Wall- practical task

  In both the Lovely Bones and Se7en, the killer has a notebook in which they plan and record their murders.
  Inspired by this, I created a wall of similar information, regarding our killers activities.
  I chose to create a wall, rather than a book, as we want the killer's home to be the audience's window into the killer's mind.

• The wall in made up of newspaper clippings and photographs, pinned down and taped together.
• I also smeared fake blood on the edges of some of the clippings.  This has the effect of showing that the killer took these photographs at the time of the murders.
• I took the photographs in torchlight as it makes the wall appear bigger, and more full of information that it would be in high key lighting.

• The images I included appear to be candid shots of possible victims.
• This reflects on the fact that the killer stalks the people that they are planning to kill.

• Other photos are of the victims' homes.
• This also reflects on the fact that the killer stalks their future victims.
• One of the pictures is taken from outside the window of their victim's home.
• This shows how close they get to the victims, and how there is no safe place for the people people stalked.

• As well as the pictures of their victims whilst they are still alive, there are pictures of the victims after they've been killed.
• There are the images with the most blood smeared on them, as they were taken at the time of the murders.
• They are bloody and show signs of throats being cut, which is how the killer drains their victim's blood.
• They also contrast greatly with the pictures of the victims whilst they are alive.

Other details include:

• A scrap of bloodstained fabric that the killer took from their victim's clothes.
• Words written in blood.
• Pen scribbled over body parts (e.g. eyes) to convey the killers distaste for certain parts of their victim's appearance.
• Writing detailing names, addresses, ages and other information (such as 'has diabetes' or other biological defects).

I feel that this wall would be helpful regarding the mise en scene of our opening sequence, as it clearly reflects on the mind of our killer.