Sunday 30 October 2016

Planning: Locations

The generic locations for a coming of age drama are:
  • A teenagers bedroom
  • A housing estate 
  • A school 
  • A family home 
  • A shopping centre 
It is likely that the majority of these locations will be featured in our film. As we are following a storyline that is conventional to the coming of age genre.

For interior shots in which the protagonist is presented as being at home, we will be using Lucy's house as a location. We believe that this is the best suited location because the house is fairly modern and spacious. Therefore filming will be made easier as we will have room for the camera to move and achieve varying angles. Also, as it is a modern house, the setting will appear more relatable to our target audience. On top of this, Lucy's bedroom will be a realistic setting for many of the scenes as she herself is a teenage girl.

For exterior shots, we have chosen a variety of different locations. For one scene we plan to shoot Molly watching a firework display. We have chosen to attend Bloxham firework display to shoot this and will contact the event manager to ensure that it is okay for us to film there. We will also be featuring a scene in which the character scratches out some initials carved into a tree. For this scene we will be filming at Newbottle forrest. It is likely that we will be unable to carve into one of their trees, however we will still be filming shots of Molly in the woods as it is a scenic and pretty location.


Another scene in our storyboard is of the character spending time with her friends. For these exterior scenes we will be filming at shopping centres and in town. For these shots we will be travelling to Oxford, and filming our actress walking past and among the high street shops. We have chosen this location in particular as we feel that, as we are filming this scene around Christmas time, it will be a pretty location with the christmas lights and decorations. 

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