This blog post covers all the props we need for our opening sequence with references where to get them and why we need them. I'm in charge of finding all the props we will need for the sequence.
One crucial prop we need for the opening is a old looking cassette player preferably that works this is because to play into the scene we want to give it a contrapuntal feel to the action going on within that's why we are going to have Jazz music playing from the cassette player which we are going to show off. W can find one like this for below 20 pounds, luckily I think i may have one at home which i will check.
another prop needed is a security camera that we can put up in the corner of the container, luckily i found a cheap dummy camera on B&Q for 10 pounds which will work perfectly and looks very realistic.
We are going to use fake barbed wire instead of rope to tie up the victim to give off a more uncomfortable effect for the audience and it is seen to be more painful than rope, you can get a 2 metre reel of the fake barbed wire for 5 pounds on amazon. we are also going to buy a reel of rope just incase the barbed wire doesn't look realistic.
We need a silver metal bucket which we are going to use quite heavily during our opening sequence, for example when we have the water droplets falling into it, then when the blood drop transitions to water. We are able to buy one on amazon for below 10 pounds.
A towel is going to be a partner prop for the bucket which will also be covered in blood, which will then be used later on in the sequence to try and suffocate the victim. The blood on the towel can reference a past of the victim being attacked and bleeding. On amazon you can get a white towel for about 6 pounds we want to buy a towel as we are going to ruin it by covering it in blood. along with the towel we need a white handkerchief which we will use for the villain to wipe down his hands after his hands are covered in blood with the knuckle dusters.
We need a bottle of vodka accompanied with a old looking whisky glass (The bottle of vodka will be filled with water not vodka), all off us have said we have these items at home so we will all bring some in to see which will look the best for the camera.
A black duffle bag is going to be used as an incentive to the victim, as when he finds the duffle bag full of money he wants to take it for himself, Alice has said she has a black duffle bag at home which she has said she is going to bring in for us to use for the shoot.
Along with the duffle bag it off course you need the money to go along with it, luckily at school Mike has told us that they have got quite a good load of fake money to use, Just incase it isn't enough, you can get stacks of fake money for around 10 pounds for a few stacks.
On the wall of the container there will be a mirror cracked up on the wall, this is to show some psychotic images of the villain and the victim to the audience. On B&Q i have found a 600mm width one for around 18 pounds. I am going to have a look at home for a spare mirror that i think that i may have.
Around the Mirror we are going to put up lots of ID looking photos around the mirror, this is an easy prop to acquire, for example ask people in your family if you can take a black and white picture of them, then alongside this prop we need red thread to go around the photos that all lead back to the mirror like they do in a investigation.
We are planning to make fake blood for our opening sequence but incase that doesn't go to plan we decided that i will purchase some fake blood to use on the torture tools, the towel, and spitting blood from the victim, on amazon this costs around 5 pounds.
One prop which is going to be hard to find and get hold off will be a pair of knuckle dusters, as here in the UK they are illegal, so I went and did some research into Film realistic props, and found a few on etsy that may look realistic enough for the camera I'm going to order a pair and show them to Mike to get his approval.
A few props we are going to need are like tools you use to chop wood etc like and Axe, pliers, sledgehammer, crowbar, and a hammer. surprisingly these are all quite cheap on B&Q around 10 - 20 pounds, then to make them look realistic on set I'm going to rust them manually and put blood on them with a bit of spray paint to look more natural.
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