Tuesday, 6 March 2012

Planning For Re-Shoot; Props

As part of our re-shoot, we are also making a list of the props we need to make sure we have ready for the day we film. By having this list, and the props ready, we will save ourselves time and prevent any last minute running around. A prop is defined as anything which is used in filming and is touched or used in some way. Below I have included the list of props and some images of them, I have also included information about when they will be used in our film and in some cases, their purpose.

An alarm clock will be switched off by Samantha in the first part of our film.
Samantha will then pick up a small blue gift bag and envelope and make her way towards her bedroom door. She will hand this to Anthony in the next section of our film.

Anthony will have a bowl of cereal in front of him at the dining room table and he will be playing with the contents of the bowl with his spoon. There will also be two coffee mugs on the table, one for him and one Samantha will have in front of her. We added these props as it gave our actors something to do with their hands, made the scene look more natural, and actually gave them a real purpose for being in this location; all of which previously were missing.
After Samantha has handed Anthony the blue gift bag an birthday card, he will reveal the contents, which will be a silver crucifix on a chain in a jewellry box.
Rosary beads will feature in the flashback of the rape scene, during this scene the beads will be dropped to the floor in order to show the that Samantha has lost her faith in Catholocism due to the violent and unmoral act committed against her seventeen year old self.
A shoe box will feature in the final part of our film, and Samantha will be looking through its contents and reminiscing about her baby boy which has been triggered by her flashback. The box will include: a dummy, booties, baby's cardigan, congratulations card (any other baby memorabilia we would like to include), brown envelope with an address window, diary, prayer books and...
Finally a silver crucifix. This will be hesitantly put back on by Samantha in order to show that she has forgiven what happened to her when she was a teenager because she can see that something good came out of something bad.
This will complete our property list and will hopefully mean that we will be able to successfully and easily complete our filming with no waiting around deciding what we need and when.