Media studies is always in the back of the mind, even on a girlie weekend to London I managed to squeeze in a bit more research into my short film, this time it involved grabbing my camera and having a go at being a photographer just for the day! I have chosen London as my central location for my film, because many see the city as just a mass of people, rather than as individuals, therefore I felt that by creating a film set in London that focuses on one individual would be contrasting to the whole idea of city life. I also wanted to explore the world of London within my film, therefore have chosen locations that are well known to many, but also a few of the hidden depths of London. Within this post I have inserted the images of my four chosen locations which I plan to film at (well in theory anyway as long as all comes together!)
FIRST LOCATION : LONDON FLAT
I have planned for my first part of my film to be set within a flat locations, within London. I have chosen to use my actresses flat for this, firstly because of its central location it is near mile end tube station which is in zone two, therefore has an inner city feel. Secondly because of it location it is also close to two of my other chosen locations (I plan to use mile end tube station and the green area within tredger square) as both are roughly 5 minute walk from Hannah's flat. Thirdly because by being my actresses flat, it means that she will feel more comfortable in front the camera, it will portray a more realistic home feeling and overall if just only that she knows where the bran flakes are in the cupboard!
SECOND LOCATION : MILE END TUBE STATION
The second part of my film I plan to film at mile end tube station, this is located 5 minutes from my first location therefore will not mean that too much time is wasted between travelling to locations. I have chosen this tube station as well as because it is zone two of London and located on the central line, it is a vital station for many business workers, although within the week day in rush hour it is an extremely busy station connecting many houses to the very centre of London, on weekends it is much quieter and therefore on my planned filming day which will be a Saturday, I will not have too many of the public getting in the way of my key shots that I want to focus on my protagonist character.
THIRD LOCATION : TREDEGAR SQUARE
This again is a location that is close both to my first and second location, however the main reason that I chose tredegar square is because of its natural beauty. Originally I had thought about using Hyde park, however this would mean that alot of time would be spent travelling between locations, secondly I thought of maybe using Victoria Park which is only about 10 minutes from Hannah's flat, however visually it is although bigger I don't feel as pretty as the location I chose, and I feel that especially as the images show when covered in snow it has a magical feel (and after all it was used for the film 'Oliver' so it must be a film makers Paradise!)
FOURTH LOCATION : WESTMINSTER BRIDGE
My final chosen location is Westminster Bridge, this was chosen mostly because of how iconic it is. I have decided that I shall focus the camera to the older part of London view, looking at houses of Parliament and big Ben as again this is a view that people travel from all over the world to see. My only issue is that it is going to be very busy with the general public, however I have decided to go on a Sunday early morning to film this part as this seems more wise then tackling it on a Saturday afternoon. I chose this bridge also because of its low wall height, therefore it shall be easier when filming to get my character as well as the iconic sights into the shot.
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