Props

It is important to consider the props we will need to use and get hold of for our film opening, so i have created a list of the props i believe we need and why they are necessary.

-Tea pot, tea cup and saucer
A tea pot, tea cup and saucer will be used at the start by the hippie character. This shows how laid back his character is, it also has connotations to how sophisticated he is. In the opening sequence, we will use these props to display credits, this will add a different and quirky feel to our opening. These are props that are easily available and so Lauren has offered to provide these for us.


-Fold out table and three camping chairs
For most of the opening, our characters will spend their time sat in a camping chair, this shows the audience how content and comfortable they are in the field. The table continues this theme, and portray to the audience  how they have almost made the field into their home. Lauren has some tables and chairs that we will be able to use and they light enough to carry onto our location.

-Tent
Tents symbolise camping, which has connotations to the countryside, helping to establish a setting for the film. People can live in tents, so it can also shows that the rural superheros have been there for a long time, and are not planning to move on. The tent sets a community in the field and brings the groups closer together. Once again Lauren has suggested that we use the tent she has, even though Amy has a tent, but we will probably go for Lauren's tent as it is easier to take with us onto the set.



-Sign on tent
There will be a sign on the tent explaining that there is a rural superhero meeting in progress. This shows the audience straight away, quite how serious they are about the meetings. They are in a situation that the audience would find funny and stupid, the sign is the way in which the characters can tell the audience that to them, this is not a joke. We plan that the title of our film will be written amongst the writing on the sign, giving the movie title an impact on the audience. Sian will provide the sign on the tent and will also bring Blu Tac or something else to stick the sign to the tent.

-Guitar
A guitar will be used and played by the farmer in our opening. He tries to play the guitar, but he is not very good, this symbolises to the audience that he does try to fit into society, but it is not working. Having the guitar is important in our piece as non-diegetic music will be molded around it. It will also be used to display a title in our opening. Lauren has an old guitar she has offered for us to use.



-Register
The register is used to show how official the group is, and how seriously they take their meetings. It is also very important, as it introduces us to the characters names for the first time, as it is read out. For this we are going to buy a notepad and pen to use and look out specifically for a type of notepad that may be more suitable for the character's roles as opposed to a plain one.

-Old fashioned mobile phone
This phone that belongs to the nerd, will be used at the end of our opening, it is very important as it is the transition between the opening and the beginning of the film. The fact that the phone is old fashioned, shows us that the nerd lives in the past and he is not up to date with modern technologies. It also shows us that he doesn't use his phone a lot, showing that he not social, and just has it for the sake of having it. Amy has an old fashioned mobile phone we can use that is ideal for our opening.



-Amy Bowman