The camerawork in our preliminary task isn't too bad, but the shots we decided to use aren't very adventurous and, due to issues with continuity, the editing isn't perfect.
However, in our thriller, we tried to use more interesting shot types, such as the tracking shot, the slider and the unusual idea that he looks into the camera as if it's the computer screen. The camerawork in our thriller was more effecttive when trying to create suspense because it doesn't reveal the whole situation too soon, however, part of this comes from the better use of the mise-en-scene.
The darkened room, with mostly blue and green colours, doesn't replicate an ordinary situation and so this keeps the audience in anticipation; asking where the boy is and what he's doing.
Editing our thriller was more challenging than editing our preliminary task because it doesn't have much of a narrative in the sequence. In our preliminary task, there are three characters and the scene has a journey whereas with our thriller, it does have a journey, but it's harder to narrate, less obvious and is much shorter. This meant that we used a lot less of our footage than what we intended, which was a shame but there would be no point in using footage which didn't aid the sequence.
Throughout this experience, I've gained a lot of knowledge about filmmaking; it's harder than it seems.
I enjoyed being able to use a professional camera and having the opportunity to create something completely from scratch has been really exciting. If I were to go through this process again, I would plan a sequence with a much clearer narrative and would use more than one character because I think speech is something which obviously lacked in our thriller- we had originally planned to have a voiceover but we simply ran out of time.
I enjoyed working with my group because we all played a useful part in the creation of our thriller, so I would be happy to work with them again, but I think it would be useful (and fun) to switch roles and to try things which push us out of our comfort zones. We definitely played to our strengths when distributing tasks and so it would be good to mix it up and by doing so, develop strengths in other areas.
We found it hard to find a soundtrack which accompanies our footage well- originally we were going to create our own music- so if I were to do this task again, I would start looking for music much earlier in the process to ensure that we don't fall behind with it.
With regard to appealing to our target audience, it wasn't too challenging, for a few reasons.
Firstly, our target audience is teenage boys and so we could easily research what appeals to them and could get feedback after they watched our thriller. Secondly, because we chose to make a techno thriller, we could easily get the props, such as laptops, iPads and monitors, because we live in such a technology-centred society.
I've learnt how to execute more creative shots and in particular, I've learnt how to do a focus pool- something which I've always thought looked really cool. The most prominant thing I've learnt from the preliminary task is how to use a camera and tripod, set up and alter the lighting and how to create an interesting a realistic set. From making our thriller, the main thing I've learnt is how to effectively edit footage and how to create titles from scratch.
As well as learning practical skills, I've also learnt the importance of research and how to manage a project. Making our thriller took a lot of organisation; however it wasn't as organised as it could've been, but making this mistake has emphasised the importance of organisation and means that the next time I make a media product, I will be more organised and will plan much further in advance to ensure that we don't run out of time.
Wednesday 20 March 2013
Evaluation 6
This is our thriller, on YouTube, with annotations added about the technology we used to create it.
Evaluation 5
We attracted our audience by using colours and themes which appeal to teenage boys and young men as well as focusing our film on technology.
The main colours throughout our title sequence are blue and green, which are male orientated colours and the majority of the backgrounds are either black or dark blue. This use of colour attracts our target audience as they're male and so these colours would appeal to them more than girls. It also creates an enigma which is a major reason why people watch thriller films as they gain enjoyment or plaisiar from being able to guess the outcome or try to work out in advance what will happen within the film.
As the camera tracks backwards, it reveals the whole screen and shows that the audience is looking at a moving map on a computer screen and later on, when the audience sees a tracking shot of the tabletop, we see all the technology the boy has in his room; an iPad, and iPad mini, two laptops (one old and one new) two large monitors, two small computer screens, radio technology and a small screen with green codes on it. This large range of technology is bound to interest our target audience because they're interested in the latest technology as well as the evolution of technology (and therefore older, pioneering technology too).
Then, the film cuts to the titles we created in after effects. These were inspired by images of the hacking game 'Uplink' which is a game enjoyed by people who're in our target audience. We tried to keep the style of these hacking images similar to that of games such as Uplink in order to appeal to our target audience. As you can see, the numbers and letters in behind a layer of the world map suggests hacking and intelligence. We also tried to keep the theme colour blue in order to stick to the boyish and cold themes which appeal to our target audience.
