Creation of Props

I am creating the props we are using in the film. Starting with the certificate, I did some background research on what criminal classes someone in high school could take because our main character is high school aged. I found various pre-college programs both in and out of Florida. The best one was a summer program under Harvard. I looked at the list of courses and chose Constitutional Law, Civil Rights, and Civil liberties. I also picked the Racism, Law, and Justice course because those classes would best suit the theme of our movie. 

I found a template on the Microsoft website for a certificate. There were 3 versions but I selected the one that would print better in black and white. The certificate is important because it is how we are going to introduce our main characters biggest strength; her knowledge. This knowledge she has from taking these courses will help her solve her mothers disappearance. I printed it out an added a handwritten date and signature. I also put the institution under the Florida Pre-College program because it is not real and very general. 

Template from website 

My version of the certificate

Printed certificate. 

We already did research on the Black-eyed Susan flower during our title research. They are yellow flowers with a black center. We couldn't find anywhere that had Black eyed Susan flowers or at least a lookalike so I got some yellow mums from my cousin. I colored the center black so it would resemble the black-eyed Susans.

The yellow mums