Group: Post on costume, props, location, lighting

Costume

Our concept revolves around the idea of a man escaping from prison, therefore we will be using a prisoner's outfit or possibly some cheap looking, dirty, second rate clothes.We will get something to act as a tag around the character's ankle to improve the costume and so that the character will be able to remove this to illustrate his new found freedom.

Props

We won't be needing many props other than a guitar, a ukelele and a keyboard. We will also need a picture of the character's children when they were very young, young enough to not remember him when he returns. When the character arrives in London where his family lives, we will probably be using a Boris Bike.

Location

Pillbox to be the prison

To act as the prison we are considering using one of the old pill boxes found in the countryside outside Tonbridge. We feel that this will be a good location since they can be dark, gloomy places and look quite depressing, which is how we imagine prisons. They are also in isolated, open spaces which can be an ideal metaphor for the prisoners state of mind upon escaping. 

Along with this we will use forests and field for the character to run through as he escapes to civilisation. For the climax of the production a regular house will be used where we see his family.

Lighting
In the prison the lighting will be dark, dull, and dingy to suit the atmosphere and the present situation that the character finds himself in. Upon escaping, the lighting will suddenly become brighter to complement the cheery nature of the song and to evoke feelings of happiness in the audience, to know that this wrongly accused man has achieved his freedom. When the character reunites with his family it will then be night to show that it's been a long day and a long journey for the escapee. It would be ideal if we were able to film the sun rising with the light coming through the window, however we realise that this will be very difficult to do.