We chose posters with Boeing 767s and fighter jets on them to appeal to our target audience, because, from our research, we found that often people who're interested in computing technology are also interested in cars, planes and other technical modes of transport. This would further attract teenage boys who would hopefully come with their friends and girlfriends thus atracting our secondary audience as well.
The main colours throughout our title sequence are blue and green, which are male orientated colours and the majority of the backgrounds are either black or dark blue. This use of colour attracts our target audience as they're male and so these colours would appeal to them more than girls. It also creates an enigma which is a major reason why people watch thriller films as they gain enjoyment or plaisiar from being able to guess the outcome or try to work out in advance what will happen within the film.
Again, the camera continues to track and reveal the whole shot- a boy sat under a table, surrounded by the technology, in the dark. The boy is of the same age as our target audience; we did this on purpose to try to make our target audience wonder what this character is doing as it would appear to be something which is accessable to them. Also, one of the main reason we chose our actor Nick, is because he would encourage our secondary audience (females ages 18-40) as he is an attractive young man.
The mise-en-scene, the darkness alongside the dim blue light, adds an eerie atmosphere, suggesting that whatever he is looking at is of great importance. We wanted to create this idea, not only to communicate the storyline, but also to generate curiosity amongst our target audience: what can a boy of their age be doing that is so important? Another reason people may be attracted to our film is because it involves something that could be real, the idea that someone could hack into the FBI manframe or something similiar is a very real fear. The fact that this deals with real life issues is another way we addressed our secondar audience of the over 25's who enjoy technologcal thrillers but want a sembleance of reality from them and not superficial in the way of a film like Die Hard 4.0
Then, the film cuts to the titles we created in after effects. These were inspired by images of the hacking game 'Uplink' which is a game enjoyed by people who're in our target audience. We tried to keep the style of these hacking images similar to that of games such as Uplink in order to appeal to our target audience. As you can see, the numbers and letters in behind a layer of the world map suggests hacking and intelligence. We also tried to keep the theme colour blue in order to stick to the boyish and cold themes which appeal to our target audience.
Evaluation 4
We were inspired by two films, Mercury Rising and War Games. Mercury Rising is a 1998 American action thriller film starring Bruce Willis and Alec Baldwin. Directed by Harold Becker, the movie is based on Ryne Douglas Pearson's 1996 novel originally published as Simple Simon. Willis plays Art Jeffries, an undercover FBI agent who protects a nine-year-old boy with autism who is targeted by government assassins after he cracks a top secret government code. The film War Games follows David Lightman (Broderick), a young hacker who unwittingly accesses WOPR, a United States military supercomputer programmed to predict possible outcomes of nuclear war. Lightman gets WOPR to run a nuclear war simulation, originally believing it to be a computer game. The simulation causes a national nuclear missile scare and nearly starts World War III.Both these films deal with very similar themes and ideas to our film, they were aimed at both males and females over the age of 15 and War Games in particular was a massive success.
Evaluation 3
We would pitch our thriller idea to the publishing company Warp Films because it's credited company that creates
pioneering British cinema, short films and music videos; such as Shane Meadows'
'This Is England', which was an instant success and this was backed up by the
positive reviews it received.
Warp Films produced Dog Altogether; a film that is similar to SOLO, which features violence and depression, making the film have a dark undertone similar to that in SOLO.
Optimum Releases and Magnolia would make more money out of our film by DVD sales and pay per view and also, Magnolia will be able to get the film onto Netflix and XBox live - a way of viewing films which is becoming increasingly popular.
Evaluation 2
How does your product represent particular social groups?
In our thriller, there is only one character shown, however, he can represent a number of social groups such as people with mental disabilities and people who're interested in technology. Also, his gender can be representative of real social groups.
