2.  I don’t have a large number of props
within my film but the ones I have
chosen I have used to signify the
stereotypes of teenage parties that my
audience research indicated.
 I have used stereotypical props as they
act as a short hand way of portraying
stereotypes and concepts quickly and
easily to the audience who know these
signifiers from other media texts.

3.  One of the props I will use is that of
empty alcohol cans/bottles.
 This will connote the wild drunken party
stereotype I want to.

4.  I’m also going to have a bonfire in the film
for two purposes. The first is to provide
light so that it’s bright enough to film in and
the second is to again connote the teen
party by the river.
 It also has connotations of hell and sin
which connotes the stereotype of a teen
party where people believe everything
goes. It also connotes security and warmth

5.  For similar reasons to the campfire I will
also need the actors to carry and have
torches and lanterns as this will brighten
the shots and make it possible to film at
night.
 It also helps to add to the sense of
realism.

6.  I will also need a phone for the end of
the film which again adds to the sense
of realism.
 It is also integral to one of the jokes in
the film.

7.  I also need a Rizla packet which I am
using to imply drug use as I cannot
show something that appears to be
cannabis but I can imply it through use
of props and speech.
 It also connotes the stereotype of
smoking and drugs at teen parties and is
again essential to the plot.

8.  I will also need a kebab for Sean’s
character to have which connotes a
stereotype of drunk/high people who get
the munchies and eat fast food.
 The ketchup will act as chilli sauce that
was on the kebab and which Sam
mistakes as blood. This therefore fits the
conventions of horror films but is then
subverted to become a comedy signifier.