Discussion and Research
As a group we were aware that the locations used within a film are extremelyimportant and so together, Serife and I discussed and brainstormed ourideas.
To begin we brainstormed ideas of different locations we could use for thelocation of our short film, ‘Big Boy’ and due to the scenes we wanted toinclude in our film we came to the decision of using a bedroom, kitchen,bathroom and hallway for the majority of the film and a studio for ourflash-forward's when Suki D imagines Lady Candy in her multicultural outfits.We also chose these locations as we found that similar comedy films tend touse these locations also.
We then began thinking about who’s house we would be able to use for ourproduction and after discussing the positive and negative factors of eachlocation we came to the conclusion of using our editor, Serife Suleyman’shouse and the drama studios which were available in our school.
Location 1: Bedroom
The bedroom was a very important location in our short
film and we wanted it to represent our main character,
Suki D in the best way possible. For our bedroomlocation we used a fairly large sized room which I
knewwould be beneficial when I was filming as this
wouldallow me to ensure the cinematography in the film
wasengaging as I would be able to film a range of
shots andangles. As the room originally belonged to an
adult, wehad to make a few changes to make the room
appear tobelong to a male teenager. To do this we changed
thebed sheets as originally they were a brown colour
whichwe then changed to blue coloured bed sheets toconnote masculinity. We also removed objects
from theroom, such as a landline telephone as this is not a typical object to find in a teenager’s bedroom.
Location 2: Kitchen
Another location which we used in our short film was a
Kitchen where Suki D consumes his breakfast. When
choosing the kitchen we were going to use we ensured
there was plenty of space which would allow us to
comfortably film a range of shots and angles, thus
making our short film more interesting to theaudience, as well as having bright lighting so that
theaudience are able to clearly see Suki D and his
actions.The bright lighting also reflected the comedy
genre asit connotes happiness and safety, whereas if we
wereto use a kitchen with dark and dull lighting this
wouldconnote sadness and fear which is more likely torepresent the horror genre, rather than the
comedygenre.
Location 3: Hallway
The hallway is used when Lady Candy enters Suki D’s
house and proceeds upstairs towards his bedroom.
The main reason we chose this hallway out of all of
our options was due to it being fairly narrow in size.
By using a narrow corridor we were able to emphasise
the awkwardness and link between the two characters. Whilst Lady Candy is walking up the
stairsSuki D follows closely behind, observing the
back ofher in her tight dress and high heels. This
portrays the tension between the two characters and due
tothe small amount of space, emphasises the relationship between them.
Location 4: Bathroom
The bathroom was another key location as this is the location where Suki D
Prepares himself for the escort’s arrival. We decided to include a scene using a
bathroom as when carrying out genre research I found that bathroom scenes are
commonly used in comedy films to show events, such as the protagonist
preparing for a date or rushing to use the toilet which inspired us to include a
bathroom scene in our short film.
Location 5: Studio
In our short film we wanted to include a scene where Suki D has a dream where he
imagines the escort, Lady Candy wearing an Indian outfit, portraying Suki D’s culture.
We chose to use a location which was separate from the house to make the production
look more creative and interesting. We therefore chose a spacious drama studio which
was very plain and empty with black curtains. This allowed us to focus solely on Lady
Candy’s character, meaning the audience would not get distracted due to their being
nothing aside from her character in the scene.