Reece:
Location:
·
Wanstead flats.
·
Abbots park Leyton.
·
Bullying scene (school/college
environment).
·
Any bus stop.
·
Rest of the scenes will take place on various
streets.
Wanstead
flats:
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Abbots
Park:
This location is where the
majority of our filming will take place. The specific scenes of Alisha and Kevin
meeting as well as the murder of Kevin right at the end, such a location
demonstrates the reality of such events as they often take place at discrete
areas with couples – specifically teenagers meeting in parks which are seen to
be calm and relaxed places for them to converse with one another and often enjoy
intimate moments. This specific area will be used in our film a great deal and
will mark some of the most pivot moments. As depicted in our case studies from
our inspirations quiet areas are the targeted hotspot for murder scenes to take
place. Therefore having chosen a park would reflect this and contribute to
showing the reality of what is being displayed overall impacting the effect this
has on the audience. Using an area which is quite accessible for almost everyone
would make them conscious and aware of what may take place within it. The image
above is of the entrance to the park and this is where the specific scene of the
murder will begin to commence. We thought it would be best to position Alisha’s
boyfriend at the entrance so we can capture his expressions and emotions as he
looks for both other characters in order to execute his move. Not only this but
having such a camera focus would improve the suspense and tension between the
viewers and the events taking place. What we had in mind was that tension and
suspense leads to audience members becoming more aware and focused on the issue
being shown and the approximate severity of what is being shown. This has come
from experience when me and other members of the team have come across reality
films such as the one in our case studies – my murder.
This is another close-up of the
location in which the scene where the murderer will be looking around to find
the victim – Kevin will take place. We hope to build up the tension at this
point as it is the main point which the whole short film is anticipating and
therefore the camera shots will be various such as longshot once he arrives,
mid-shot when he slowly pulls the knife out, close-up when he is looking for
Alisha and Kevin and finally an extreme close-up when he finds them. We need to
watch out for any potential hazards such as small children running around and
other obstacles such as members of the public who wish not to be filmed however
apart from this there are not many health and safety implications we are liable
to face.
Within the park this is the
particular area in which we will be filming the scenes where Alisha and Kevin
meet. At first Kevin will be alone and the filming will reflect his emotions as
he will be feeling ecstatic to meet Alisha assuming the feeling is mutual
however once she arrives and they get talking he will become more relaxed. At
this point he will be using his phone to text Alisha and we will show his
emotions while this is happening through close-ups and mid-shots. Once Alisha is
at the scene there will be many shot reverse shots as both characters are
speaking. Finally Kevin will assume Alisha is interested in him as much as he is
and will attempt to place a kiss on her lips and what he doesn’t know is while
they were talking Alisha is texting her boyfriend letting him know of their
where about. At this point we will show a close-up of her texting and then the
various scenes of her boyfriend on his way to the park will take place in a
separate location. Using a bench area establishes the relaxation and intimacy
Kevin feels towards Alisha as they both will be alone and having the murder take
place while this is happening will show how Kevin was unquestionably unaware of
the likelihood of such events taking place. This contributes to showing the
“honey trap killing” and how secretive it is. After the murder the scene will
end straight at that point, ending the film.
College (bullying
scenes):
The scenes of Alisha being
intimidated by other students are also a major part of the short film. As the
scene will be repeated in the form of continuous flashbacks it is important that
we are able to film this correctly and accurately. At this point Alisha will be
seen leaving college however when approached by two members of the college whom
she has straining relationships with things take a turn for the worse when she
is unable to handle the pressure leading to her resulting to the extreme lengths
of a honey trap killing. Using this environment adds to the realism of the film
as such events do actually take place within the environment of peers and can
lead to devastating effects on the individual if not tackled. You can then agree
that the film promotes two aspects of the events which take place in today’s
society both of which need to be tackled. One being bullying and the idea that
this needs to stop and the second being not to result to the lengths of the
honey trap killing as well as raising awareness of what goes on between
different social groups and the role technology plays towards this. Again the
issue of making sure we are not filming anyone if they are not willing to will
arise in the filming of this scene other than that filming should go according
to plan.
A bus stop of the similar looks to this
will be used to film the scenes once Alisha has left her boyfriend when he is
unable to understand the pressure and trouble she is facing through her daily
college life and how much this is having an impact on her mentally and
emotionally. The actress will be sitting down with her phone and this is also
the scene at which point Kevin calls Alisha and the camera shots will reflect
her emotions when he calls such as the close-up to the
phone.
