Location Shot Analysis

We chose to film our exterior scenes in an urban environment we decided that London was the perfect place to film ,this is because it has a large range of diverse areas.We chose to film in North West London towards Kilburn. Our film took place on Boundary road which is in between St.Johns Wood and Kilburn. This was an interesting street to film on one side of the street there were gritty flats privately owned and owned by the council. On the other side of the street there were large five bedroom houses with gardens which made an interesting contrast , we also felt it represented Megan's personality on some days she appears to be normal and on other days she is damaged.

Here is a photo of Boundary Road on one side of the street you can see iron gates and security protecting sumptuous houses  and on the other side you can see blocks of flats.The road appears to be busy environment, this could be overwhelming for someone like Megan who is not used to a big city. The traffic and cars would make her feel out of place and vulnerable, making her condition worse.  This photo was taken around sundown and as you can see it creates quite a haunting image. The bright light of the sky contrasting with the lifelessness of the trees, and grey colours of houses on the street. When filming these would be ideal conditions, we should aim to film establishing shots around this time. In order to set the appropriate mood.

These are some of the flats that are near Megan's flat. They look menacing and create a feeling of danger. The flats are almost like a prison where you feel trapped and cant get out of, which is how Megan is feeling towards the end of the film. These flats are ideal to be filmed as part of the establish shots at the beginning, setting up the Mise en Scene for our film. Perhaps we could have Megan sitting in the car with her face up against the window looking out at them, making her look vulnerable and scared of her new urban environment. This would foretells the audience that danger is not far around the corner

We chose these flats because the whole row of the flats look the same until you get to the one on the end. Which stands out, like Megan does in comparison to other girls, other girls like her happy go lucky friend Jemma. These flats are also privately owned and represent Megan as coming from a middle class background. Megan would be renting the floor of one of these. She would probably have a small bedroom, kitchen and lounge area. Across from the flats is a mass of decaying trees, that creates a chilling effect on the viewer. The lack of life the trees possess show that there is not much chance of survival on the street this creating fear in the audience. Whenever Megan looks out of her bedroom window she is reminded that life on the street does not grow or prosper, this increases her feelings of depression and panic. The colours of the flats on that side of the road are not particularly colourful and do not give of a warm inviting feeling to the viewers.

This was the set of flats stand out in terms of shape and colour in comparison to the rest of the flats on the street. The flat is a large block of concrete with small windows creating claustrophobic effect. This claustrophobic effect is needed to act as a catalyst for Megan's breakdown. The entrance to the block of the flats a long dark doorway which shows Megan's descent into inner darkness. we would film the flat at a low angle making it appear larger then it is and intimidating. The edges of the windows are black and bold making the flat stand out more ,this drawing more attention to the flat which Megan may not want or like.