Reseacrh and Planning: Locations

Here are some locations which we are considering for our film trailer. We have taken the conventions of 'Urban Britain' and have tried to represent this through the location and settings of our shots. Theres areas often suffer from poverty and lack of maintenance and differ greatly from more middle class areas. For some of our shots we want to show the contrast between the two backgrounds of the characters. 'Lizzie' is from a more middle class family so through the mise-en0scene, we wish to portray this representation.

This areas shows the lack of maintenance, the vandalisation and reflects the type of people live around this place. The brickwork looks old and mouldy and even the grafitti looks worn down.

These garage areas also represents the working class locations which we are focussing on. This concept is widely associated with lower classes due to the compact housing areas which leave little room for gardens/driveways. Middle/upper class houses often include a private garage with strong security. This location subtly emphasises this.

The location in the photograph above presents a block of flats, again, widely associated with the poorer society. This is because those people may not necessarily be able to afford private properties or mortgages. This type of area emphasises the 'Urban' aspect of the film and reinforces the struggles and pressures they face.

This photograph shows metal fencing and blocks of flats behind. We are able to understand the nature of the trailer through the mise-en-scene and this particular location reinforces the poor living conditions and restrictions these people face within their lives.

As we mentioned, we felt it was necessary to present more middle class locations to reinforce 'Lizzie's' background and to emphasise the contrast between the two. Here, there is electrical equiptment and kitchen appliances on show, the light from outside the window also attatches the idea that life is lighter and easier.

We are going to include more locations of a similar nature using the same ideas behind them. Our plan is to reinforce the class boundries and emphasise the living conditions of the lower classes.