The use of blood on props in horror films imply danger and fear and is one of the main themes which people immediately link with horror. In our movie we will be using a lot of blood to make the props more scary, or even if it's not blood, we still want to use as much red based objects as possible to signify blood and danger. For example on our weapon (knife) and as well as on our costume. Also, when the woman is washing up, we will use ketchup on the dishes to portray blood and maybe red wine. This use of red really places danger into our opening titles.
The props in horror movies are made out to be more terrifying than what they actually are. Objects that would not usually be seen as particularly scary are somehow made to portray fear. Items and objects such as knives and hammers are not scary in realy life but when in a horror movie we instantly think "weapon". So what makes these connotations pop into our heads? Well there's numerous things that directors and movie makers do to props to propose such horror.
Another way in which film makers make props scary is the material that the object is made of. For example, if there was to be a chair in the middle of a room, it would seem ideal to use a wooden chair as they are more old fashioned and maybe more spooky than if we were to use a plastic chair. Also, to make something a little scarier in a horror film could be to mise en scene (the lighting or sound). By this i mean that if you were to have a vase in the middle of the room that has light, it won't be as chilling if it was dark. This is to do with our connotations of darkness. If something is in the dark it instantly gives it a mysterious atmosphere or aroma. Again, with the sound, if you were to play a spooky soundtrack over the sight of the vase then this would cause more tension than if there was no music.
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