Production Of My Film Project- Part 2

 2. PROPS

Props were crucial in every scene of the movie. All the way from drinks to the smallest details, like candles on the bar table. In this post,  I'll lead you through my prop list and set design that in this case includes lighting and colour combinations.

For two of my characters, Zara and Tom, smoking was important, because that complemented Zara's and Tom's characters. None of the actors are smokers in real life, so I decided to make 'fake cigarettes' based on actors' needs. I filled cigarette filters with dried parsley that is more or less healthy and has the same burning effect as real cigarettes.

Here's the video tutorial that I've followed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFyN43HEC4s&t=45s

The drinks that each of my characters drank were fake. For example, the beer, that Harry drank, was apple juice that was in a beer bottle. This made the character look reckless and manly. Zara drank Gin tonic, which was mineral water with ice in it. This made the character look calm and elegant.

Moreover, Tom drank brandy, which was apple juice with brown food colouring to make it darker. This shows the character's outlook and state that he is in (unhappy, depressed).

3. LOCATIONS AND LIGHTING SETUP

As I've mentioned before, two of the locations that I filmed in were at the bar and at home. Since, I've decided to film in the late afternoon, before filming I had to organise my set lighting which was easy to manage. 

I put some bar lamps behind couches and tables, which helped me and made my scene lighter and in a vintage tone, which was exactly how I wanted. The picture above shows how the lighting was set up; creating chiaroscuro or playing with strong contrasts between light and dark.