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Here is the case of money from Hollow Point.
http://www.matthawkins.co.uk/item-1.html
Good old British 20s. I originally used 50s but they just didn't look right. They are also bigger and didn't fit in the case as well as 20s.
I made bundles with cut up news paper. I scanned a crisp 20 pound note and printed out 20. I put 2 on the top of each newspaper bundle. In order to get 10 bundles to fit snug in the brief case I resized the graphic slightly before printing out.
Important Note : Making copies of money is illegal in most countries. Making a film prop isn't an excuse ... if it was counterfeiters around the World would be using it as a defence in court.
Remember that this is a prop and doesn't need to be perfect. In fact the less like a real bank note it looks the better. All it needs to do is look good on camera.
I used yellow craft paper to make bank style bands. No idea what real ones looked like so I made them up. I printed a graphic on the centre to look like an official stamp. You can't see it on camera so just use any graphic!
My props were deliberately :
1) The wrong size
2) Only printed single sided
3) Lacking any watermark or any attempt to replicate the silver strip etc
It is also a good idea to print something across the face of the note to indicate it is a prop. This will not be seen on camera but will make the note look fake up close.
For close ups just use real money.
http://www.matthawkins.co.uk/item-1.html
Good old British 20s. I originally used 50s but they just didn't look right. They are also bigger and didn't fit in the case as well as 20s.
I made bundles with cut up news paper. I scanned a crisp 20 pound note and printed out 20. I put 2 on the top of each newspaper bundle. In order to get 10 bundles to fit snug in the brief case I resized the graphic slightly before printing out.
Important Note : Making copies of money is illegal in most countries. Making a film prop isn't an excuse ... if it was counterfeiters around the World would be using it as a defence in court.
Remember that this is a prop and doesn't need to be perfect. In fact the less like a real bank note it looks the better. All it needs to do is look good on camera.
I used yellow craft paper to make bank style bands. No idea what real ones looked like so I made them up. I printed a graphic on the centre to look like an official stamp. You can't see it on camera so just use any graphic!
My props were deliberately :
1) The wrong size
2) Only printed single sided
3) Lacking any watermark or any attempt to replicate the silver strip etc
It is also a good idea to print something across the face of the note to indicate it is a prop. This will not be seen on camera but will make the note look fake up close.
For close ups just use real money.