Prop List

We will use a range of props in our production. Here is a list:
- A remote control
- A cardboard box with packaging
- A bunch of red flowers
- A bottle of red wine with wine glasses
- A white rug which we can spill a dark liquid onto

The Remote Control
The most important prop of course is the remote control which features as almost a character in itself. I research other films which feature remotes to see what we could use, what they could look like. One example is "Click".

The film has similar elements to our, a man down on his luck who had a remote which controls his universe. The remote he uses looks very futuristic in-fitting with the film sci-fi genre. It has several buttons and a screen which had moving images. Our remote needs to be more inconspicuous and hand held as Jack will hide it in his pocket. 

We could use a remote which looks more like a TV remote, something that looks totally ordinary so it is a shock to the audience that it actually works. It should be small with minimal buttons as we will only feature pausing and rewinding, not any miscellaneous controls.

I have a remote for an iPod docking station which suits this. It is small, and all black so it's inconspicuous and has a small clip so he could keep it in his pocket of clipped to his belt. It only has 6 buttons, play, pause, rewind, fastforward and volume controls. Here is a photo:

Jade also found a remote of her own. It has more buttons and a more unique shape and design. But some of the buttons would be irrelevant to the story. 

Flowers

Our film feature a joke about the red flowers he offers Emma as a gift. So I looked at films featuring dates where men give their dates flowers. The most typical were roses, but we get the impression Jack is down on his luck, so maybe roses would be too expensive. In "50 First Dates" Henry gives Lucy lilies because they are her favourites.  I think red daisies would be an appropriate fit. They are simply enough for a first date but still pretty. They are also quite vibrent and eye catching. 

Box and Packaging

We need a comically large cardboard box filled with packaging materials for Jack to riffle through. It will add to the physical humour of the film. We also printed the logo of our fake television shopping company to give synergy to our viral advert. Here is our box:

Wine, Wine Glasses and White Carpet/Rug

We used an old empty wine glass filled with red squash to give the "wine" a very strong red colour. We also purchased some plastic wine glasses for health and safety reasons, although they didn't look as good as real glass. We also purchased a small white mat to spill the drink onto which could be thrown away, rather than cause any damage to our filming location.