Prop List For My Trailers

Now that I have my filming dates I am going to put together a prop list, so that I am ready for shooting.

Below are the props I will need:

Car

The car is crucial as the first part of my teaser trailer will feature a montage of driving shots. It is also important because the car breaking down will be the inciting incident in my plot, leaving my protagonist Jim stranded in an isolated rural area when he cannot fix it.

Camera

The camera is an important prop because Jim's job as a photographer is the reason why he finds himself in such a remote area. The camera will become an important prop in the broader narrative as Jim will capture secret moments of the cult's activities, which will put him in danger as the narrative progresses.

Camera Bag

Jim will carry this with him at all times, and we will see it in the long take of Jim walking up the vast driveway in the teaser trailer.

Bundle of Sage

My research into rituals and customs associated with the Equinox highlighted that bundles of herbs, including sage, rosemary and thyme, are often burnt during Equinox celebrations. I will film this happening as a means of drugging Jim and luring him into the celebrations that take place in the narrative. This prop will feature in both of my trailers.

Mobile Phone

Jim (and the audience) will realise just how isolated he is when he fails to get reception on his mobile phone. This will present a crisis in the narrative, meaning that Jim will not be able to call for help. In the teaser trailer Jim will reference that he has no reception and in his conversation with Brigid it will be revealed that there are no phones at the house, and therefore no contact with the outside world.

Packet of Seeds for the Ritual

My research suggested that many Equinox rituals are associated with new life and planting, so I want to incorporate shots of Brigid planting or sprinkling seeds.

Gardening Tools

Brigid's connection with nature and the earth will be shown through shots of her using gardening tools to replenish the soil. All of the rituals in the film will be associated with re-birth and the coming of new life, represented by the way Brigid and her followers tend the soil.

Gardening Basket

Brigid will be shown carrying this basket, again reinforcing her connection to nature and the earth.