Props

While Chuffy and I worked on completing the storyboard and Sarah researched about costumes, Mina began working on what props we would need for out shoot.  Here is the list that she came up with:

Props List

gramaphone
table of sweets and cupcakes etc
camera
photography lights
light reflectors
dressing table and mirror
lights on the mirror
lots of make up kits/brushes/glitter/lipstick etc
feather boas
1 clothes rack + clothes (including tights shoes etc)
jewellery (like pearls) hanging from the mirror
1 screen for her to get ready in front of (White Cotton)
Backlight
Small round tables x4 (+chairs to go with tables)
Cafe till
Flowers and vase's
wine glasses + alcohol bottles
Juke box (if possible)


It is very important that we finalise our prop list as we need to know to be able to do our set design.  After reviewing Mina's list, I am almost certain that we won't be able to get a Juke box.  I understand that this would look very good on a set but it is almost impossible to get hold of one so I am considering other ideas to replace it, such as having things hanging from the walls like many cafes do to make the set more interesting.  We also need to ensure that all of our props look 60's style, including things such as the mirror and especially the dressing room.  I am not too sure that the sweets and cupcakes would work but I thought we could use this kind of idea in one of our photoshoots that can be very girly and pink. 

Here are a few images of my ideas:

1.  In the props list, Mina mentioned that we would need tables and chairs.  I also think that we should put red stalls on our set as they very much fit in with the 60s style theme.  This could be very successful when turning our cafe into a a nightspot as these would be infront of a bar.  

2.  During our production meeting, we discussed that we should make the dressing room in the music video filled with 60s style clothes and makeup to make it realistic (this is the only set we use where we present it to be real and not a photoshoot)

Mina wrote in our props list that we should have a rail of fur coats, which I like the idea of but I think we need others clothes such as hats/shoes/lingerie to fill the dressing room even more like the image on the left.

3.  In an earlier production meeting when our group were making the timeline, Sarah suggested that we could have fake flowers in  pots or vases in the cafe.  Furthermore, as part of her troublemaking, Emma could grab the flowers, pretend to smell them and then throw them away once she realises they are fake.  I think this could me a very effective idea, which is why we should try it at least on the shooting day to see if it works, if not before in a practice shoot with Emma. 

4.  When getting bottles of alcohol and wine, we have to consider that we are setting our photoshoots in the 60's and that our props realistically fit into that time.  We don't have to find alcohol from the 60's, we just have to make sure that labels, which would give it away are hidden or are shown in a wide shot where an audience wouldn't be able to notice.