Props

When as a group we sat down and spoke out the mise en scene of our film we discussed props. We spoke about the items that you would usually find in the places that we are looking to recreate or film in. By doing this we could all have a better feel and idea of the type of props that we would need in order to make out film as effective and realistic as possible.

We decided that we could not use a medical staff room in order to ensure that patient confidentiality was kept. However as members of my family work within a hospital, I was able to borrow posters, books and other staff room items in order for the group to be able to recreate a medical staff room effectively.

As we plan to film in an actual house the mise en scene within the house will be accurate as it is the actual setting, however we felt that we needed to add in several props such as coats and handbags in order to ensure that the film makes good use and demonstrates continuity.

As we are going to try to recreate a police investigation we needed to think about what happens at a police investigation therefore, we have talked about the different items that are generic to police investigations and have tried to ensure that we can recreate a similar scene. Another family member of mine works for the forensic department within the police, therefore I was able to get several props and a better understanding of what should be included in the scene.

From looking at each different scene and the items required it helped the group and we could therefore make a good and understandable prop list that will ensure that the mise en scene of our filming is as effective and realistic as physically possible.

After looking at all of the different types of props we created a prop list with exact details of all of the props in which we intend to use. This can be viewed on our group blog. http://cvhs-jall.blogspot.com/2009/12/initial-props-list.html