Props List

Here is a list of the props we'll need:

• A bed
• A computer desk
• A table
• A bed-side lamp
• A digital clock
• Airfix equipment
• 10 Rubik's Cubes
• A computer, mouse and keyboard
• Posters
• A chair
• A bed-side table
• Pyjamas

We want to have an Airfix model on the table to do a perspective shot, where the model plane appears to be bigger than the boy; this would connote that planes absorb his life and that they secrets, concerning the planes, which he will uncover are much bigger than him. We're going to use a Boeing 767 model as this is the type of both planes which crashed into the twin towers.



The reason for having a computer desk is, mainly, to put the computer on; however, we chose a wood desk so that it'll look homely, therefore making the location clear (his bedroom). This will also be the location for the Rubik's cubes and we chose to put them here so that they're close to t he computer, suggesting that two things he loves, code breaking and computers, are soon to come together.

The Rubik's Cubes connote that the boy likes and is very good as problem solving and as this type of puzzle is renoun for being really hard, it will show that the boy has superior knowledge to normal people. This will hint at the idea that he can crack codes which average people can't which links to the storyline.

 



The alarm clock may seem to be unnecessary, but it is actually an important hint at the boy's Autism. From research, I found out that Autistic people often find it hard to sleep through night and get up and do activities. We will set the clock to the early hours of the morning to show that he's woken up in the middle of the night to hack into the database.

Posters will be around the room to show the boy's obsession with aviation. We will have a mix of both commerial and war planes to show that, even though he's interested in 9/11 and the commercial planes involved, the idea of war and conflict is also present in his mind.

The bedside table will be there purely to put the bedside lamp on and to create a homely feel. Again, the table will be wood to show it's an seemingly normal bedroom.

When we first see the boy, he will be in bed to show that it's the middle of the night and to clearly show that he's waking up. The covers will be simple and have lines on them to show that the boy likes linear and numerical things.

His pyjamas will be very childlike to show hint at his Autism and continue the idea that he's obsessed with planes. Being obsessed with something is a very prominant characteristic of people who are Autistic.

The lamp will be the main source of light in the room and so the room will be dark. Subtly, this will suggest that something dark and secretive is going on, however is won't be too obvious and the room will still seem homely.