Prop Planning

Prop Planning
Below I have listed the props Csenge and I will need for our opening sequence. The overall purpose to include props is to increase the verisimilitude of our opening scene, enhancing the narrative for the audience's benefit.

For the 'exchange' scene in the film, Csenge and I will require a cheap, sturdy mobile phone which will resemble a 'burner' phone. We will likely purchase one of these phones as they are relatively cheap and can be bought without additional payments or contracts. However, ideally we would need the phone to be able to receive calls, as the sequence ends with my character listening to a voicemail. Luckily, I think I own a phone that would fit our needs, meaning we will hopefully not need to purchase an additional phone. 

The phone plays a large role in the plot of our opening sequence as it contains the final message of the leader of the Hungarian mob to his son, Ivan. After receiving the phone, Ivan listens to the voicemail, hoping to uncover what happened to his father, as well as how he should go about running the mob.

 Also in the 'exchange' scene, our characters Tony A and Tony B will be sat in a large, empty space only surrounded by some additional gang members. However, Csenge and I agreed that we should try to differentiate the Tonys as much as possible. To do this, we thought they should be sat, as this would contrast with the standing gang members. I personally own some cheap, white chairs which would not draw the audience's attention away from the action.

In the second scene of our opening sequence, we will also require a small, knee height table on which the 'burner' phone will be placed. Ivan will place the phone onto the table in order to listen to the voicemail left by his father. Therefore, the table will be vital in the scene, however it would not be hard to source as we have no particular style in mind.