suspense and a cliff hanger.




The second is the original piece I submitted as coursework. It differs a lot from the resubmission, partly because there the part of the psychiatrist is now a newspaper, and the quality is poor, due to the camera I used not being Mac compatible, and so the quality was lost in the conversion process. Some actors couldn't attend the re-shoots for various reasons, and some of the sound had to be re-dubbed.

People who have seen both versions have stated how much everything has improved in the new version.