Sunday, February 15, 2026

The One With Setting and Props

 

Sets & Props

    In this blog post, I want to organize my ideas for the setting and props for the two different scenes in my  movie opening! I'm pretty sure I have mostly everything figured out, but I hope that this can also help me think of anything I might've forgotten. 

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    Settings and Props Scene 1:

    For the first scene, we will be filming at the Gold Coast Railroad Museum in Miami. This location is great because it gives us the setting we want for the beginning scene without the difficulties of working around an operating train track. . . and they do photoshoots so we think that it'd be possible to film there. 

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    The track will be surrounded by open suitcases and bags with a few left-behind pieces of clothing and other belongings. I also want to throw some trash around to make the area look more neglected. Along with that, the main character will carry a gas-mask, backpack/bag, and some kind of means to defend herself like an old baseball bat or pocket knife. And lastly, the gold chain and can of food she'll be finding in one of the suitcases. 

    Setting and Props Scene 2:

    The setting for the second scene, AKA the flashback, will simply be filmed in my dining room. It's perfect because it has the big window in the background that will show the scene in between the officer and civilian so, yay! 

    But what'll really make these scene is the additional props that show the audience the living conditions the main character's family lives in. The table is either going to be stacked up boxes or a small table covered in a bed sheet. I want to have plates and utensils that don't match each other, a long with a lack of a real meal on the table. The curtain the dad will close won't be a real curtain but an old blanket or sheet as well. Lastly, since the family is notably missing a member, I might have some old family photos propped up on a shelf in the back. 

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