Planning for photoshoot

These are images I have gathered from the internet to show what types of props, costume, body language and facial expressions I want my protagonist to use when posing for photographs for my print products such as the DVD cover, Magazine, Poster and Billboard. It is important that my model keeps a serious, straight face to portray himself as intimidating, mysterious and potentially very dangerous so that the audience gets the right impression that he is a hit man with motives to kill without remorse. I think he should use a prop, a gun would be most fitting as it is a threatening weapon and it will be shown throughout the trailer therefore it is an object of significance which needs to be clearly portrayed in the advertisements. My model could be holding the gun up in front of him pointing towards the camera lens or holding it upwards by the side of his face so that the weapon is the main focus and attracts the audience due to the danger. The shots that I have found are mostly ECU, CU, BCU or MS as these are suitable for a front cover as they allow the audience to become familiar with the protagonist and be drawn into their emotions. My model should have a dark costume consisting of black, grey, navy colours and he could have his hood up to create mystery or some sort of scarf covering his mouth however it is important that his eyes are visible so the audience feels engaged. His body language should be quite stiff and authoritative as he needs to look fearless therefore he needs to look alert and ready rather than relaxed. 

Timings and equipment needed for photoshoot:

We will begin to take photographs of our hitman (Ihsaan) on Thursday 11th December 2014 at approximately 10am, we will give ourselves a maximum of 1 hour photoshoot time. 

We will be taking the photos inside Plantsbrook School building as this offers us the resources we need, a plain white background will be best so that my model will be the main focus and there will be nothing to distract the attention away from him. We may also use areas around the school such as a brick wall or alleyway with graffiti to represent the modern, urban feel to our hit man crime thriller film as well as supporting the stereotype of young males being involved with criminal activity and violence. It is important that we have good lighting so that the facial expressions of the models face can be seen clearly, we will then edit these photos afterwards. 

• Camera and lens 
• Tripod 
• Costume - hoodie, scarf 
• Prop - gun