Planning - Location Recce Shots

My partner Megan produced this.

Location Recce Shots :

My House exterior.

Chloe and I decided to incorporate the location of an average household that depicts social normality which will be interrupted by the action taking place in the opening. The location also allows us to incorporate mundane objects during our title sequence in an ambiguous style. We decided to evaluate the bedroom spaces available to us as two of our scenes will utilise this type of room, as we wanted a large room which clearly depicts the age of our protagonists we decided to specifically evaluate our own bedrooms and those of our siblings. Once the location has been decided a filming schedule will be decided,created around the availability of the locations. This document will be located on my partner, Chloe Spencer's blog.

The decided locations:

After much deliberation, we decided to use my house for all shots,including exterior shots and some in the hallway, bedrooms, and garden.We decided to utilise the space in my house as it is 
easily accessible to those acting in the opening and to my partner. As the main shots of the opening will be in bedrooms we evaluated the advantages of the ones located in my house.

Bedroom one Images

Bedroom one:
The two rooms we will use let in a good amount of light that can be easily manipulated with blinds and fairy lights to create the desired low-key lighting.
My own bedroom has a central bed which creates a simple layout allowing for use of the 180 degree rule which will be effective in our final piece. The props we wish to use in this location are all found in my bedroom which makes the narrative more convincing and clearly illustrates the protagonist's role as an average teenage girl.

Bedroom two:

Bedroom two images

We then moved onto the other bedroom which will feature in the opening, the room belongs to my brother who does not permanently reside in the house meaning the room is spacious and will not be used when filming commences. The room has plain white walls with minimal posters making the desired ambiguous atmosphere easier to achieve. A bed will make the positioning of both camera and actor easier to determine because the various shot types for the scene require some movement. Lighting in the room is airy and plain as there is a large window that lets in a good amount of natural light. Some rearranging of the room's layout will take place to achieve the desired set-up but this will be easily completed. 

Stairway,Hallway and Front door:

Stairway

Doorway

Hallway

Another area that will be featured in the opening will be the stairs and hallway found in my house. These locations will not play a major part in the opening but will link various scenes and will play large roles in the transitions of shots. Because of this, we wanted the stairs and hallway to appear as an average household would including props like a front door, coat hooks etc. We decided using the same house will allow for easy continuity and ensures lighting will be natural and low-key due to the many windows and few available artificial lights. The interior of these locations is light and neutral keeping the atmosphere of social normality and the ambiguity of the narrative. 

Garden:
This location will be utilised for a flashback scene that will explain some vital points of narrative to the audience. We decided to use the garden as it is a dreary landscape with that appears as a somewhat neglected household garden. The outdoor furniture will allow the character in the scene to be positioned in the ideal way that will depict to the audience that the action took place at a separate time to the introduction of the character. Images of the garden are below.

Driveway:The last location is my driveway, the driveway was chosen as we wanted a character to walk past the house after the camera had transitioned through the front door. The driveway faces a main road which will reinforce the setting of an average family home and will create a sense of ambiguity in the narrative to keep the audience on their toes.