Location

Location proved to be one of the trickiest elements to plan for our shoot date. We only actually storyboarded two shooting locations one of which is a school. This would appear easy considering that we are in a school. However, this school sits in the heart of the surrey hills whereas our film is set in a urban area. Adam (teacher) was doubtful when we originally suggested to shoot on school grounds because of this. He thought the audience would clearly be able to see that we are not in a built up area. However, we have demonstrated to him the places in the school we shall film and assured him that every effort will be taken to ensure that no woodland areas a featured in shot meaning the audience will be none the wiser to our actual shoot location.

Our only other location is the one Ethan is to be beaten up in. This had a lot more versatility as it can be anywhere on his journey walking back home. There were various different suggestions such as using a section of school premises. However, we wanted this event to be detached from his school life. There was also the possibility of using the scrapyard featured in a former Hurtwood House music video named We Are From Venice. Eventually, we found out that there is a car park in local village Cranleigh. This would give the bullies a realistic place to hang out and also gives us the opportunity to make the film look as urban as possible.

I actually then made the decision to travel to Cranleigh one afternoon to scout our location. This gave me a sense of relief as I could see that what we had in mind was appropriate and suitable to shoot in. It solidified our decision on location and meant we could start working on other things. I took some photos while there to show my fellow group members.