Props Used For Day Six Of Filming

The Cardboard Box

For the 'moving in scene' towards the end of the film, the 'Ghost Girl' and 'Ghost Boy' are presented to be just moving into their new home. In order to add to the verisimilitude of the scene, we decided to add two cardboard boxes- of a large size- to make the situation more realistic. 

In order to add to this even more, we used a pen to write 'Living Room' on one of the boxes, and 'Kitchen' on the other. This makes the scene even more believable than just plain cardboard boxes. 

In this scene, the boxes were taken out of the back of a car and then carried into the house by the actors. This portrays them as moving into the house without us actually needing to inform the audience in the dialogue. 

The Car

For the same scene as mentioned above, we also required the use of a car. We needed a car considering it may have confused the audience if they saw two characters randomly walking into the house. If a car was not accessible to us when filming the scene, we may have needed to alter the script in order to incorporate one of the characters stating how they were 'moving' into the house into the dialogue for the scene.

The actor did not actually drive or start the engine of the car therefore there were no safety precautions needed. We simply filmed a short conversation of the two characters from the back of their heads whilst one of the group members filmed the scene from the boot of the car, and a short-reverse-shot between the actors whilst they were seated in the front of the car which was filmed through the window. These unique shots give dimension to our film; intriguing the audience considering the cinematography is interesting.

The Mug

We gave the actress playing the 'Ghost Girl' a household mug- to act as a representation of a cup of tea- for the scene where she is faced with Agnes' 'ghost form' at the bottom of the staircase. Although the prop itself is a small, understated object, it creates the illusion that the characters are settling into their new home and connotes feelings of comfort. Little do the audience know that this scene is the climax of revealing the true identity of our characters.