Location Shots

Clare:
We will have to film our trailer in more than one location to demonstrate to our audience that it is a movie and therefore there will be many different settings. Overall, we will have to film in two different locations; Amanda's house and in/around school. Below are some photographs of our location shots to demonstrate where we will be filming.


Amanda's House

Amanda's Bedroom:

Ade: This dressing table/desk is very good. We want to use it for a very important scene in our trailer and hope to incorporate it into our film trailer. It will be useful to illustrate Anna's anger and frustration as we gradually progress into the climax of the trailer. The desk contains necessary and appropriate objects such as books make up, a lamp etc. However, we may have to remove the laptop when trying to convey Anna's anger as it is a fragile equipment and we don't want it to get damaged.

Amanda: As you can see, my room is purple and very girly. It has a 'One Direction' calender, showing the element of mainstream and modern teenage personality. The room is quite spacious, meaning lots of different angles can be taken and we have plenty of room to experiment with different shots. On the drawers we see lots of hair and make up products. Again, showing that girly side to our character from the beginning. As we can see from the picture above, the white desk is spacious and packed. It shows lack of organisation and still shows her girly personality, with nail varnish remover and make up. The colour white presents purity and innocence, very much like 'Anna'. Overall, the room is stereotypically what audiences will expect a girls room to be. It can't be shown in the pictures but one of the walls is just wardrobes. The four wardrobe again show our protagonist is a mainstream 'townie'. 

Ade: As well as being suitable for the presentation of the character of Anna, the room has also very good lighting which works well for filming. The lights are bright enough, but not overwhelming and can be adjusted merely by opening the curtains and leaving the light off.  There are other advantages of this room; the minor props such as wardrobes and teddy's, makes our film appear more realistic and professional. Furthermore, we have very little to change or adjust in this room and therefore makes it easier to embark on filming, rather than working on changes to improve as everything is already in tact.








Amanda's Dining Room:

Amanda: We have two options for the dining area. We have the kitchen, with a small, average table. It is in the kitchen. The kitchen is a spacious area however lighting can be quite bad depending on the weather and the time of day. However, it is quite small, easy to move and we can get different shots around it. Also, the placing of it being in the kitchen makes the house seem more family orientated and homely.

Ade: In addition to this, the dinning table is spacious enough to add any other props we may choose to include to make the trailer seem more realistic, such as food to show them having dinner, or tea and biscuits.  

Amanda: This table is in the dining room. It is much more antique and formal. However, the lighting is very natural. The table is difficult to move but the room is very spacious and light. This would look better for film quality. However, the fact there are six seats again takes away the element of homely and cosiness in the house. 

Ade: Although we want Anna to sit with her family at an elegant dinning table, this one seems too elegant for the more natural and family like element that we desire. We intend on only three people around the dinning, Anna, Anna's Dad and Mum. By having six chairs it creates this sort of empty feel rather than a togetherness and family-like feel that we want, so that we can later contrast with the change Anna goes through. However, the fact that it is close to the window means that we get an outside view inside the house and this would make our trailer look more realistic, the natural light as Amanda described in the above is also an advantage, in spite of this the flaws of this dinning table outweighs the advantages of it.



Amanda's Front Door:

Amanda: Our door is inside the porch. It is a bright, vivid blue, making it stand out from other houses. It is again very natural in it's lighting. There are a number of girly heels and shoes scattered in shoe racks in the porch, again showing that women live in the house with no men. This is good for when we reveal in the trail that 'Anna' is the only child and left with her mother. 

Ade: We hope to use skilfully, multiple types of shots when Anna opens this door. The colour and even the size of it helps us to do so.






Amanda's Living Room:

Amanda: The living room, again, is spacious. The high ceiling means voices are amplified well and can be heard clearly. There are several pictures of me as a child, adding to the realism of the film. The 3 different sofas give a wide range of angles and shots and placements of characters. The fact the iron and telly are in the lounge make the room seem less like a set up, and more like an ordinary home. 
Ade: This living room contains most aspect that you're likely to find in any conventional living room. This will be good for any of the scenes we hope to do in here and in this living room we can take multiple camera shots before deciding which one is best. The lighting is also very good in here and we can later adjust it easily if we decide to do so.