In terms of representing people with mental disabilities, it can be argued that the boy represents this group well. Our character has Autism and so struggles with social interactions and some physical tasks, however, our thriller doesn't highlight these and instead highlights the positive aspects of people who have Autism as it shows that where they may lack in some skills they gain in others. For example, the teenage boy has the technological skills and intellect to be able to hack in to one of the most highly secured data bases on the planet. This represents people with Autism (and therefore disabled people as a whole) quite well in the way that it defies common ideologies and shows that people with disabilities can have superior intelligence to people who aren't disabled. However, it could be argued that our thriller represents disability badly as he is breaking the law and is the criminal in the film, but because we see the film from his point of view, we sympathise with him and so he is not seen as the criminal. Also, the reasons for his breaking the law are just and so the character is seen as a hero, which represents disability well. Another drama/thriller which looks at a character with, possible, Autism is The Social Network. In the film, Mark Zuckerberg is shown as an outsider and it has been suggested by him and others that he might suffer from Aspergers. However, Zuckerberg is a successful business owner and pioneer of social networking. There is an idea, presented by The Times, which states that 'everybody is on the Autistic scale somewhere'. By using Nick, an attractive, younger man, we aim to suggest that it's not such an alien thing for someone to be Autistic and therefore create less stigma.
Gender is also represented in our film and as the protagonist and all the other main characters are men and the mise-en-scene of the titles are mainly male orientated colours, the impression is given that men are in control. They have the power on both sides of the dispute and the topic is one of great importance which suggests that men are in control of everything which is of great importance in the world: a patriarchal world. Linking disability and gender together, Aspergers is more likely to occur in men than it is in women so our character is an accurate representation of people who have Autism. Furthermore, Autism is very hard to diagnose in children that are under around the age of 12, so we chose a boy who is about 17 so that he is definately Autistic but he isn't too old. Gary McKinnon, the man our character is based on, was about 40, however for our plot we thought it would look strange if a man was sat in child's pyjamas under a table so we went for a teenager.
Another group of people in our film is people with power, i.e. the government, F.B.I, MI6 and other similar organisations and these groups are represented negatively. The boy, when he hacks into the data base, finds incriminating evidence about 'the major security stand-down on 9/11' which 'couldn't have been accidental.' These ideas suggest that people in power are corrupt and therefore represents them badly. Furthermore, when our character speaks out about what he found, these higher powers try to keep him quiet which further shows them to be the negative force in the film. Even though the protagonist has broken the law, he is fighting for the greater good and so he is shown in a positive light.
In our thriller, there is only one character shown, however, he can represent a number of social groups such as people with mental disabilities and people who're interested in technology. Also, his gender can be representative of real social groups.
In terms of representing people with mental disabilities, it can be argued that the boy represents this group well. Our character has Autism and so struggles with social interactions and some physical tasks, however, our thriller doesn't highlight these and instead highlights the positive aspects of people who have Autism as it shows that where they may lack in some skills they gain in others. For example, the teenage boy has the technological skills and intellect to be able to hack in to one of the most highly secured data bases on the planet. This represents people with Autism (and therefore disabled people as a whole) quite well in the way that it defies common ideologies and shows that people with disabilities can have superior intelligence to people who aren't disabled. However, it could be argued that our thriller represents disability badly as he is breaking the law and is the criminal in the film, but because we see the film from his point of view, we sympathise with him and so he is not seen as the criminal. Also, the reasons for his breaking the law are just and so the character is seen as a hero, which represents disability well. Another drama/thriller which looks at a character with, possible, Autism is The Social Network. In the film, Mark Zuckerberg is shown as an outsider and it has been suggested by him and others that he might suffer from Aspergers. However, Zuckerberg is a successful business owner and pioneer of social networking. There is an idea, presented by The Times, which states that 'everybody is on the Autistic scale somewhere'. By using Nick, an attractive, younger man, we aim to suggest that it's not such an alien thing for someone to be Autistic and therefore create less stigma.
Gender is also represented in our film and as the protagonist and all the other main characters are men and the mise-en-scene of the titles are mainly male orientated colours, the impression is given that men are in control. They have the power on both sides of the dispute and the topic is one of great importance which suggests that men are in control of everything which is of great importance in the world: a patriarchal world. Linking disability and gender together, Aspergers is more likely to occur in men than it is in women so our character is an accurate representation of people who have Autism. Furthermore, Autism is very hard to diagnose in children that are under around the age of 12, so we chose a boy who is about 17 so that he is definately Autistic but he isn't too old. Gary McKinnon, the man our character is based on, was about 40, however for our plot we thought it would look strange if a man was sat in child's pyjamas under a table so we went for a teenager.
Another group of people in our film is people with power, i.e. the government, F.B.I, MI6 and other similar organisations and these groups are represented negatively. The boy, when he hacks into the data base, finds incriminating evidence about 'the major security stand-down on 9/11' which 'couldn't have been accidental.' These ideas suggest that people in power are corrupt and therefore represents them badly. Furthermore, when our character speaks out about what he found, these higher powers try to keep him quiet which further shows them to be the negative force in the film. Even though the protagonist has broken the law, he is fighting for the greater good and so he is shown in a positive light.
