Costumes and props

Sam: innocent, returning home, seemingly normal day.

Something like this is ideal as it shows he is returning home from a normal day, wearing nothing too fancy or unusual.
















Intruder: sinister, mysterious, villain,

Black items of clothing paint the person as being evil and villainous. It is standard thriller convention of having a thug in a black hoodie with black gloves. This is important as it means we don't have to spend time sowing the audience who is the villain. They can figure it out just by the clothing. 

The audience in our feedback stated that they thought it would add to the story if the intruder was to wear a mask. The mask just makes it clear to the audience that he is the villain,  it also adds an element of mystery as we cant see the face behind it.