Props list

1940s

• Cans made to look like their from the 1940s 
• A sheet to cover modern equipment 
• Old Blankets and pillows to make it seem like a inhabited shelter
• Crates to store supplies in
• Fake blood to splatter
• 2 Gas masks boxes 

We made a lot of our own props for the film, we created world war 2 gas mask boxes from old cardboard and relabeled some modern day cans with labels we found from the 1940s/50s. 

Making our Gas Mask Boxes

We originally planned to use a template for a gas mask using a template we found online but this required a great deal of cardboard, an amount exceeding what we had, so instead of buying more cardboard we decided for financial, practical and eco-friendly reasons to use old shoe boxes instead. this work surprisingly well. We cut the box in half and then used another box to fill in the side and top, which after cut did not have any sides, we then secured it with masking tape with a few layers so it would withhold our filming, which includes a fast run across a field while wearing it.  

We then wrapped the boxes in brown parcel paper to make them look authentic in comparison to those we researched. 

We then used the labels from our original template, and filled them in with the names of our characters as everyone would be forced to carry one of these around with them, especially in a air raid like which our opening is set in. We used PVA glue to stick these on, instead of a weaker glue because the props will be roughly handled by our actors during our opening. 

We then made to incisions on either sides of the boxes and threading in string and securing it with sellotape, on the other side we threaded on a label with the name and age of our characters to make it look authentic.

Our Final Result

Making Our 1940s Cans 

We used old cans found in the recycling to save money and because it is better for the environment . We used old labels we found online to make these look more authentic of a 1940s bomb shelter.

First we measured our cans so we could print of labels at the correct height so they would fit. 

We did this for all five cans, recording their height on post it notes so we knew which height label to use on which can. 

We then researched 1940s cans and found some of a suitable style and height for each of our cans. 

After printing our our labels we checked that they were a suitable height and length to fit our cans. 

We then cut our labels out and wrapped them around the cans to make sure they fit. 

And coated them with PVA glue so they labels would stick. 

 

We then wrapped the labels around the can and glued the tab on the label to make it secure. 

Our Final Result

2014

• Old pizza boxes 
• Cans and bottles of fizzy drinks 
• Sleeping bags
• Smart Phones 
• portable speakers 
• Fake blood for splattering
• dusty remains of some of the 1940s props