Filming - Locations

Our opening scene features two different scenes in two separate locations that are both crucial to the narrative. The first scene is what appears to be a local park and was filmed in Tamworth Castle Grounds. We chose this location to represent the park as it highly resembles one and is big enough to film different scenes in different areas, which helps to create the idea when the film is edited together that there are passages of time and movement by the characters. Below are two pictures showing the area of which we filmed several of the shots.

Two significant areas which we filmed are the bench where the two seemed to be 'loved up' and exchanging words in audible to the audience, and the framing where we concluded this scene. We chose the bench area because it was secluded and made the exchange between the two characters more private and therefore more romantic than if there was movement or people in the background of the shot. The framed area was also chose for a similar reason as it was secluded, but upon first finding it we though it was ideal for our finishing shot as it the flowers and colour seen emphasised the romantic element of the shot, and we tried to position the wooden framing to the corners of the shot so there was no wasted space and the two protagonists were at the foreground and the focus of the shot. These two locations are shown in the photos below.

Our second scene is set and filmed in our sixth form canteen as it is convenient to film in and can easily represent the school canteen which the scene is set in. When filming we were careful to make sure the characters were positioned around the table so that the camera could see them all when we were filming group shots and also so that the dialogue seemed natural when we were filming the scene. To add to the location we decided to place a water bottle on the table in front of the characters to contribute to showing that it is a canteen and the characters are on a lunch break rather than a general table. We also decided on filming at a table in the back corner of the corner to limit what was surrounding the characters and could potentially distract the audience from the narrative but it also limited the background noise when filming.