We knew that we wanted our opening to be filmed inside because its almost essential to the plot and we would eliminate lighting difficulties that we had encountered in previous experiences. Our two main options to use for the set our of project were:
- At School - In a Classroom
- A House - At a Table/Study
We thought a school because then we can capture the concept of the character being just a "schoolboy", someone who shouldn't have to deal with distressing issues such as death. But after much thought we decided that using a house was the best option, in particular my house. We came to this conclusion for many reasons:
- Showing the boy in school uniform at home meant that we could still capture the schoolboy character in a scene were he is meant to be relaxed but in reality he is shown to be distressed and depressed rather than relaxed. This way we can express a contrast which is an element that I have noticed in many thriller films.
- There is a corridor, table and enough room in my house to correspond to the shots that we have included in the storyboard
- We have more control over the lighting as there are light switches that control different areas of lighting on the ceiling meaning we can lighten or darken certain areas of the shot.
- It is easily accessible as both of us live in Hitchin, this was a big problem we had before as the filming took place in Codicote and buses only run at certain hours. Also, it was difficult getting everyone together to film to travel there.
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