Menace: Props and Making Them Realistic

     Very exciting news: I have ninja stars! A friend of mine is extremely good at doing origami and I have moved towards making sure that all of my props look/feel realistic. This was something I struggled with a bit last year with the newspaper, and the fact that I’ve already secured a ‘realistic’ and plausible weapon is something that I think would work well. I plan on using these paper folds not in combat(because I have not choreographed anything yet) but as something to place near the hero when the opening to the first trailer appears. I’ve since learned how to make these and I currently have a couple in my possession. 

    This link has a great tutorial for the stars I’m currently working with that look like tiny buzz saws, something that matches the aesthetic and style of the hero I’m trying to build. I think it’s a really cool prop to toy with and one that makes people uneasy(a girl I know said I scared her while I was messing with one, just tossing it around)

    This brings forth my next big prop. I want the first trailer to open with the hero sitting at a disheveled desk, scrolling through police chatter until he finds someone discussing an ongoing crime. I have a friend who is willing to let me use their garage as the location for this segment, and I think that there is a high likelihood that I could set up something that looks feasibly like a vigilante’s ‘home base’. 

    

So this is the radio I’m talking about. Finding extra wires and making it look like a disheveled mess is easy(I’m not going to send a picture of my room for proof), and I think that if I play with the sound design and camera angles properly, I have a serious setup on my hand. I’m looking forward to shooting the opening of the first trailer soon, and I’ve started compiling other resources to make sure this part of the production works.