Props Analysis and Procedural Essay

The following items were used during the making of this Sweded Video production:
• A Chainsaw (not turned on because it could possible injure someone)
• A piece of liver
• Red bell pepper
• Red paint
• A meat tenderizer(to represent an axe)
• Black North Face jackets (all the devils needed to wear black)
• Black boots
• Ipod(to record the production)
• Private property sign
• An orange tube that makes a howling or wind like sound(forgot the name)

Most of these items I already had, but some of them like the bell pepper, paint, and liver I did not have so I bought it from a store. Some of the other members in the group needed to help me with the ipod, private property sign, and a chainsaw. All of these items have a meaning to this video because they all play an important role in symbolizing or portraying the story The Devils and Tom Walker.

The ipod is the most important item because its filming the entire production of the Sweded Video. Without the Ipod, there wouldn’t be a film to watch. The chainsaw is with Tom Walker as he goes through the woods and begins to cut down the trees. While walking he stumbles upon a sign that is planted deep in the ground of the woods. He picks the sign up and throws it away as if the words “private property” meant absolutely nothing to him. The private property sign is present in this film because it adds more of a curiousness toward the viewer since Tom did not care what that sign said. Due to Tom’s idiocy of going past the sign and wandering a bout the woods, he hears a noise that sounds like a howling or a fierce wind that is coming upon him. As the noise draws to a close Tom stands there utterly confused and nervous about what was making that fierce noise. Tom asks with a stuttering voice “whose there?” “hello?” A figure of black pops right up before his eyes. The figure of black is wearing a black jacket, black pants, and black shoes to symbolize death. The figure of black, in a stern and unpleasant manner asks Tom “why are you in my woods?” Tom seeming confused and nervous says “These aren’t your woods, these are Deacon Peabodys woods”. Another figure of black appears right before Toms eyes wearing a black jacket, black boots, and black pants. The figure replies to Tom and says “Deacon Peabody is dead”. Tom is now surrounded by two figures of black and begins to worry that he may not make it back home due to his curiosity of what was past that private property sign. Now, both figures of black become angry and frustrated at Tom because they want him to leave these woods now, but he refuses to. A third and final figure of black wearing a black jacket, black boots, and red pants appears in front of Tom and all of the figures say sternly for the final time “Leave now”. Tom horrified, finally leaves and wakes up in his house on a bed. Toms wife, begins to fight with Tom over something stupid of course. However, when Tom tells his wife about his experience in the woods, she begins to listen and tells him to go and get the riches and money that are hidden deep within the forest. Tom refuses to sell his soul to the three figures of black. So Tom’s wife decides to leave and makes a deal with the three devils. After making the deal, and as time passes by, the devils decide to grab an axe and cut out the liver and heart of the wife due to her selfishness and greed that she had shown. The red bell pepper represent the heart and the paint inside represents the blood that was shed during the cutting of the heart. The liver represents the liver of the wife and both the heart and the liver lay on the ground in the forest. Tom takes a walk into the forest trying to find his wife and all he finds is the heart and liver of his deceased wife. Never to know what happened that day in the dark deep part of the forest.