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Location Scouting

Location Scouting KARJ PRODUCTION

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Location Scouting

The first step was linking a location to our potential scenes, this made it easy for us when it came to the filming as we already have planned it this meant it would save us time, it also built a time line of how our film will turn out.

As our film is called the 'The Job Interview' it only makes sense to use a working environment as our title signifies work. It only made sense to use the school premises to do our filming, first of all it isn't costly and it was a safe environment, we also had far more access to the school which makes production times far more flexible and convenient.

SCENE 1

We wanted an area which would allow the protagonist to reflect bur yet be alone. We want to start the film off showcasing the preparation our protagonists for their job interview. Public toilets will potentially allow our characters to show their true colours because they wont be in an open space area, instead somewhere they can be alone with their thoughts. The colour scheme of the room will also help set the scene too. There's no stand out colours; it's all plain and blended in which may allow the characters to stand out more. This way the audience can focus far more on the characters specifically their emotions.

SCENE 2

Scene two will take place in the corridor outside the toilets. This scene will be where we see both our protagonists take their two journeys to get to the job interview. The building we're filming in is rather big and has long corridors that we feel should be included. This corridor in particular is bright, fuelled by natural lights and has no stand out colours. Just like in the first scene having a fairly bland background scene means the characters can have more focus. Being a short film the focus is character creation so having them stand out means we can showcase their emotions far easier. Another benefit of using this scene means that we can use a wide shot perfectly fitting in both the protagonists and the corridor walls.

SCENE 3

We want the two protagonists to walk for a short distance together during scene 2. In scene 3, however we can have the two protagonists take their own path; one going along the corridor and one down the stairs to the left. There's also quite a contrast in the two scenarios. At the back of this scene you can see the corridor being bright. This could be to emphasise one of the protagonists having a positive calm attitude. The stairs to the left are darker and quite hectic. This could emphasise the other protagonist being 'all over the place' and organized. We could make it so that the one on the left is late to the interview from taking this path because he's organised and doesn't know his directions correctly.

SCENE 4

This shot follows on from the staircase to the left. There isn't any particular importance for this scene specifically, however we didn't want to skip parts of the journey. Having the scenes follow directly on from the previous will create a full sense of continuity throughout our film.

SCENE 5

The second set of stair cases is located at the end of the corridor in scene 3. This scene serves the same purpose as scene 4. We want to make sure that our audience can follow the journey and somewhat create a picture of the building layout in their head. Another benefit of this staircase is that it's located near to where we'll potentially have the interview room.

SCENE 6

Scene 6 is where we want to incorporate an outside location. To get to the room we'll use as the interview room you need to go into another building. This location specifically has many potential benefits within itself. It's a large area so we can incorporate a variety of different camera angles and find out whichever one has the most positive impact. Secondly it's a wide shot so if we decide to have our two protagonists meet again this would be a perfect location; they wouldn't appear cramped within the shot.

SCENE 6 CONTINUED

This is the same location taken from the opposite angle. As you can see it's a bright and wide opened space. Granted the scenery isn't that appealing however, it's a short film so we want the focus to be on our characters more so. If we use a good camera angle we can really use this scene location to great effect.

SCENE 6 CONTINUED

From the previous shot you can see an opening to the left which is the entrance to where we want the interview room to be. What's great about this location in particular is that you go from the wide open space of the previous shot to this tighter angle. It's almost like the audience is being funneled into this specific location. It could serve as a fore-shadow that this is where the entire film so far is leading towards this location.

SCENE 7

This is where we will have the waiting room just outside the interview room. The benefit of this area is that its fairly small and doesn't have anything that stands out. What we're thinking is that we add some chairs to the area to really create that 'waiting room' atmosphere. The plain wall on the right is where we'll have the two chairs resting against and aim our shots directly facing the chairs. As the area is small we can really make great affect of a close up shot on either protagonist. There is also the possibility that we do a 'fly on the wall' camera shot. The usage of a fly on the wall means we can really show the protagonists true feelings.

SCENE 8

This will be where our final scene takes place; the interview room where the entire film leads up to. We've chosen a small room which is quite dark especially if the blinds are rolled down which can make the room rather dark. One thing we thought of was having a sinister atmosphere interview room so it feels like the interviewers domain. The benefit of that is we can really create a twist with the interviewer and this scenes darker feeling. As this scene will be the final one most likely we'll most likely compose our shots of dual shots for the protagonists or close ups for the antagonists.