Props Researcher:
Your main job as the "props" researcher is to find out what interesting things were traded along the Silk Road -- it wasn't only silk! In your film pitch, we will need to hear about all of the different kinds of goods that traded hands (and hoofs). The goods you find might even be the focus of your film! For examle, your group might come up with a story that has to do with a beautiful and important jade statue that was stolen from a noble of the Han Dynasty. Or maybe the "bad guys" in your film are pirating expensive figs back and forth... You should also know how the goods were transported.
Resources:
View this short movie - general info on Silk Road
View this short moive - all about silk
Photos of artifacts from the Silk Road
General site on the Silk Road -- explore it!