Production: Use of Props

 I used three main props for my film, a journal, a Walkman, and a switchblade. I will be going over each prop in detail and how I used them. 

Walkman:

My friend lent me her Walkman and cassette tapes to use for my project. I wanted to show how the protagonist still tries to find joy in life through music, I plan on having music play in the background when she puts the headphones on and stops when she takes them off. 

Journal

Journaling is something I love to do in my free time so I wanted the protagonist to have a journal in the film. The journal also acts as a measure of time so the audience can see how long she has been alone and trying to survive, I included a page of tally marks for each day. She adds another tally to the list and begins an entry starting with "Day 19" and starts writing. The journal also shows what is going on in her head, I got shots of the protagonist writing about what she's feeling having survived weeks alone. 

Switchblade

I took inspiration from Ellie's knife in The Last of Us and decided to include a knife in my project. I thought this would show how she has had to adapt and navigate this post-apocalyptic world. I had the scene end with her ejecting the blade and then the credits rolling.