Back Drop, Car, other props

I really wanted to have a cool backdrop for the first scene of my film when the band is playing and going crazy. I got these two sheets and hung them in front of my shed and taped them down. I then bought some spray paint and painted the bands name on it. 

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I will be the first to admit that it definitely looks home made and like something a 12 year old made but I kind of like that. I think if I were to make it again I would try and center the word 'little' better and make sure that there is more room for the word 'men' so it wouldn't be so squished. When I come to film I will crop in so that you only see the sheet and not the tree and all the other stuff. I chose to place this sheet here because there would be enough space to shoot and since it is outside the natural lighting will help make the images look better. 

I also got to finally make my cardboard car...

I used duct tape to hold all the pieces of cardboard together. I also used the duct tape to make handles to hold the car up. 

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This is what the car looked like before I spray painted it. It was a lot easier to make than I had thought it was going to be. I imagined it would take me at least a whole day but it ended up only taking an hour or less. I had wanted to make it 3D so that the models would actually be inside a car shaped box like creation. However as I layer out the cardboard and began working I realized that was super ambitious. 

I used the leftover cardboard to create little gravestones to make my own little graveyard. 

I taped little kebab roasting stick on the back of them to stick int he ground and hold the grave stones up. I am nervous about my film looking bad but at the same time hopeful that the charm of it's cheapness and homemade feel will shine through.