Consideration of Props

When considering props and the set, it must be noted that the budget is next to nothing, therefore, I am to make-do with different items and lighting. I have already established that I intend to use lighting effectively on set when filming and that if I wanted to make a certain shot one colour or hue, I will cover the camera lens with coloured sweet wrappers such as these (left).




However, many of the music videos that I have looked at, incorporate jungle imagery using plants and shrubs. examples are on the left and below.

I'd like to try to incorporate scenes like this into my own music video, however, that would require more plants than the number of houseplants that I do have (of which I have a few).


I looked on a website called freecycle.org where users post items which they are giving away for free because they do not require the use of them anymore. I found the following advertisement:




I intend to have a look at these plants with my father and to possibly take them off the person's hands as it is a good alternative to spending a lot of money on new plants which I will have no use for later. I will also contact this person before going in order to understand fully what I am to expect from the plants.

Furthermore, the use of retro television sets and computers is quite common, used especially in girl group music videos (which I intend to make) so this website is a treasure trove. An example is Black Pink's 'Whistle' (08/08/2016) on the left. 

Again, I have found this listing of a TV set on freecycle: 

I could perhaps spray paint it pink or a different colour to make it more like the props used in such music videos. Alternatively, I could use my own old desktop computer which would save the drive to Sherwood.


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