Suggested Items In Attic

[happyfilmluvguy]

I'm turning a room into an attic for a film shoot and was curious about what you think should be in there. I already thought of steamer trunks, old clothes on racks, lots of boxes, open and closed, a record player, and furniture, but what else? Any suggestions or photos of your own attic to give me some ideas? I'd really appreciate any responses.

 

[Fletch]

A dressmaking dummy?
Croquet mallets?
A straw boater with the top punched out?
A ukulele with a few loose strings?

 

[CaddyKid21]

Old dusty books
Bicycle Rims hanging from rafters,
An Old lamp
dusty magazines, like Time or whatnot
Rolled up carpets and fabrics for sure!

Just my ideas.

 

[John in Covina]

An old home movie projector. Old US flag, old service uniforms, old maybe treadle type sewing machine. stuffed trophy animal heads or fish. Old dresser.

 

[John in Covina]

Rat or mouse traps and a box of moth balls.

 

[Mike in Seattle]

Clothes in an attic would probably be bagged, not hanging loosely due to dust and so forth. Old luggage. Outdated furniture and equipment. Tacky gift items and painting you only haul down when the relatives who gave you said hideous items are due to visit. An old radio or TV. Dusty holiday items - Christmas tree or plastic light-up Jack-O-Lanterns.

 

[Miss Crisplock]

Rocking horse and dressmaker's dummy.

 

[BellyTank]

Beat me to it.

Rocking horse and dressmaker's dummy.

Exactly!
These two are the classic, Movie, scary attic pieces.
Especially the slightly evil Rocking Horse, which always appears to be rocking, slightly.

And there should always be a lurking cat, unseen until it gets startled and scares us. Preferably black.

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[Miss Sis]

Also old sports equipment like tennis racquets, baseball bat/mitt etc. Def. box of Christmas decorations.

I like the cat idea. Of course, it's scary because it's not your cat.....

 

[Luddite]

Spiders.

A pair of wooden skis and a canvas Alpine sack.

 

[BellyTank]

Nice.


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[Charlie Noodles]

How about a creepy marionette?

 

[LizzieMaine]

Piles of National Geographics
Baby stuff -- a disassembled crib, a pram, a bassinette
Broken trophies
A rusty bedspring leaning up against one wall
A gaudy tasselled lamp shade
A portable typewriter
Boxed board games and jigsaw puzzles
A teddy bear with one staring eye
A dim naked light bulb hanging from a taped-up wire.

 

[Spitfire]

Depending on the period.
On our attic we have at least two computers and five laptops lying around.

(You just cant get yourself to throw that stuff out - not without removing the harddisck taht is. And since you don't know how to do that....they just pile up )

 

[Mike in Seattle]

An old rolled-up rug or two. Lamp base without shade. Fez or other old hat or two (gee...wonder where one could find old hats...) Ceilling and walls would most likely be bare rafters - attics usually aren't finished with wallboard and such. Overhead bare lightbulb with the on-off chain pull. Stacks of old newspapers and magazines, perhaps tied with string or twine, and of course - dust. Lots and lotsa dust...

 

[BegintheBeguine]

Framed pictures stacked and leaning against something, in my case the chimney.

 

[Paisley]

A dollhouse and some Decon (rat poison).

 

[The Shirt]

Creepy creepy Charlie McCarthy puppet. Perhaps hidden behind something so you can only see one eye and half the horrible smile.

 

[Feraud]

A slanted roof, trapdoor, and film the p.o.v. from the floor.

 

[happyfilmluvguy]

dressmaker is a great idea. Rocking horse is too, but I'll have to find a rocking horse. No trap door or slanted ceiling. Old dusty books, I like, bicycle rims and old magazines. I'll try to find a rolled up carpet. US flag would work. Trophies I like. I'm trying to find any many accessible things as I can without buying them. Paintings I can imagine, a christmas tree, and maybe a box of ornaments. No lurking cat. This isn't a scary attic so no creepy stuff. haha. I can do the sports equipment. Already going to have cobwebs around. I have an old surfboard which would be similar to skis. I don't have a marionette, but I have a lot of stuffed dolls and animals. Going to have a mattress up against the wall already. Could get the board games. Lamp with no shade I can get.

This is a generic attic (no specific period), but I'll have to think about the computer idea. Getting newspapers. I like the lightbulb hanging from the ceiling idea. Dollhouse I can get. Great ideas so far. Thank you all! If there are others, keep em coming.