Choosing a 'Coffin'

Before researching our coffin we needed to appreciate the problem of shooting different camera angles in and around the box. After deliberating as to how we could solve this problem we decided that the easiest way to solve this problem would be to draw plans for a coffin of desired specifications and have each wall of the coffin on hinges, to enable diversity while filming the different angles.
After a few searches on the internet we found out that plywood would be the best, and cheapest material to use for a makeshift coffin, while hinges could be easily acquired from any DIY shop.

  

After finding these materials and adding up the cost to make a coffin we then debated which style we should have the coffin in. We firstly decided that as our murderer would not be operating from a high budget. Therefore we did not want the stereotypical ceremonial coffin, instead we wanted something that looked makeshift, something that could be made from home, as that is probably what the murderer would do, to eliminate the possibility of being traced.

 

This was the style of coffin we did not want, as we felt it was too complicated to make and also unrealistic for the scenario.

However, after researching, we found that this coffin looked makeshift due to the use of plywood, and while the shape looked good, we still felt that it was too refined. Eventually we decided that we could just make a box, instead of a classic coffin.


After deciding that a plywood box with hinges sides was the best idea for the coffin we asked the Media department how long it would take to make one, only to find that there had already been a group to require a coffin, so we looked at the pre-made one and decided that it's dimensions were perfect, as it allowed our protagonist to move around, while also looking makeshift and homemade enough to pass for an amateur construction

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