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Keanon Mcsween
AS Film Studies production planning: Location Report
For my AS level film studies portfolio, I have developed my planning based on mytextual analysis of Adulthood (2008) a teen drama and 12 Years a Slave (2013) a
biographical historical drama. I explored how the use of micro elements; mise en
scene, sound, cinematography and editing by directors to communicate
ideologies and values. I have based my location ideas mainly on my analysis of
Adulthood directed by Noel Clarke. My locations are similar to those in the film
adulthood.
Overall I plan to have a creative artifact of 9 key frames reflecting some of the
ideologies and values found in the film Adulthood. I intend to use verisimilitude
to reflect themes I found through the analysis of Adulthood I also intend to try
and use micro elements to communicate to my audience just as the directors of12 Years a Slave and Adulthood did whilst meeting the codes and conventions of
drama films. In addition I will also make a screen test to describe why each cast
members was right for the part and how good I think they are at acting. The
locations that I have chosen are close to my home and easily accessible. I did not
require any permission for either location as long as I dont photograph any staff
working near my location at the time.
Location-1 chestnut avenue south alleyway entrance
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The location that I have chosen is local to my home in Walthamstow making it
easily accessible for me as well as my actors who also live in Walthamstow. My
first shot will be an establishing shot from the entrance of the alleyway showing
my protagonist on the floor to the left next to the blue fence. This will show my
location clearly to the audience. And the setting the characters are in. the mise en
scene in the scene will show the protagonist looking like a typical east Londonyouth dressed in a hoodie or tracksuit, jeans and trainers. My setting in a London
suburb is similar to the settings of Adulthood in this opening sequence I plan to
show the protagonist as being beaten up, and confused which will set up the next
few scenes.
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I will also be using this location for my final flash back and closing scene. In my
final flash back my protagonist will be riding into shot from behind the camera,
while my antagonists will be waiting and hiding behind the two white pillars for
my protagonist ride past. In this scene I intend to use as many different shotsfrom as many different angles as possible.
I have chosen to use this location as my final scene in my production because it
links directly to the first scene, which is the first part of the final scene. In this
scene my protagonist will be standing and leaning up against the blue fence on
the left. In this scene I intend to use a medium close up and a long shot. There is
only one complication with using this location, as it is a public footpath members
of the public may be walking through this may make the photo-shoot take longer
than expected and delay the completion of my task.
Location 2 behind a row of shops- Walthamstow
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My second location will be used in the first of two flashbacks. I have chosen to
use the back of co-op on wood street in Walthamstow because I thought it was
an ideal location for a drug deal to take place, it its hidden and out of sight
making it a realistic setting for this scene in my film. I do not need permission to
use this location as long as I do not film or take pictures of any staff working in
the shop at any time. In this scene I will show the drug deal taking place and my
protagonist putting items into a bag. I intend to use an establishing shot to show
the location, a long shot to show my characters and a medium shot to show my
protagonist carrying out the drug deal and a close up of my protagonist putting
items into a bag. In this scene my characters will be wearing hoodies and jeans or
tracksuit and trainers. I intend to use all natural lighting in this scene I plan to
use a mixture of long shots, medium shots and clos ups in this scene. In this
scene I will also be using props in the form of fake drugs.