Planning Task:Location & Setting

Opening SceneThis is where the friends will hang out and be seen at the beginning of

the trailer.

For this we will need a location that is bright and open.

This will give the impression of a happy setting, before Ben’s condition

worsens.

We considered a range of locations for this:

Parks

These are open and easily accessible places.

However Parks are used too frequently and are not very

visually appealing

Beach

These are less accessible, however, they do offer a unique

location that would set our film apart from others

Final DecisionWe chose a beach location for this film as it

gives the best opportunity to create a

setting that defines this film as both

unusual - visually and plot-wise - and

quite British as well.

There is an abundance of beaches nearby

on the Isle of Wight, however many are

either too busy or too inaccessible.

Our final decision is too film this scene on

East Cowes beach as it is reasonably

quiet and accessible for all of our actors.

Psychiatrist Office/Consultation RoomIn these scenes we see Ben discussing the surgery

and its outcomes, with a psychiatrist.

This setting needs to be small, clean and

uncluttered.

Within the room we may use a desk and posters to

give the impression this room is in a hospital,

but not an operating theatre.

There are a few possible locations within school

that we considered.

Interview room

Empty Classroom

School Office

Final DecisionAfter careful consideration we decided to

use one of the teacher’s offices for this

scene.

This is because the interview rooms were

too small to be able to set up the

camera in the right position.

In addition to this the teacher’s office has a

computer screen and board that will be

important props for the scene.

SchoolThere will be multiple scenes shot in and

around the school grounds.

This will entail a main entrance to the

school, where we see Ben walking

through after his surgery

We will also need an area for the friends

to socialise

Possible locations within the school

include:Classroom

Corridor with lockers

The main entrance

Final DecisionFor Ben’s scene as he walks back into school,

following his surgery, we will use the Sixth

form entrance and possibly the stairs. THis is

because this is an open area and allows us to

use extras in the scene.

Due to the difficulty of setting up lighting

effects in the school toilets we will use the

dance studio for the scene when Ben is

staring into the mirror.

Lastly, we will use for the scenes where the

friends are just hanging out in school.

Ben’s HouseDuring these scenes Ben is seen to start to

change as the effects of his surgery

make him more aggressive.

For these scenes we will need a room that

is well lit and has furniture, to make the

shot more appealing and homely.

In another scene Ben and Luke are playing

video games.

We considered each of our houses for this

location.

Final DecisionIn the end we decided that Frankie’s house

was best for this location and that the

other houses would be more suited to

other locations during the filming

process.

The reason for this is:

It is very close to other locations which can be

used in the production.

In a quiet location, easier to film scenes which

require silence.

The house is well lit

However, as Frankie does not have a

games console we will need to film this

Michelle’s HouseThe house needs to be reasonably sized to

show that she has a decent upbringing

and matches the clothes that she wears.

A lot of shots will feature the outside of the

house and so it needs to be quite

solitary to avoid background noise such

as traffic interfering with the shot. Some

scenes inside the house will need to be

well lit with a homely appeal.

Again, we considered each of our houses

for this scene.

Final DecisionWe decided that the best house for this

location is Josh’s.

The main reason for this is that many of

the shots will feature the outside of the

house. Therefore we need a house that

is big and picturesque.

Continually, the house is in a secluded

area, therefore there is less chance of

background noise such as traffic and

other people interfering with the shot.

EstateFor the scene where Ben commits his first

murder we need a somewhat quiet

street that is lit by streetlights.

We considered a number of nearby estates

and the town centre.

However, we also had to take into account

how accessible these places are for our

actors and how busy they will be in

terms of people and traffic

Final DecisionWe decided to use the estate near the

school.

We chose this because it is easy to access

from school and it is very quiet outside

of the “school run” hours.

This is particularly important as part of our

scene involves one of our own cars and

so we need to film away from other cars

ForestFor the scenes where Ben buries the body we

will need a dark, overgrown and sheltered

area.

This will need to be dark and secluded in

order to appear very sinister.

Location-wise we considered a number of

forests on the island such as Borthwood and

Parkhurst.

Final DecisionWe had to take into account the

accessibility of each of these forests and

how close they were to road traffic - that

may create unwanted background noise

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Eventually we decided to use Borthwood

forest

We chose this location as it is close to

where we are filming another scene and

so we could film both in the same day