St. Paul’s Catholic College

Unit G324: Advanced Portfolio in Media

Locations

Our trailer is going to be filmed in only one location. This consists of the ‘Hounslow United Sports and social club – Car Park lot’ and the actual inside of the bar/pub of the club itself.These shots show how one of the main characters who is the female antagonist, has entered the club area as a new arrival and is welcomed back into the youth community with a shocked aura from the group of friends.

Location one – scene 1

This is the ‘Hounslow United sport and social club car parking lot’, which will be used for the first scene; this is a long shot of the empty car part lot. The trailer entails detailed shots of the outside location; this will be done as an establishing shot so the audience can become familiar with the location. This location has been chosen for that quiet and aerie atmosphere which can introduce the characters and the club in the trailer. We planned to film this scene in daylight, as the purpose of the scene is to make the audience focus on the main female antagonist who will introduce the scene. The simple location background depicts the focus on the antagonist as there is a character build up and creates an enigma which helps with the personality buildup of the main character as she will be in a costume which denotes the antagonist’s character personality, as a young youth teenager who has made mistakes in the past and this can be identified through the style of clothing.

This shot shows the car parked in front of the building, this quiet and empty area is the pure reason why we chose this location, at the beginning when the antagonist will step out of the car, the audience will feel a sense of the character being alienated and a stranger to the community, which she returns to. Every shot that is used will thoroughly break down the importance of every scene in the trailer.This sign on the wall signifies great importance, the mid-shot of this sign on the wall shows the perspective of the character briefly taking a note of the message and walking by anyway not caring about the risks that can be inflicted on the person, this also reveals the characters personality.

‘Parking in this car park is at owner’s risk’Which connotes the idea of a quite ‘rough’ area which is watched closely by young teenagers and adults who are criminals heart, for example when the audience will read this sign they will get the idea that their car might be robbed of the owners belongings or the car itself. This shows dominance in the female’s character as well as a risk-taking persona.

Location one – scene 2

This is a mid-shot of the ‘Football club’ on the way from the car park.

This can also be used as another establishing shot which

shows the side view of the building. This is the scene

which breaks down the journey to the entrance of the club; there will be a high angle point of-view shot of the antagonist’s feet to show that she is walking to the club. The point of view shot

signifies the importance of the characters thoughts and

feelings on the way to the club, showing that the character is in her own world. In this scene there will also be use of tracking movement to create a tensed atmosphere within the scene and build up the character’s story.

This is a long shot of the social club, in the trailer it will be portrayed as a point of view shot from the main antagonist. It is identified from the location pictures that there are two paths that lead to the main entrance of the social club, in terms of connotations it implies the idea of the sense of peace in the community and also the darker side of the community which has been struck from the murder that happened which is shown as a flashback later in the trailer. This picture shows a realistic aura and tense atmosphere which links well with the themes and the costume that the antagonist will be wearing. The, Mise-en-scene part of the filming plays a crucial part of the trailer, and this creates great significance for the breakdown of each of the areas of the location. Having a shot of the club name helps the audience familiarize themselves with the location as well as the personality of the character itself; initially this also builds on the character’s story as this club is seen as the central location for the young youth community to gather and to socialize like that of this generation. By having realistic and significant establishing shots it encourages the audience to watch ‘Manor Drive’ as it airs after Eastenders and is another typical soap opera which focuses on the themes of murder and youth which attracts an older and perhaps teenage audience, which is the intended audience we are looking to interest.The objects in the scenery depict that this community club is a place of peace and fun for young adults and families to relax and socialize with each other, but with all the emptiness which will also be shown in the trailer, will portray the alienation the antagonist is feeling, and her confidence and dominant male

instinct that creates a very tensed atmosphere, the ambiance increases as well as the audience attention as they can predict what the character’s attitudes and personality is like.

Location one – scene 3

The entrance of the club is introduced as the female antagonist enters through the main doors, which look very secure, and with the addition of the note on the glass, says clearly the club is secured with security cameras, this instantly makes the audience and the characters feel safe to some extent because once they are in the club they are hidden away from the outside world and locked into the warmth and peace of the community club. This entrance shot breaks down the journey to the bar significant as she is completely alone in

this scene and then welcomed by the tensed and shocked aura from the people in the bar.

This location that we have chosen complies with the codes and conventions that are used in a Soap Opera as they usually and realistically show a young youth community.

Location one – scene 4

This is a long shot of the bar lounge, the specific reason for why we chose this club is because of the groggy typical bar lounge aura which is purely why the effect as part of mise-en-scene will create a relaxed every day atmosphere till the antagonist enters and then the lighting and the atmosphere is very tensed. Hence why we have chosen this location as it creates an enigma for our trailer. During the avant-garde of the filming process, we experimented with what area of the room the characters should sit in for good point of view shots.

This is a corner shot of the lounge room from the main entrance; the comfortable seating area is where the characters will be sitting in scene 4, the characters here will be acting as friends and socializing to create a friendly welcoming atmosphere for the audience. The dark room and lights beside the chairs symbolizes enlightening for the people who sit down to socialize, this convention will help to create a better effect for the scene, this also shows importance of the entire theme, which connotes the idea of trying to find light through a dark tunnel.

The arrangement of the chairs and tables around the room signify that the lounge is always a busy place and has a lot of people in the room; it has been arranged in a way that shows that when a person is in the room, they are always accompanied by someone and not alone. This contrasts to the female antagonist who enters the room alone, as she is a dominant character within the trailer. This is shown by her behavior throughout the trailer, the way she is dressed and the aura she brings in and the characters (group of friends) have familiarized themselves with the

antagonist and instantly creates a tensed atmosphere because of the flashbacks. This will ultimately appeal to the intended audience as this creates a realistic effect of the friends reliving what happened before. From the ‘spin the bottle’ game that they will be playing in scene 4

Location one – scene 5

This is a point of view shot from one of the characters that are sitting at the tables, this will be shown through their perspective in the trailer, taking a glance at it and looking at the antagonist that will step into the room. The lights light up the bar showing warmth and comfort for those who sit at the bar, this depicts how people sit there, looking for light in their life. The darkness around the bar signifies how everyone has secrets although not everyone would know, it’s kept hidden and everyone is in their own world.

These pictures of the sign on the glass signify great importance in terms of ‘evidence’, ‘crime’ and ‘protection’. It clearly states that there is CC.TV. Connected around the inside of the building, and if there was any crime or dangerous risks the footage will be handed to the police if they had to get involved. To some extent the sign is used as a warning to those who may do things that are not permitted on site or dangerous. This is a close up shot of the sign on the glass window. ‘Roland Barthes – enigma codes’ relate closely to the expectation of our intended audience. From the audience point of view, seeing young adults and teenagers in the club it shows the social class and the age of the characters that helps to encourage young people and adults to watch ‘Manor Drive’ our soap opera.This shot was taken outside of the bar lounge in the corridor.This is a mid-shot of the sign on the window, the ‘no smoking’ sticker also denotes that the area is only a place of safe comfortable enjoyment and socializing club for people to get together and not do something that is not permitted in the building. This also acts as a warning; the antagonist will

glance at these signs briefly, the shot will be a point of view shot and will be screened through her perspective.