Location Scouting (Oliver Jewers)

The purpose of this task was to find out the potential places in which we could film our piece in, it helped us to consider the size of rooms and whether they would be suitable for our scene or not.

1^st section of our piece

The location of our piece takes place indoors. More particularly a dark and gritty home which has been affected by the run down society and represents the low quality of life in this universe. So when filming our piece, we will use a home which we will decorate with mise to create this atmosphere.

1^st Option

This is our first option, a terraced house in a suburban area. This would be a good place for filming as the smaller rooms are more representative of the claustrophobic atmosphere we want to use in our piece. Also it represents the main protagonist as they are being hunted and commuting to a hidden place, away from anywhere where attention could be possibly drawn to them. Drawbacks of filming here is that it doesn’t contain all the props we may need, transporting them could be a difficulty and time consuming.

2^nd Option

This is our second option for filming, a rural detached house. It would be suitable as it would already contain various props which we could use in our piece, making it easier to organise. However, it put restrictions on what we could film as the style of the house does not suit the mood or target location of the film. Therefore, it reduces what we could film and could impact its overall quality and realism.

3^rd Option

This would be a good place for us to film in as it also represents a good area which suits the aim of the film, this would create a good and realistic atmosphere matching our plan. Also, the houses rooms are suitable for the areas which we want to film, in size and proportions. Drawbacks of filming here would mean that we would be unable to use certain props and ideas.

2^nd Part of Our Piece

Our opening also consists of an establishing shot at the end to show where the film will be taking place. For this we have two potential options that we can use for this:

1^st Option - Chelmsford

This would be good for our opening as it is local and therefore it is easy to shoot in as we can get there with relative ease, this would make the film process a lot less time consuming for the whole group which would allow us to put our focus into other aspects of our film. The drawbacks of filming here are that it may not look as professional or capture the large scale civilisation that dominates the lands in our piece.

2^nd Option - London

This would be the most ideal area for filming, it would provide the large scale industrial look we are going for and therefore it would suit the mood and atmosphere of the film over Chelmsford. The drawbacks of this are that it is difficult to transport our group there due to the distance so it would be hard for our group to get there to film, this would take up planning time which could otherwise be spent somewhere else. In addition to this, if we were unable to get enough footage or if the data was to be lost, we would have wasted a large amount of time and the trip to London would have been pointless.

Knowing the potential areas in which we can film will help us when constructing our film opening as it will allow us to be more organised and prepared for the filming date, making it much easier on the day to construct our set and choose what we will film