Evaluation 1 Continued
These screen grabs demonstrate how our thriller uses, develops and challenges the typical conventions of thrillers because they show the similarities between my groups thriller 'SOLO' and the already existing thriller 'Pi'.
Evaluation 1
In what ways does your media product use, develop or challenge forms and conventions of real media products?
Our thriller challenges some conventions of thrillers, but conforms to others. For example, the thriller is a conspiracy/techno thriller which questions power and the secrets kept by those in power and there are many real films which feature these themes. However, the protagonist in thriller films is usually an attractive, young, White male adult and in our film, the protagonist is a young Autistic boy, so in this way, our film subverts the normal conventions of thriller films.
On the other hand, our thriller conforms to the conventions this genre as it's aimed at a young male audience and the mise-en-scene is typical of techno-thrillers. For example, the main colours we see in out title sequence are blue and green. Blue is a cold colour which insinuates negative emotions that relate to the themes of secrecy and betrayal which are present in our thriller. Green, especially green numbers, tend to trigger thoughts about The Matrix, another techno/conspiracy thriller and so the audience can tell our thriller is about computers and technology. So, in the way of mise-en-scene, our thriller conforms to the conventions of other thriller films. However, our use of the mise-en-scene also challenges the forms and conventions of real thriller films as there are no unusual props such as a gun or any weapons. This is because our thriller is set in a normal, suburban house, instead of an unusual location like the ones used in real thrillers, so all the props are things which are available to the audience and so in this way, our thriller doesn't conform to the formulas used in Hollywood thriller films.
The music is fast, electric and non-diegetic and this type of music is usually present in thriller films- a perfect example of this is the sound used in the thriller, Hanna. In this way, our thriller conforms to the forms of this genre.
The camera work, in particular the use of the tracking shot suggests something that was hidden is going to be revealed and this is an idea which is key to our film. The first shot in the opening of Layar Cake is a tracking shot revealing a van which proceeds to blow up as part of a robbery. Again, our thriller conforms to the thriller genre.
Our thriller challenges some conventions of thrillers, but conforms to others. For example, the thriller is a conspiracy/techno thriller which questions power and the secrets kept by those in power and there are many real films which feature these themes. However, the protagonist in thriller films is usually an attractive, young, White male adult and in our film, the protagonist is a young Autistic boy, so in this way, our film subverts the normal conventions of thriller films.
On the other hand, our thriller conforms to the conventions this genre as it's aimed at a young male audience and the mise-en-scene is typical of techno-thrillers. For example, the main colours we see in out title sequence are blue and green. Blue is a cold colour which insinuates negative emotions that relate to the themes of secrecy and betrayal which are present in our thriller. Green, especially green numbers, tend to trigger thoughts about The Matrix, another techno/conspiracy thriller and so the audience can tell our thriller is about computers and technology. So, in the way of mise-en-scene, our thriller conforms to the conventions of other thriller films. However, our use of the mise-en-scene also challenges the forms and conventions of real thriller films as there are no unusual props such as a gun or any weapons. This is because our thriller is set in a normal, suburban house, instead of an unusual location like the ones used in real thrillers, so all the props are things which are available to the audience and so in this way, our thriller doesn't conform to the formulas used in Hollywood thriller films.
The music is fast, electric and non-diegetic and this type of music is usually present in thriller films- a perfect example of this is the sound used in the thriller, Hanna. In this way, our thriller conforms to the forms of this genre.
The camera work, in particular the use of the tracking shot suggests something that was hidden is going to be revealed and this is an idea which is key to our film. The first shot in the opening of Layar Cake is a tracking shot revealing a van which proceeds to blow up as part of a robbery. Again, our thriller conforms to the thriller genre.
Editing- As a Whole
Using Final Cut Pro was hard at first because it's not similar to any software I've used before, but after a few sessions, I got the hang of it and started to speed up when editing. I found it difficult to edit our footage into a sequence because the shots we took were more creative but didn't have much of a narrative because we didn't want to give too much away. Whereas with other groups' thrillers, they could edit their thriller together into a story, we had to try to come up with artistic ways of hiding what the boy is doing, whilst gradually leaking the information to the audience.
