Decisions: Locations

The party scene was filmed in the drama studio at our sixth form. Not only was it conveniently accessible, but it also gave us the advantage of stage lighting to create a real life club effect. Camera experimentation (dynamism, angles, claustrophobic close ups and focal blur) as well as selective editing should make at least some of the footage usable in concocting a sense of diegesis.



The clinic scene was filmed at a small, official-looking building near the school, as actual NHS locations we considered were far too busy to use for filming outside. This was the next best location with a legitimate feel (such as the iconic NHS-blue colouring, and a car park), as well as an interesting shape to film inside.



The interior bedroom scene was filmed at Harry's house, where we were able to experiment greatly with different lighting to contrast the party. Cold blue lights were used to add a sense of the uncanny to the chaotic scene, as well as yellow torch-light to add warmth to what is essentially a sexual scene.


The opening pub scene was a very interesting location we found, and fitted our proposed plan perfectly. Located in Roehampton, it was suitably derelict and decaying, and also provided interesting filming positions (ie the tree trunk). The street performance sections were filmed at several different anonymous suburban streets in various local areas, such as Roehampton, Kingston and New Malden, creating a montage of monotony and monochromatism contrasting the chaos and colour of the party)
More photos to be found here [link].