There were two potential versions of the prop; a colour version and the grey-scaled version that we ended up using. This decision was made because we felt in the end that having the image in black and white better reflected the tone of the message the the prop is trying to tell. Colour would have been to cheerful, and while the image is meant to also represent a better time in the protagonists life, grey-scale better represented the theme of loss that it also conveyed when coupled with the reaction of the protagonist: the girl has been lost, and he has taken it upon himself to find her.
Upon closer inspection, it also becomes evident that the photographs in wrinkled and aged. We created the aged effect by simply folding and reverse-folding the image over and over until the image began to wear away, as well as simply scrunching up the photo. The purpose of this was to show that this is a meaningful image to protagonist, one he keeps about him at all times (he pulls it out of his coat pocket), and that he has had it for some time, throwing up the question as to how long she has been missing.
Upon closer inspection, it also becomes evident that the photographs in wrinkled and aged. We created the aged effect by simply folding and reverse-folding the image over and over until the image began to wear away, as well as simply scrunching up the photo. The purpose of this was to show that this is a meaningful image to protagonist, one he keeps about him at all times (he pulls it out of his coat pocket), and that he has had it for some time, throwing up the question as to how long she has been missing.
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