Originally, we were going to have more of a narrative with a boy going around his room, deciphering puzzles and then sitting down on his computer and hacking, although on the day, we realised we could actually create the same effect without filming around a boy's bedroom.
I preferred using After Effects to using Final Cut Pro because it's made by Adobe and I've used Photoshop before, so the layout of the software is very similar. However, it had always baffled me how people create animated title sequences so I really enjoyed stumbling through After Effects and learning how.
When making a title, I started by creating a new title card. Then, from a stock of images and footage, I would scroll through and find some appropriate items. I would then drag this into After Effects and add it to the bin labelled "Stills" or "Footage". After this I would drag the image onto the timeline and place it somewhere aesthetically pleasing. Next, going back to the stock of footage, I would find a moving image and repeat the process so that it was layered over the top. Then, pressing the 'cmd' button and the '-' and '+' buttons, I would scroll through, changing the effect on the layer until they combine and look pleasing. Then, I would add Key Frames and create a movement path for the image lasting around 2/3 seconds. Penultimately, I would add another layer, the name and position of the person and create a movement path for them as well. Finally, I would add some effects such as 'Blur' and 'Negative' to ensure that there's a theme through the title cards.
For example, this is one of the title cards I made.
I went and found the image which is some sort of map (the layer which says "ANTENNA SUBSYSTEM") and dragged it onto the timeline. Then, I went to the footage stock and chose the beams of light, which move, that go diagonally across the screen. After layering them, I held 'Shift' and used '-' and '+' to scroll through and choose an effect which was aesthetically pleasing. The still image was originally black text, so I applied the 'Negative' effect to make it show up against the dark background and also to create some contrast. Then, using Key Frames, I chose for the image to travel from the top right to the bottom left. Finally, I added the text and, again, using Key Frames, created a path for the text to travel along. Initially, the text sped across the screen, so I moved the second Key Frame marker further away to increase the time taken for the text to travel across the screen.
With all of this done, I played the title card, was happy with it and so I saved it and moved onto the next one.
I really enjoyed using After Effects, not only because it meant that I could learn new skills but also because it was really fun to create something which, in my eyes, looks quite professional.
Despite it being time-consuming, I enjoyed editing, especially using After Effects and would like to do it again in the future. Now, I'm looking forward to creating an interesting and innovative Music Video in A2.
Monday 18 March 2013
Editing- Creating Perspective
We used a variety of camera angles to present our protagonist in a variety of ways, for example; we had an over shoulder shot of the boy on his computer, presenting him as inferior and young. Also, his body position and location denotes his character- he's sat cross legged, like a child, and is hunched under a table as if he's hiding. Children tend to hide because of their fear of being chastised by their parents and so this shows his childlike nature. Furthermore, the high angle suggests he's being watched by a greater power which is a theme in our thriller and so this relates to the idea that the character is kicking back against the higher powers.
There's a low angle shot of the boy which connotes his power- his superior intelligence. Even though the boy has Autism, he's more intelligent than most people and can hack into the FBI's database which obviously puts him of power and superiority.
Plus, because he's interested in political secrets, when he hacks into the database, I would imagine that 9/11 wouldn't be the only thing he would look in to. After reading some of the world's best kept secrets, about the world, the boy knows a lot about everyone and this knowledge puts him in another position of power. We used a shot of him looking directly into the camera as if it's the computer screen, although it gives the impression he is looking at the audience. This, therefore, insinuates that the audience, the public, are the numbers and secrets he sees on the computer screen and thus, creates the impression that he is watching us and by reading certain information, he now knows everything about us. The shot is low angle which creates the impression that the boy is omniscient and omnipotent.
There's a low angle shot of the boy which connotes his power- his superior intelligence. Even though the boy has Autism, he's more intelligent than most people and can hack into the FBI's database which obviously puts him of power and superiority.
Plus, because he's interested in political secrets, when he hacks into the database, I would imagine that 9/11 wouldn't be the only thing he would look in to. After reading some of the world's best kept secrets, about the world, the boy knows a lot about everyone and this knowledge puts him in another position of power. We used a shot of him looking directly into the camera as if it's the computer screen, although it gives the impression he is looking at the audience. This, therefore, insinuates that the audience, the public, are the numbers and secrets he sees on the computer screen and thus, creates the impression that he is watching us and by reading certain information, he now knows everything about us. The shot is low angle which creates the impression that the boy is omniscient and omnipotent.