Amanda's Bathroom:

Amanda: The bathroom, like the dining room and porch are very light and airy. There is plenty of room to film from different angles in the bathroom. Even though it is simple, it is stylish and sophisticated. Any sound is lightly echoed in the bathroom, this will be good if 'Anna' is crying or shouting, as it will emphasise her isolation and feeling of loneliness.










School

School Corridor:

Clare: As you can see from the photographs above, we have many corridor location options which we can choose to film at. We would use the corridors for scenes where Anna is with her two friends, in both a happy condition and a sad condition. Baring this in mind, we could film the happier scenes within the corridors containing the most natural light, to suggest a more pleasant mood. However, in scenes where we see Anna being harassed we can create a much more negative mood by filming in the corridor with the darker lighting and more grey atmosphere.


Ade: What we particularly admired in all three of these corridors is the fact that they are long enough for us to try different shots and high enough for different camera angles. The corridors are also within school, this means that the theme of bullying that we want to emphasise in our film trailer can be portrayed, not only cyber but perhaps physical or verbal. This can be illustrated within any of these corridors.

Classroom:

Clare: For the scene where we will film Anna sitting alone, we needed it in a location that was easily accessible as it would require at least four actors to be available at the time we shoot. We previously planned to shoot in the library but it would be too restricted as we wouldn't be able to make much noise. So, we decided to use our media classroom as the location for showing people surrounding Anna whilst she sits by herself, as we will really be able to depict that sense of isolation.

Ade: The only disadvantage about using this classroom is that we want to show that we don't restrict ourselves to an easy location and that we strive to have a variety of environment within our trailer. However, the natural lighting that emerges from the window is really good and we can also shoot a happy or sad scene in this classroom.

Isolation Room (Psychiatrist Room):

Clare: Within our school we have what is called an isolation room which students are sent to in lessons. We hope to use this room, when it is not in other use, to film the scenes with the psychiatrist, Jane. This room plays an excellent role for a psychiatrist and his/her patient because it isn't too oversimplified and there are tables and chairs present for our actors to use. Because it is quite grey and bland, it suggests it isn't exactly a happy place to be in and that Anna isn't there for a good reason. It supports the character's lonely and misunderstood emotions.

Ade: The only problem that we may have is that, we may need to come when its a bit darker as adjusting the lighting may be difficult to do and we want the lighting to reflect the grim, sinister aspect of the film. There are enough chairs in the room for the psychiatrist and Anna herself, but we may have to take out one or two chairs to make the scenery more realistic and professional.

Lockers:

Clare: We have many location options where there are lockers present in the school, which we aim to use as scenery for the scenes where Emma and Lottie are discussing Anna. This scenery is essential in creating the school atmosphere and for establishing to the audience where the characters are. It makes the location extremely obvious since all secondary schools have lockers of some kind.

Lane:

Here we can see the opening to the school, evidently shown by the sign outside and signalling to the audience the location which is a positive aspect. This is a possible position we will create our time lapse scene where we will see children going into school.

Clare: Above are some photographs I took of the lane leading up to our school, which will be useful to us when we come to film the clip of Anna walking alone to school. Also, since this is only a short clip and will be quick to film, it is particularly useful because it is right outside the school meaning we can get it done along with some other filming on that same day.

Courtyard:

Clare: The courtyard is our initial location to place the tripod and camera and film for about half an hour to create a time-lapse video. This location is effective because it is the centre of the school and many people cross its pathway throughout the course of the day to get between classes. This is beneficial because it means we would have a lot of action filmed throughout that time with people walking past.

Ade: The courtyard is a good place for the time lapse as it is a primary base for the whole school. The majority of students are constantly there, particularly during busy hours. However, the only problem we may have is that is too spacious and the time lapse effect might not work because there aren't too many people in one compressed area.