Props and Set Pieces

Cork Board
The cork board is needed to hold the newspaper clippings and letters, which will come together to create an evidence board.



Newspaper clippings
The clippings will be needed in the first scene where D.I. Neeson is looking over the evidence, trying to figure out his next move. They will be both recent newspapers articles (made up) and real newspapers articles from 1888 (Jack the Ripper time). Some of these will need to be made by us.






 Letters with some blood on them
Linked with the newspaper clippings, the letters will be used in the scene where D.I Neeson is looking at the evidence The letters will have Jack the Ripper's signature printed at the bottom, and they will have some blood on them to indicate that they were found at the crime scene.

Pins & Strings
The pins and string will be used to connect the letters and newspaper clippings together on the board, like you see in some police films. It will show the audience what is connected to what in the opening scene. For example, a location will be pinned on the map (see below) and a string will connect the location to a newspaper clipping, also pinned to the cork board.

Map of South East area with murder locations pinned on them resembling a 'J'
This map shows us where Jack the Ripper has struck previously, and Neeson will realise it's creating a 'J' shape. It will show South East England, between London and Portsmouth.

These props and set pieces will come together to make an evidence board like this:

Phones & Computers for Office
We need the Police department to look like an office environment. For that we will need computers and phones ringing, and some ambient sound of people talking. We will work on finding the foleys during post production. The office we have gotten permission to use already has phones and computers we can use.

 
Ripper's knife
Used in the final scene, this knife will be covered in blood following the murder Jack committed.

D.I Neeson's gun
Neeson's handgun will be used in the final scene for when D.I Neeson, as a way of defending himself



 Ripper's mask

The mask Jack the Ripper uses to keep his identity hidden. The Ripper will be set in modern times, where there is CCTV cameras everywhere. JtR will use the mask to keep his identity a secret from any possible witnesses and cameras. We will use a bronze-coloured Guy Fawkes mask (like in V for Vendetta).