Buying Props

Because our protagonist has escaped from a hospital, we needed to make sure that he looked like a patient and therefore our actor couldn't wear ordinary clothes. We had to buy some props as they were not easily accessible to us.

Hospital Gown

This item was easy to get because there were lots of search results on eBay. The gown also arrived before the day that we were filming which meant that we didn't have to worry about having the props before then. The one that I chose was exactly the same as the NHS hospital gowns which means that it will be easily recognisable for the audience.


Hospital ID Band

We experienced issues whilst trying to get an ID bracelet because we were not aware of the dimensions of a band that would fit an adult. We decided to order this bracelet hoping that it would be the right size, which it was. This was a crucial prop for our sequence because this was thing that would reveal the protagonists identity.




Medical Tube























This item did not arrive before our first shoot which meant that we were not able to use it. Even though it was not a crucial prop, it would have helped the audience even more about where the protagonist had escaped from. However, we used a bandage instead as shown below which was still an effective way of displaying the fact that he was in hospital.

What I have learnt:

Purchasing these props has helped us to think about more shots that we can use to make it clear to the audience that he is from a hospital. We also made sure that we split the cost of the total amount of all the props so that one person was not paying for it all themselves. This worked well because the cost of all of our props was very low but was also exactly what we wanted.