Planning - props

Props are an important part in making a production seem realistic, we thought about specific props that would make the trailer seem as professional as possible.




We took the initiative to order some police tape online, we found that whilst researching conventional props in thriller films this was a popular choice. The use of the police tape makes our production much more realistic to the audience, we weaved the tape through a park fence to keep it in place.

Another prop we will be using is an empty alcohol bottle, we decided we would film an aerial shot of the bottle smashing on the floor - this begins to represent the instability of Sarah, it starts to show that she is relying on alcohol/drugs to help deal with her issues. This idea once again reflects the idea that she is irresponsible as she turns to an unhealthy habit that reflects her young age.

In our trailer we will be including shots of our main character researching and flicking through other missing children posters, she does this to try and find similarities between other missing children cases and Rosie's - this perhaps shows her intelligence and determination that contrasts with other actions and opinions throughout the trailer.
















Another important prop is this clock - we plan to show two shots of the clock, a before when it is intact to an after where it has been smashed. Time is an important concept in our trailer and is what our whole trailer is based on - a game of hide and seek counting down from 10. The smashed clock builds on the frustration of the main character as it will be implied that she is the one who smashed it. It also implies that Sarah is becoming more and more impatient and feels that time is becoming continuous.