Props

Below are the main props that we used for The Correspondent. 



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 Figure 1 shows the cigarette and ashtray we used on day 2 of the film shoot. Cigarettes are an iconic noir trope, both stylish and destructive, and we incorporated Scott and Robyn (amongst others) smoking throughout The Correspondent because of this.



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 Figure 2 shows the props that we used for the newspaper boss's desk in the agency. On the desk included the ashtray from figure 1, a telephone, a computer (monitor, mouse and keyboard), a fan and finally a mug of coffee, which Scott places down during scene I.







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 Figure 3 is a close-up shot (taken from our first photoshoot) of Jade wearing a ring and holding her signature hat. I detailed Jade's costume in my blog post for Filming Day 1, but the hat is used as a prop in scene V when she places it down on the bar next to Scott. On the hat is a flower that portrays lost innocence.





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Figure 4 shows Robyn smoking having exited the phone box from Scene II. We used multiple phone boxes as props/locations, which presented a few challenges! However they provided interesting shots and helped to drive the narrative forward.

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Figure 5 shows Robyn's/Scott's desk in the newspaper agency. This is the same desk as the boss's desk, and contains some of the same things: a computer, phone and ashtray. There are newspapers and a leather file on top of the desk, alongside letters and other documents inside. In the drawer is where Scott finds Robyn's address on a letter in the searching scene.