Props are used in two different ways and both of these are necessary to make the connection between the prop and the character work properly, for example you wouldn't have a cowboy with a banana for a gun. The first being that they are used to represent certain things like a gun showing that they are either a criminal and going to shoot some one or that they are a peace keeper if they are wearing a polices uniform to go with it. So different props show different things and combinations of costumes and props can change the look and presentation of a person completely. The second "way" being a prop plan these are used to remind the actors who has what prop, when they have it and which scene they have it in.
Connor's Gun
Connor's gun is silver and the typical, old fashioned, six-shooter type that he keeps either tucked in his waist line or kept hidden somewhere in his science lab for protection. Connors gun will be used in the scenes from the point he enters the interior location to the end of the film.
We thought a silver gun would suit the protagonist better than Seth because for a scientist the colour silver appeals more than a black gun or a brown gun. One thought as to why was the crazy idea of Silver is an element on the Periodic Table - which we thought gave it a hidden reason as to why Connor would pick to have a silver gun.
The idea of the gun being an old fashioned revolver was because we wanted the audience to think that Connor wasn't quite the modern scientist where everything is always top of the range. We wanted him to still have that old fashioned look - hence the building and the revolver. It gives him a professor type look; maybe even the fact that he likes history.
| The gun we'll use in our film will look a lot like this |
Seth's Gun
Seth's gun is the opposite to Connor but exactly the same type. This he keeps either in his wasit line or in his jacket pocket. The colour is black - to match the colour of the rest of his costume. Seth will be using this prop in roughly the end scene of our film.
The decision of Seth having a black gun was because we thought black guns more evil looking than the traditional silver guns. It also blends in more with the shadow effect we want Seth to have. We want the audience to pick up from Seth's gun that he means busineness rather than the fact that he must just like the colour black. Where as silver is more of an earthly, humane colour - symbolising Connor; black is thought to be out-of-this world, scary and full of nightmares - which we want to symbolise Seth.
The reason we have kept the two guns the same type of gun is because Seth and Connor are meant to be the same person - only Seth isn't actually real; it just resembles Connor's dark side. The same gun type shows they are the same person in a very subtle way = you will only know thats the reason if your looking for it/know it.
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| This is roughly what Seth's gun prop will look like |
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