Props

So after a little bit of a shopping trip, Poppy and I have a few props.

Firstly we have some incense and a candle. We thought these would be useful as these are objects that are used in witchcraft to this day. Therefore they have the cultural connotations that the audience will recognise.

Secondly after finding a block of air dry clay in a craft shop we have decided to make a clay effigy. (Inspiration can come from the oddest places.) This is actually a rather vital prop though. There are many connotations linked to clay dolls such as the one I've made. The link the audience is most likely to make is too a voodoo doll. These have connotations of evil and bringing harm to people. Also there is a long history of clay likenesses being used to bring harm to people with magic. This of course fits our film perfectly.

WE have decided to put her in a red gingham dress. The cultural codes that are associsted with this fabric are what makes the doll even more disturbing. The fabric is closely linked to young school girls, this then connects it to ideas of innocence and purity. By placing the connotations with those of evil that come from a clay effigy it becomes even more disturbing.