Prop List.

Here is a mindmap of what we came up with for our prop list, after discussing the storyline, and the different flashbacks and future scenes involved in the video.


We decided to use most of these ideas, as we began to develop ideas for each scene. For the start, we decided to have the female sat among a jumble of mess in her room, such as tissues spread accross the bed and clothes/a pair of jeans strewn around the room, as well as a half-full glass of wine. We used these props, as we wanted to portay the character as emotional and upset/changed since her split with her boyfriend, and thought this was an effective way to show the physical deterieration of her as a person since the split.
We also decided to use a mobile phone in this scene for when she is texting the male, and a laptop on the bed with a picture of them as the background for emotional impact, showing her looking at it before leaving. We also decided to include a teddybear and a mirror in which she is preparing herself to go out in, before noticing the teddy on the floor, perhaps through reflection in the mirror, which is again for sentimental value to the character, before showing her picking it up and putting it back on her bed, to show she does not want it to be hurt and mistreated, as she perhaps is, as it is precious to her, like her relationship. The final props we included were a coat and scarf which she puts on before exiting the room, giving the impression she is going outdoors and that it is cold, and then a lightswitch as she turns it off to cut into the next scene as she looks around the room, perhaps remeniscing a final time and collecting herself before leaving.

In the next scene, showing a flashback of their meeting place, we included coats and scarves for both characters, again to show that it was cold when they met. However, a different coat would be needed for the female, to show it is a memory of the past, and not still in the present. We also included an umberella, as we decided to put in a mini-storyline of the female being in the rain as the umberella gets stuck inside out, before the male notices and comes to help her out, making way for his entrance and their meeting through this, and also establishing the first aspect of romance in the storyline. This contrasts to the sad, emotional impact from the opening first scene.

The next scenes which we thought about props for, was the female walking down the 'good' and 'bad' streets. We decided to use only a coat and a scarf for this scene, to show she is braving cold weather to go and meet him, again giving a romantic aspect, and also to link with the previous scenes where she is wearing a similar costume.

The props we decided to use for the second flashback of the argument, was the sofa that we would have the couple sat on in the room, as we wanted them to look comfortable at the start, as they do not start off arguing, and portray a portrait to the audience of a happy couple. We also used a door, as after the argument the male slams a door and walks out, leaving the female looking upset and in thought alone.

The final scene which we would use props in is the end scene located at their first meeting place. We decided we would only need the coats and scarves of the characters in this scene, as the focus would be on the lyrics and emotional expressions of the characters.