Gathering Props! (Planning)

 What is needed

In my storyboard, there were many props included in it.. After rehearsing for production day, I managed to make note of what was needed for our film. Since filming was literally the day after, me and my partner had about two days to get all the necessary materials. For the sake of this blog, I will not being discussing needed costumes as they will be mentioned in a future blogs and are, of course, not props!

Here is simply everything we need: flowers, vase, a slice of cake and two plates of cooked steak. Originally, we planned on using a knife for a particular shot. But, after many discussion, we ultimately landed on scrapping it.

Finding/Making it!

For the flowers and vase, we decided it needed to be roses, or any red flowers. It helps create a motif and can signify contrasting emotions (love and hate). Conveniently, my partner's grandmother ran a bouquet/flower shop. This allowed us to acquire the flowers for free and to have more freedom in the flower arrangement!

Flowers handpicked by Talie and their grandmother!

For the food, luckily, I already had leftover cake! The strawberries on the slice of cake also helped in our favor to carry out the red motif. 

Slice from a leftover piece of cake

I could cook.... to an extent. So, my father agreed to cook the steak on the day of filming. I had also requested him to make it look as "aesthetically pleasing" as possible.

(From the future...) Since I had forgotten to take a photo of it, this is the clearest one I had of the steak made on the day of production!

Ready for Filming!

After planning out and gathering all the props necessary, I am confident to say that my group (or at least, on my end) should be ready for filming!