Special effects makeup

Our media sequence did not involve many props, but did include one of the actors having special effects makeup. Ciaran played the body that is found by Zoe in the woods. In order for the audience to understand that he was dead quickly, we thought putting a gruesome gash on his neck would be sufficient,

In order to create this effect, we used PVA glue and cotton wool to build the base on Ciaran's neck, after that we used a combination of red, brown, and black paint to create the bloody look. Just before we shot the scene in the woods, we put fake blood around it, to give the most realistic, best result.

It was important that this was done to the best of our ability as it had to look realistic, in order for the audience to recognise that it was a wound, therefore allowing them to understand that 'Zoe' had found a dead body.