Editing- Pace
Pace was something which was very hard to get right in our thriller because we open with a tracking shot and have a horizontal tracking shot in the middle too. We started with the camera fully zoomed in and zoomed out as far as possible- not in control of the speed or pace here- and then started to slowly move the folly backwards. This was the difficult part to pace as we had to try to match the speed to the speed of the zoom. Achieving this took us 5 or 6 takes, although we got it in the end. Again, the horizontal tracking shot in the middle of the sequence was a last minute thought. We did one take and realised that it was way too fast and wouldn't match the slow and steady pace of the rest of the sequence, so we had to watch the initial tracking shot to get an idea of the pace and then film the horizontal one again.
Also, when editing, we created a few sequences where we tried out different orders of our clips. For example, we had one sequence where we started with a focus pool on the keyboard and had the tracking shot later on. Playing around with editing in this way meant that we had to focus on the pace and in the end, we decided that the pace of the sequence flowed better when it started with the track.
Also, when editing, we created a few sequences where we tried out different orders of our clips. For example, we had one sequence where we started with a focus pool on the keyboard and had the tracking shot later on. Playing around with editing in this way meant that we had to focus on the pace and in the end, we decided that the pace of the sequence flowed better when it started with the track.
Editing- Devices
As there's only one character in our thriller we didn't use a shot reverse shot. However, we did use eyeline match, when we see the boy's profile and then the screen, establishing what he's looking at. We used the slow tracking shot at the beginning to reveal the room slowly inorder to create more mystery and suspense. We also used a match on action at the end of the trailer when we see his hands on the keyboard and then we cut to the image of the screen and the words "I am solo" being typed in.
Aside from these, we didn't used many editing devices and instead focused on creating the mood and atmosphere we wanted by cutting between shots of the boy, his room and his computer screens, where the titles read.
Aside from these, we didn't used many editing devices and instead focused on creating the mood and atmosphere we wanted by cutting between shots of the boy, his room and his computer screens, where the titles read.
Editing- Sound
For the opening sequence of our thriller, we used a technological sounding, non-diegetic, up beat soundtrack, as well as some diegetic typing sounds. These were the only sounds we added into our thriller because there's no dialogue. We intended on having a non-diegetic dialogue but never got round to it due to lack of time because of other commitments. However, this didn't alter the storyline too drastically- it meant that the link to 9/11 isn't as clear as we'd have liked, however hopefully the use of images of aeroplanes, especially Boeing 767s, will communicate this idea. The beaty non-diegetic music demonstrates our film as a thriller as it creates a feeling of suspense and anticipation which is classic in thriller films. As well as this, the loud boom sounds in the music, which link will the stillness onscreen, communicate further the feeling of suspense.
Sunday 17 March 2013
Editing
Editing has been a hard process for our group as a lot of our editing needs to take place in after effects. We've tried to create a narrative but the abstract style of the film makes this difficult to piece the shots together.
Our group hasn't used AE (After Effects) before so it's hard for us to create a quality piece of work, however, we're working hard to learn and produce a hacking sequence which looks similar to the game Uplink.
Our group hasn't used AE (After Effects) before so it's hard for us to create a quality piece of work, however, we're working hard to learn and produce a hacking sequence which looks similar to the game Uplink.
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| This is a printscreen of the game Uplink, which our hacking sequence is inspired by. |
Tuesday 12 March 2013
Props and place of purchase
List of props used:
The screens, laptops, iPads, remote control, light, desk lamp, digital clock, keyboard and headset were all items we already had; however, the Rubik's Cubes, posters, Airfix Model and Instruction Manuals were all items which we had to find and we bought most of these from Amazon at reasonable prices. I also bought the costume from an aviation website.
- Screens
- Posters
- Airfix Model
- 2 Laptops
- 2 iPads
- Instruction Manuals
- Remote Control
- Light
- Desk Lamp
- Digital Clock
- Key board
- Headset
The screens, laptops, iPads, remote control, light, desk lamp, digital clock, keyboard and headset were all items we already had; however, the Rubik's Cubes, posters, Airfix Model and Instruction Manuals were all items which we had to find and we bought most of these from Amazon at reasonable prices. I also bought the costume from an aviation website.
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