LO1: Set designs and Location Scouting

We are going to be using different locations whilst filming Arden's secret so that we are able to make the film as realistic as possible. We are also going to be using locations to portray the narrative and it will also help the audience to use certain locations to link it with certain characters. The locations used will be locations that would be stereotypically associated with teenagers , such as bedrooms with posters , parks and being outside. WE will be filming during the day so that the locations are well lit in comparison to filming at night and the film being short on screen. When filming on public spaces such as parks we will need to make sure that there is no un wanted background noise because this could distract the audience from the narrative of the film.

Location Recce: 

For the location in the park we will be standing in front of the swings and filming the front shot. The ground is flat on the park so it is flat enough to use a tripod to film. We will place the tripod in front of the bench we all are sitting on in the shot and Evie will set it to film and will pan the camera using the tripod. The bedroom scene we are going to place it in the centre of the room to show all around the room. We are going to be doing a lot of scenes sat on the bed so we will place the tripod in level with the bed and move the camera as far away as we can to show the wide angle of the bed and to fit the actors in the scene. We will rotate the camera around the room to show different scenes. The floor in the bedroom is flat so the camera won't be at an angle. We are doing a dancing scene so we will place the camera on the tripod just in from of the bathroom door so it can fit everyone in the shot. We will put it on a timer so everyone in the production for the film can be included in the party scene. It needs to be far away so the shot can fit us all in. The tripod will be at the top level for all the shots so it is level with the scenes. We will check the camera before filming the scene to see if the position of the camera is accurately framed and to check the lighting and we will reposition the camera to see where the best shot is for lighting because we are outside some shots are better for lighting than others. We are filming outside of a pub and using it as the gig venue in the film so we will put the camera in a place where you can see the pub so the scene makes sense so the audience know they have left the place. and we will position it as though they are walking upto the camera and they have just left the venue. Need to put the camera in a place where it frames the shot and includes everything in it. The shot will change and the camera will be in the opposite direction so some of the actors are seen to be walking another direction.