PROP SHEET FOR FILMING- MAIN PROPS ONLY

Throughout our filming we obviously had to use different props that would help create iconography for a gangster genre. The props we used helped develop our characters and also help create stereotypically 'gangsters' and 'chavs'. I have attached several images below which just shows you our main and most important props:

 
This is the knife used by Ben in the final scene also. Ben is cold hearted just like Mickey however the choice of a knife as a weapon works to create Ben's low social class image. A knife can murder just as much as a gun can however it doesn't create as much powerful imagery. The knife is also just a kitchen knife, it shows Ben lacks professionalism and is unclear with what he is doing. A hand gun can be used by all types of characters like special agents, soldiers and police men; this is because these men are all proffesional and skilled. However, a kitchen knife in a movie would only be used for killing normally by someone who has killed last minute or a chav of some sort. This is because their motives and ideas are unclear, this is why it is a good prop to use to show Ben's desperation.

This is the gun we used, owned by Mickey throughout the film. The gun connotes crime, power and murder and is also a clear enigma code. The gun helps create to the powerful status of a gangster by providing them with authority. As you can imagine, not many people confront a man holding and poiting a gun; this is what makes Mickey the stone cold gangster we want him to be. This prop was used in the final scene when coming face to face with the kidnappers Ben and Aaron.

The final main prop is the bundle of cash used in the house scene. Money connotes power, respect and hard work and this is exactly how we want our audience to picture our Johnny character. Our trailer includes a close-up shot of Johnny counting through his money, this shot is simply used to show that whatever Johnny does for a career, he does it well. With regards to codes and conventions of a Gangster genre, money is a key element because without lots of money, a gangster cannot live his flashy lifestyle or even employee his team of killers. Also Ben has targetted Johnny because he assumes he has alot of money, therefore we had to prove this was true; it makes our trailer seem more realistic.