Location Research

Therapist Room

• Potential: This is a small interview room next to the school common room and because this room is hardly used, we discovered it would be practical for us to use.
• Possible Problems: Due to the fact that the small room is based in our school sixth form block, the area is constantly active with students passing by and/ or using the nearby facilities that include, the toilets, common room and computer rooms.
• Solution:  In order to gain quiet time to film in this room, we made arrangements with the staff in the sixth form block to use the premises to film before, after school times. This would solve our possible problem as there would be a very little amount or no students around, allowing us to have enough quiet to be able to use the microphone effectively.

Mayesbrook Park

• Potential: We used around 3 or 4 different locations around Mayesbrook Park. Having the park a 2-3 minute walk from our school sixth form meant we were able to be at close proximity to school, in case of any emergencies or last minute requirements. This also meant that we knew the area very well and was able to navigate and wisely choose the best spots to film
• Possible Problems: By using a public park, it was impossible for us to control who came in and out the park and when. This meant that we would have to sometimes wait for civilians to leave the area we wanted to use or retake shots that caught a member of the public in the background
• Solution: We overcame this by arriving at the park early morning around 8.30am to try and film before the park began to get busy.

Savvy’s House

• Potential: We used Savvy’s house, who is a member of our group, we decided to use her house to film the last scene of our short film
• Possible Problems: Due to the fact that we were filming in a bedroom it was quite difficult to position the camera it suitable spaces in order to gain the specific shots we wanted to achieve.
• Solution: We had to minimize the length of the tripod and handle bar so that the camera would be able to move around smoothly and not prevent the camera from capturing the actions of the character.