- Availability of the Location
- Lighting
- Size
- Suitability to the plot
- What the location will be used for.
Establishing Shot
Below, I have embedded an image of my house, which we will be using as our establishing shot.
Below, I have embedded an image of my house, which we will be using as our establishing shot.
Kitchen Scene
For the kitchen scene, we require a dinner table with 4 chairs (as this shows that there was previously a father figure in the family and now there are only 2 people) with suitable room to complete close up shots, long shots and side on shot.
The image below is an image of my kitchen, the kitchen has plenty of room to complete the required close up shots and long shot, where by two characters (Samantha and Anthony) are sitting at the table. The extra room is required as Samantha gets up and leaves the kitchen and as we wanted to keep the 'leaving the kitchen' shot in one shot without panning or tilting we need to have enough room for the camera to fit both characters in.
We have decided not to use the location (pictured below), as the location for the kitchen scene, as there is only a 2 seater table with little amount of room to complete range of shots required.
Lounge Scene
For the scene in the lounge, where Samantha is staring at a report of a rape on the TV which then leads into the flashback, we will need a modern lounge with a TV and seating. The location below is an image from my house, the lounge contains two two-seater leather sofa's and just off the picture is a large 42" TV. The lounge is modern and the picture represents a suitable position by which the camera could be positioned.
We have decided not to use the location below as the lounge is very dated and does not have a television, in which we require for the plot to develop.
Bedroom Scene
For the scene in the bedroom, we will need a good sized bedroom in which we are able to complete a long shot of Samantha in bed, as well as having a large sized mirror so that Samantha can be shown replacing her Crucifix around her neck. To further the plot, we have decided that we will need a very stereotypically 'female' style bedroom, so that when the audience look at the bedroom they instantly recognise that it is a female's bedroom.
Below, I have embedded an image of the bedroom that we are proposing to use. This is a picture of Holly's bedroom, therefore, meets the female style bedroom. Holly also has a full length mirror in her room in which we will be able to successfully show Samantha playing the crucifix around her neck. As this is Holly's bedroom, a member of our production team, the bedroom will be available for us to use, whenever Holly is present, therefore, this is a very good choice of location for us to use.
We have decided not to use the bedroom below due to the bedroom being very 'male' stereotyped with dark blues and basic wall decoration, where as we need a bedroom that relates to the audience as a females bedroom.
Rape Scene
For the scene, by which Samantha is raped by Ray, we will need a wooded area that has sufficient room for us to be able to create a good selection of camera shots and angles. Below, I have embedded an image of the wooded location in which I believe that we should use for our film. The advantages of using this location is that although there is a large amount of coverage by the tree's, there is sufficient opportunity for a successful and high quality shot with the amount of light that shines through. The images were taken on a standard digital camera so with an HD camera, we should have some good footage. The location is available 24/7, however, we are restricted on the time of the sun set as the rape will need to be in the day time. The woods are located in Norton Canes, just minutes from GWPAHS, so it is easily accessible.
I had already planned to use this in my film pitch at the start of the A2 course.
We decided to not use the location below due to the over grown wilderness and grass covering the floor. The location, although a wooded area, does not provide enough cover for the 'Rape' to happen. Another issue, is that the location is very hard to access and is not available 24/7 due to locked gates at the entrance of the park.
Other Scene's
Below is an image of outside Holly's house, we are planning to use this location as the start of the rape scene, as Ray and Samantha are walking to church.
