Prop and Actor Research - by Amy

In our film, we do not need many props, but the props we do have are essential to the plot of the film and are not as easy to find as smaller props may be.

• Car

The car is an essential prop in our film. We have found someone to be our older character who is able to drive and owns a car. This is essential in the film because otherwise, we would have had to use a 'body double' of sorts, but this has helped the situation a great amount. I managed to find a friend who was willing to take part in our production.

• Children's car seat

We also need to use a child's car seat in the film. This prop adds a significant amount of suspense at the end of the film, and for obvious reasons it is needed for the child in the film to be seated in the car safely while we film the car driving towards the car park. We are still in the process of finding a child to act in the film, as we will need permission from the child's parents, and we are still discussing what age would be suitable for the purpose of the film.