Thoughts on Setting

As a group we discussed where we should use as our settings for each part of our film. My first idea for the setting of Part 1, 3 and 4 was in my garage. This was mainly because I used the areas in my garage as a base for the shots in my storyboard of these three parts. I believed this setting would make an ideal place as there would be a rustic and crude atmosphere portrayed through the rough stone wall, which would be essential in giving a good quality look for our film.

Here was an idea of the shot we would have used for part 1 & 3 comparing them to the storyboard:

     Despite this setting being well suited and appropriate for our film, we needed to take into account the issues of time management and availability of our cast. This caused a big problem. When discussing as a group we concluded that there may not have been enough out of school time where we would all have been free and able to attend filming sessions. In addition, cast extras would also have this issue - for instance, each session of filming may have to be suspended due to just one person being unable to be present.
     To our fortune, nostalgia of my previous groups AS preliminary gave us an alternative setting we could explore. Back to the manor basement it was! This setting would also work very effectively. Alike my garage walls, the manor basement also had a rustic, crude atmosphere to it. The limit on light created many shadows which would allow our film to conform to the conventions of a crime thriller. As we needed four different settings, the manor offered several places we could film.
     Exploring the manor we found an appropriate room to use as the setting for the ransom video in Part 1 and Part 4. This room consisted of a lot of low key lighting and shadows, as well as derelict, worn walls. This room could effectively convey a decaying and isolated atmosphere which would be ideal for this scene in our film. We also found a suitable room within the manor basement for Part 3. This room gave off all the similar effects, with the essential feature of shadows and low key lighting. We searched many rooms to find a setting for Part 2. As we needed a high positioned window due to the narrative of our film it took a long time to find a room that was suitable - however after exploring we indeed finally found one. By moving much of the furniture we could create the scene for Part 2. The chase scene in Part 2 of the narrative is set in a woods. As there are quite a few woods located around the schools area so this factor did not come as problem. Behind the manor was the perfect place to film this scene; the wide area of field and placement of trees meant we could achieve all the running shots we wanted.

Here is the setting we will use for the ransom video of Part 1 & 4:

Here is the room we will use for the start of Part 2:

This is the woods we will use to film the chase scene:

This is the room for the torture scene of Part 3 (also located in the manor basement):