Planning- Props

Garage Props:

The garage contains several specific props in order to create verisimilitude. We are trying to create a mysterious atmosphere and to make the shots look gritty and dirty to reinforce the reality and hardship of having to live as an abductee. 

A wooden chair has the second girl tied to it. This kind of chair is used to show that it is improvised as it seems like a very average but old fashioned chair. It also helps because the ropes can be tied through and around the chair. 

 

 

 

This also leads to another important prop. Some simple rope that is tied around the chair to restrict the girl when she is being tortured. Any kind of rope will do as long as there is enough to tie the girl's arms and legs.

Scarlett's bed is meant to look improvised and uncomfortable. It consists of a few blankets on the floor which are dirty and untidy. This photo is representative of the kind of thing i would like to create. 

There is a bucket in the garage. It is not explicitly said but assumed that it is used for the girls to do their business. This reinforces the grittiness and realistic tribulence of the girls experience in the garage. 

The garage will be filled with tools which are grimy and used. This implies that the captor is torturing them and also proves that he is sadistic because he is torturing her in a surgical and precise manner. 

Interrogation room props

The most important prop in the interrogation scene is the table and chairs which the detective and Scarlett use. They need to look simple and similar to that of a police interrogation room in order to reinforce the verisimilitude of the set. This photo is an example of a simple table and two chairs which would be viable as a prop option. 

 The lamp is also an important prop because it creates a specific type of lighting that me and Oliver wanted for the scene. 

These are two examples of lamps which would fit into our piece. They are black and simply designed which would blend well with the subtle tones we will include to reflect numbness and isolation.