Locations

For our locations we decided to switch between Buckingham and Winslow.

Buckingham

In this town, we will be shooting at one of our actors' house, for the opening scene of one of the characters waking up and getting ready. The reason this is convenient for everyone is because Buckingham is exactly halfway between Brackley and Winslow, which means that there are no transport issues for the crew as it does not take a long time to get there and there are plenty of transport options available. It is even more convenient for the actor that will be filmed in this setting because obviously it is her own house. Also because it is in an indoor space, the time of day doesn't matter as we will not have the curtains drawn at any point in this opening scene, which means that we are free to film it whenever we want and at whatever time we can.

We will also be filming the final shot of the opening scene at this actor's house as her father has an office in the garden which makes it perfect for the interview scene. We like this location because it gives off a vibe of professionalism which is exactly what we are going for in these final shots. However one thing we didn't like was the fact that, because the office was in the garden of her house, it didn't look exactly like we wanted it to as it is quite obvious that it wasn't in a more professional environment.

We have also decided to do the opening of when the two characters meet here. These are the pictures for this location:

(we have covered up some details in this picture for privacy reasons)

The reason we have decided to do it here is because as you can see there is a turning where it's possible for us to do the "colliding" scene in a realistic and believable way as there is no way they could have seen each other coming. Also, because Ash is by garages, it kind of emphasises the type of person she is because it doesn't look very posh or rich. However Elizabeth is walking through the town and there are beautiful, neat houses around her which suggests a very nice, calm environment and it also looks quite upper class. The two meet at the halfway point by the corner, which points to our film's subtitle; "Opposites attract".

Winslow

This will be the location of the other character's opening scene. It may make it inconvenient for one of the actors to get there because Winslow is quite far from Brackley (where the actor lives) and therefore there may be transport issues especially with the limited buses to and from that area. It will also be quite expensive to get there if the actor is travelling by bus as they need to travel with two, (Brackley-Buckingham, Buckingham-Winslow). However, similar to the Buckingham location, there will be no problem with when we will have to film the opening scene because it'll be in an indoor space. This makes it easier because it gives us more time to concentrate on the outdoor film spots so that we get everything perfect, and we can always film the opening waking up scenes when we are done filming the encounter. We have chosen to use this bedroom and have arranged it in such a way as to make it quite messy to show what Ash is like as a character - her life is a mess, just like her bedroom.