Directions - Props

The projec turned out to be a bit more of a challenge prop-wise than I first thought. I ended up having to cut out some of the original outdoor scenes that involved cars as I decided to focus more on getting the right props for the scenes indoor.

The clip I've chosen consists of three different scenes where one of them has a quite long gun sequence.

Getting a prop gun has probably been the most challenging part of this project so far as it was hard to find one that I could use that would fit the scene. I started off by visiting all second hand/antique shops in Rochester and Chatham without finding anything suitable. I then got in contact with a 3rd year studying Design for Theatre, Film and Performance at UCA who were willing to make one, but the prize of that was 100£, which would be too expensive without having any proper budget. After that I contacted different people doing vintage airsoft, but all the people that were willing to let me borrow a gun lived too far away. In the end, I happened to get in contact with a guy named Joseph Byham, 1st year - studying Design for Theatre, Film and Performance at UCA, who agreed to let me borrow one of his airsoft guns and also design and make a holster for me.
After I got the gun I also had to contact the Kent Film Office and the police to get permission to use it for my shoot, which turned out to be easier than I thought it would. After spending a good 2 weeks trying to get a hold of a gun I could use getting permission only took about 2 days and I was good to go. 

The rest of the props that I will be using has been fairly easy to get hold of as both second-hand shops and the locations that I'll be using have been extremely helpful either letting me borrow stuff for free or giving me huge discounts. 

Some of the props I'll be using:

Props I'll use: 

B&B:

- Box with different papers and cheques 

- Another box with letters

- General small props for the bedroom: glass with pencils, old camera, bottles, ink, cardboard box - with different stuff (books, papers, frames etc.), white towel,  glasses, mug, stuff with the labels taken off,  etc. 

- 2 Wallets, one filled labels

- Typewriter

- Prop gun

Police office:

- Lamp

- Papers

- Scissors, tape, other general office-stuff

- Pictures/frames

- Black coat

Tailor shop:

- Tape measure

- Notebook

Also need to make sure that all the characters wear right clothing/suit (not wearing anything too fancy).