Props research

Weapons

• A pistol will be used by the hitman this shows the violence of the film and the character. The pistol will have to be a BB gun due to laws and safety. If the BB gun is not of the desired colour it will be spray painted black and silver so that it looks more realistic.

• A large kitchen knife will be used by one or more of the gangsters, and will be used to cut open one of the bags of coke and will be used to cut it up. The knife will also used as a weapon by the hitman to kill one of the gangsters; this is stereotypical for someone in this profession because it gives the hitman a sinister and professional feeling by showing he is ruthless enough to get close enough to be able to stab someone. The problem with using a knife this large would be that taking the props to the filming location bring up risks and when filming health and safety will have to be taken into account.

Drugs

• Oregano will be used to represent cannabis, due to the appearance of oregano with it being dried and a dark shade of green it will give a more realistic and desired effect. The problem with using oregano is they aren’t available in large quantities. The use of drugs connotes that the gangsters have a life of crime.

• To represent cocaine ground up paracetamol will be used, the same problem that came up with the oregano with the amount needed to make it believable. Health issues could come up if

Personal items

• One of the characters will be smoking this could show that he is stressed so he requires something to calm himself. The problem with using the cigarettes is we can’t have them light without the risk of setting off a fire alarm.

• Alcohol will be used by the gangsters during the gambling scene, the problem with using this prop is we won’t be able to use actual alcohol. To get around this we will get hold of a bottle of vodka and empty it out and replace the contents with water so it gives a similar effect.

Other props

• A dart and dartboard will be used by the hitman to decide which one of the gangsters will be spared to do this a picture of one of the actors will be pinned to the dart board.

• Mobile phones will be used by the characters, these mobile phones will be cheap pay-as-you-go phones which means that the gangsters will be able to buy multiple phones or be able to quickly replace them without any connections between them and the phone. This gives the characters a sense of professionalism about them and would show that they have been in the business for a long time

• A deck of cards will be used by the gangsters to play a game of poker.