When creating a film there are a lot of important things to consider like costume, props, location, script etc. however, in this post I am just going to be talking about location. I will be showing you different location, why they are important and what they represent. I will also be showing you the locations that we will be using for our own media product, our thriller Never Look Back.
Below is the embedded research that we did as a group about location:
Below is the embedded research that we did as a group about location:
Now I am going to embed pictures of examples of various different locations that could be used and what they represent.
This location could be used for a scene where we could use a boys bedroom. For example, if we had a scene where a teenage boy was in his bedroom with his friends, this would be the type of location we would use. It is a typical boys bedroom as there are green walls and there is a guitar on the wall which suggests the boy could be quite musical.
This location could be used for a scene where we could use a girls bedroom. For example, if we had a scene where a teenage girl was in her bedroom with her friends, this would be the type of location we would use. It is a typical girls bedroom with the pink and light blue colors. Also with the decoration on the wall, the butterflies.
In this scene from Pitch Perfect, there are different people auditioning for a part in the girl group. This scene then is stereo-typically set in a theater and not in a random room. This is a typical scene for a singing audition being set in a big theater. It also makes it look daunting the fact that it is a big space. It keeps you on the edge of your seat thinking, are they going to get the part or not?
The next thing I am going to talk about is street dance:
This scene is set in a dance studio. A dance studio, obviously because of the name, is where people go to rehearse dance routines. This however, is quite strange to see in modern day dance films as dancers stereo-typically dance in the streets. For example they will just start dancing anywhere like flash mobs etc. To see them using a dance studio in this modern day dance film is quite unusual. Also this film is about street dance and dance studios are more associated with ballet etc.
The next film I am going to talk about is The Simpsons Movie:
This scene is set in Marge and Homers living room. This however is quite strange as they have a pet pig. Pigs usually live on a farm although some people keep them as pets it is seen to be quite strange. This is why this location choice is weird but the Simpsons movie is meant to be a comedy so it fits in with the genre and the location perfectly. Its all about using the right location for the genre and the scene of the film.
I am now going to give an example of a scene in a film where they are challenging the conventions of the stereotypical room. The one I am going to look at is Bend it Like Beckham.
In this scene we are in Juliette's room. Juliette is a 20 year old woman. This room looks like it would belong to a typical teenage boy. It is quite messy and the colors are blue and cream, it also has football poster on the wall. In the film Juliette is a football player and plays for a local girls football team called the Hounslow Harriers. However, if we didn't know her background story we would automatically think that this is a boys room.
The next thing I am going to do is embed and explain the pictures of our locations that we will be using for our thriller opening Never Look Back.
The first location we will be using is the drama studio in school. This will be used for the first scene when Stacey and Alex are rehearsing for their drama performance.
Then next location we will be using is Stacey's house. This will be when Stacey goes home and Alex is following her.
My next post will be the prop research.
