Props for the 'Red Blood Meat'/Budget issues.
This is the third (last) sourcing sheet produced by me:
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My official list of items borrowed from ALRA:
As a Props Master I am responsible for returning everything that was hired for our production (all items must be returned to ALRA on 12/03/2014).
& at last, this is a final version of the props list for the 'Red Blood Meat':
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BUDGET ISSUES:
Due to nature of this film (demanding a significant amount of props) we have reached our limit with the allocated £200 (with 5p spare) and so anything else we required would need to be from our own collective finance pot.
During one of production meetings, the crew discussed with the Producer, Ben Wilson, the necessity of an extra budget. This was to book out a camera equipment and get more props, both of which were essential to us producing a very high quality and valued production. We agreed to collectively contribute an amount of £5 into the production pot.
Personally, I believe the budget issues could have been avoided if the Producer was more assertive with the Director's ideas. We didn't have to purchase 3 expensive IKEA vases (which were meant to be broken anyway for the slow motion shots). The vases could have been easily sourced from the charity shops but the Director refused to do so claiming that we wouldn't find 3 identical ones. There were other items that could also have been sourced at a lower price or even for free.