Location Ideas

Scene 1: INT. ALEXS BEDROOM. DAY

Description The first location is that of Alex (the protagonist)s bedroom. This
would ideally appear as a conventional teenage boys bedroom, in order to
prompt audience identification with the setting. The room should suit the
personality and interests of the character, appearing artistically decorated (for
example, with drawings on the surrounding walls).
Suitability This location suits the themes and characters within the
production. By presenting the bedroom in a manner which is conventional to the
characters age and gender, we will be able to prompt audience identification
(which, as discovered through audience research, is vital to engaging our target
audience). We will, however, ensure that this also fits with the individuality of the
character, by displaying his drawings on the walls. This creates a direct link to
the narrative (which is driven by the presence of these drawings), therefore
establishing and foreshadowing narrative within the opening sequence. In
addition to this, the inclusion of his drawings allows characters to be established,
creating a direct link between the title sequence and main narrative (allowing the
audience to recognise that the previously shown drawings belong to Alex, thus
providing insight into his character).
Potential Locations The locations available to us would be the houses of our
cast/crew members, as shown below:

Miles house This location could be used in terms of visual appearance

(i.e the bedroom belongs to a male and could be potentially suited);
however is impractical due to its distance.
Bailees or Michelles house We would be unable to use these locations,
as we require a bedroom which appears to belong to a teenage boy.
Chris house This location would work in terms of practicality (i.e it is
close to the school, from which we would walk), as well as visual
appearance (i.e there is space on the walls to decorate with drawings).
Sams house Sams house would be practical in terms of appearance,
however we would be unable to walk there from school due to distance

Scene 2 EXT. ALLEY. DAY.

Description This location will be used to film the kidnapping scene, so as a
result will need to appear dark/thrilling. Ideally this will be spacious enough for
us to film and act effectively, however it should also appear relatively small and
claustrophobic (in order to establish tension and make it appear as though the
characters are unable to escape). Furthermore, the location should seem derelict
or isolated, as this would again create tension surrounding the impossibility of
the characters escape. The creation of suspense is required within our
production, as our audience research feedback displayed that audiences look for
tension/suspense within thriller movies.

Suitability This location strongly connotes to genre, as it is appears dark,

claustrophobic and suspenseful as a result, it is conventional of the thriller
genre. In addition to this, the location has a direct link to narrative, as it was
previously displayed in the drawings within the title sequence. This therefore
means that the setting is used to establish narrative by creating a direct link
between the drawings and location, this aspect of the narrative is established to
the audience.
Potential Locations The ideal locations for this would be close to our filming
location for the previous scene (Chris house), as this would increase the pace
and effectiveness of filming. As a result, the potential locations would be that of
a street or nearby alleyway. The street would provide us with more space and
filming accessibility; however the use of an alleyway would create stronger
connotations to the thriller genre, thus building more suspense and making this
more ideal in terms of visual appearance.
Scene 3 INT. ART ROOM. DAY.
Description This location will only be used briefly, to display the art pieces
which will be shown during the title sequence. The area will need to be a
conventional art room in a school, ideally surrounding by art materials or
supplies (which will be placed around the drawings). This will require either an
empty table (on which the drawings/surrounding props can be placed), or bare
walls (which the drawings can be pinned up on).
Suitability This location is not strictly conventional to the thriller genre, as it
appears relatively mundane and light. This will, however, be made more
conventional through both the contents of the drawings (which will display dark
events to later be shown in the narrative), as well as the surrounding supplies
(i.e red paint). Furthermore, the use of an art room establishes narrative, as well
as key themes. The theme of art is relevant throughout the storyline, driving the
plot forwards by opening the production with a setting which is conventional to
this theme, the narrative is inevitably established.
Potential Locations The ideal location for filming this scene would be within
the art room at our school. Not only is this the only art room to which we would
have easy access, however it is entirely practical in terms of efficiency and
familiarity. We are aware that the location possesses the required qualities (i.e an
empty table/wall), and therefore find this to be a suitable location.