Props

 When working on our film, the main props we needed to use were for the cooking scene. We used bread (toast) and strawberry jam to make sandwiches with, and then used pomegranate, cucumber, lettuce and tomato to make a salad with. Before filming, I had found out that microwaving a pomegranate would be a useful tip for releasing more juice, from a friend who works in the drinks industry, as the heat popped the seeds and made it squishier. After doing this, we created a small slit for George (our actor) to rip the pomegranate apart and as soon as the knife entered the fruit, juice sprayed everywhere, so overall this tip worked really well. This was good because it created a blood splattering effect, which was what we wanted for our film as it really created the murderous red imagery we wanted. We used this by also holding the pomegranate over the blade of the knife we used to cut the sandwich, and letting it drip onto it, which created a really nice bloody effect.

Other props

When shooting the park scene, we also used a picnic basket, which the actors carried together with one hand on each strap, to show their closeness and equality in their relationship and violent actions. We also used a butcher's knife when filming the cooking scene, to make the characters look even more violent, as butcher's knives are often used to chop meat rather than fruit. We used a chopping board to protect the surface from the knives but also to be stained by the red juice from the food as well as the jam and tomato insides. We also used a salad bowl to toss the salad in. Finally, we had the characters sit on a picnic basket in the park, to make the picnic look more formal and give the setting a more cozy atmosphere to distract the viewer from what is really going on.