Bespoke script pack and props.
To support a television script that was being pitched to major networks, I developed a series of bespoke props designed to bring depth and authenticity to the story’s world.
The narrative centred on an East German dentist from the town of Neuruppin who abandons his quiet provincial life to join a motorcycle gang—an unexpected collision of discipline, rebellion, and identity.
The props to hint on the storyline were presented in a weathered map case, accompanied by a fighting knife and a pair of pliers—objects that hinted at both the protagonist’s former profession and his new, harder-edged existence. Together, these artefacts functioned as a tangible extension of the script, helping producers and potential backers to feel the world being proposed rather than simply read about it.
The key object was a sew-on patch in the style of those worn by members of motorcycle clubs around the world
Drawing on the semiotics of biker culture, the design incorporated established visual idioms such as “1%” and “MC,” rendered with precision in the correct graphic vernacular. The typographic choice, stitch pattern, and colour tone was considered to achieve an aesthetic that was both authentic and narratively charged.
Supporting this were a series of deliberately ironic postcards depicting the town of Neuruppin. Subverting the traditional language of tourism, the postcards replaced idyllic imagery with scenes of industrial grit and post-socialist decay—each framed in the glossy, upbeat style of vintage holiday cards.
This contrast between form and content underscored the story’s themes of dislocation, nostalgia, and the uneasy romance of rebellion.
Client: Ratpack Films
INput: art direction, concept, design & layout
