Finding a Location

We looked at several locations for filming our project, and we considered several factors when choosing the location.

• Accessibility - Can all of our group get there?
• Availability - Can we actually film at the location?
• Aesthetics - Does the location look convincing for the scene?
• Acoustics - Do we want echoing or the sound to be clear? Is there any background noice?
• Other factors - E.G. Weather.

We decided to film the first section on a local hill, as there was a radio mast which coincided with the opening sounds of a windy, stormy day and a radio broadcast with interference. There was also fences and barbed wire which gave the impression of confinement and oppression.

After considering the mood which we wanted to portray, we decided to film the interrogation in the gym at our college. The gym has an upper level which will enable us to capture higher angles. It is also dark once the lights are switched off which allowed us to control the lighting and shadows. The gym is used during the day for sporting activities so we had to choose a time after college to film our sequence, avoiding the background noise of people playing sports and to avoid a double booking of the gym.

The final location we had to find was the double doors which our two main characters would burst through, completing the sequence. We looked at some doors in the art block however these were not sufficient. Then we decided to look at some fire escape doors in the gym and we settled on using these.