Portfolio Project - Location Scouting

Intro

After solidifying our original idea, our refined final version had included scenes in 2 different settings. The scenes in the first half would be shot on the road outside, while the scenes in the second half would be shot inside a room. The first half would include the scene on the road containing the speeding and the crash; that being said, choosing a street of adequate length that was also relatively isolated would be difficult. However, the inside room location would be far easier to find. We actually already had a location in mind from when we made the idea. Below are pictures of locations along with descriptions explaining why we chose them.

Location 1:

Room we would be filming in

We chose this room for the indoor scenes for a multitude of reasons. Firstly, it has dark walls which would be perfectly representative of our main character Adam's emotions post accident. This would also support the overall color scheme of the entire project post crash. Elaborating on this, before the crash, Adam would be seen smiling and laughing, wearing bright colors and things of that nature. Sarah, Adam's lover, would be seen wearing bright clothing with unique patters to draw attention to her during her scene. After she dies and is removed from the narrative world, the overall color scheme would transition to a much darker theme. Another reason is that is a relatively empty room which means we would be able to fill it up with props.

Location 2: 

Road we would be filming on

We chose this street for the road scenes because of it checks all required boxes. The street is right behind a school, which may sound like a downside, however, since we our planning to begin shooting this weekend, a road near a school would be perfect since it would be empty on weekends. This emptiness would allow us to film the crash scene where the car would be stopped in the middle of the road and we show Sarah with prop blood on her post crash. Another reason is that it is a very long road which would make it very easy to create a realistic driving scene. This is because preceding the crash, we would be showing a very calm scene of the couple driving along the road, listening to music, and smiling and laughing. Those elements would also contribute to the sharp transition in the tone of the scene. Finally, this road is extremely accessible since the school is around 3-5 minutes from my house, making filming extremely easy and allowing us to prioritize on the final product.