Behind the Scenes: ⋆˚࿔ Preparing Our Props ⋆˚࿔

Hey guys!!

So, today I'm going to be talking about how we prepped our props to film our opener!!

A Christmas-themed movie obviously needs Christmas-themed props! Food is super important in our film, so we needed to get some! Tiffany was in charge of getting the chicken, but because of the whole sleep debacle, she wasn't able to get it prior to her arrival at Christy's house. Good thing we agreed to get there a few hours before filming, because this gave us time to retrieve the chicken!! Once Tiffany arrived and we finished going over our new ideas and changes, we took a little field trip to Winn-Dixie! Christy's brother was very kind and helpful, and he drove us there to get it. We headed straight to the rotisserie chicken and had to make a decision between two flavors. "Lemon-pepper or Barbeque?" was the question! We ended up choosing BBQ! This was important because this chicken would not be going to waste! We wanted to make sure we got something we would definitely eat. We then went to the self-checkout, paid for our chicken, and headed back to Christy's house to prepare everything else!

When we got back, we went straight to work! Christy still had a few Christmas decorations up in her house, so we grabbed those and used them to decorate the table! Some things we used were a Santa-themed countdown and some elegant flowers! I changed the countdown to say 0 days until Christmas since the dinner takes place on Christmas Day! This is a really small detail that many people probably wouldn't notice anyway, but it's the small things that can make the biggest differences! Additionally, a lot of the props we used were red, green, and white to portray the Christmas holiday. After setting up the table, we went into the kitchen to prepare for the rest of the dinner! We went through Christy's cabinets and picked out some elegant white plates for the food. Zadie, Christy, and Tiffany also took out some other food items, like tomatoes and limes, to decorate the background of a few scenes we planned to film! We then took a quick snack break, and just like that, we were ready to film!

The preparation process was so fun! Pulling our props together and working with each other to build a set was such a bonding experience and allowed us to collaborate on our skills and creativity!