Production (17)

Figuring out props and problems

    Props are a key element in our opening scene. Today, my group and I got together to shop for props that we still need as well as collect anything we have around our houses that we can use. A prop we need for our opening scene is an alcoholic beverage, or something that insinuates one. This was a bit tricky for us to figure out but we found a solution. We decided to use any plastic water bottle or glass liquid container and wrap it in a brown bag. 

    This is the type of image we are going for. This can easily suggest to the audience there is alcohol inside of the bottle without us having to actually have possession of an alcohol bottle. We will pair this with making faces while drinking out of the bottle to further emphasize what is in the bottle.

    This was the last mise-en-scene element we needed to put together. Due to personal reasons of the other actors they could not join me, the actress of vicky, and Amparo, the filmer today. There are no solo scenes of me. So, we decided to get creative and go ahead and make this bottle that we were all unsure how to incorporate.

    This is me and Amparo's make-shift alcoholic bottle. It is a gatorade bottle wrapped in a brown bag similar to the picture above it. We chose to use a gatorade bottle since it is sturdier than a plastic water bottle. This way, it won't make noise when we hold or even squeeze it, making it a bit more realistic. Although we ran into the problem of not being able to film today, we made it work because now we don't have to waste a filming day figuring out how to make one of the most important props. (Since we initially planned to just figure it out in the moment when we were all together)