Props Information

Billy Parker

List of props used:

• Alarm clock

Originally we planned to use a real clock where you can see the values of the time clearly and easily, however we decided to change and use the digital alarm clock to show the use of technology to represent the age of the characters. 

• mobile phone (broken)

For our film we planned on just using two random phones however the actress in our work had a phone with a broken screen which we thought would fit nicely in our work and so she allowed us to use it, which also lead to some more links with lyrics and visuals in our work.

• mobile phone (working) 

We made sure to use an iPhone for the male character as opposed to other phones because this shows how the character is sociable as well as is interested in using the most recent technologies. 

• Bottles of wine and beer 

We used a lot of wine bottles in the party scenes as well as beers, which we thought would be suitable for a number of reasons. The idea of a party and drinking alcohol usually is associated with slightly older demographics than our characters (our characters are 17, commonly the ages expected would be 22/25) and so we thought about ways to show that our characters aren't actually allowed to purchase alcohol by using their parents', again showing their low age and immaturity 

• Plastic cups

We chose plastic cups as they are common and expected at house parties. 

• Menus

We used actual menus from The Angel pub because we thought it would be the best way for us to have professional looking menus rather than creating them ourselves. The features on the menus are not significant to us anyway so it was just a matter of what would look better.  

• Car 

The car we have used is an old Ford Fiesta, which is because this was the car that our actor was insured on and the car had to be seen driving on roads so it was our only option. I also believe it looks good and realistic that the character would be driving a car like this and so it doesn't seem out of place and it is quite a common car for the age demographic so the car represents the low age of the characters. 

• Hair brush and aftershave

We chose to use a hairbrush and aftershave in the later scene because not only does it show the male is getting ready to go out again but it also shows he is at his own house and so the audience can see that he is in a different location than he was earlier in the video.