The document discusses three potential locations for a film production: the Sir Alfred-Hitchcock Hotel, Oaks Park High School, and trains/general public areas. The hotel will be used as the character Eldon is homeless and it adds to his characterization. The high school is the main location as Eldon is a teacher there. It is cheaper and more convenient than other options. Scenes on trains and in public areas are meant to make the story and Eldon's day at school feel realistic, though filming on trains may be difficult due to movement and privacy issues.
The document discusses three potential locations for a film production: the Sir Alfred-Hitchcock Hotel, Oaks Park High School, and trains/general public areas. The hotel will be used as the character Eldon is homeless and it adds to his characterization. The high school is the main location as Eldon is a teacher there. It is cheaper and more convenient than other options. Scenes on trains and in public areas are meant to make the story and Eldon's day at school feel realistic, though filming on trains may be difficult due to movement and privacy issues.
The document discusses three potential locations for a film production: the Sir Alfred-Hitchcock Hotel, Oaks Park High School, and trains/general public areas. The hotel will be used as the character Eldon is homeless and it adds to his characterization. The high school is the main location as Eldon is a teacher there. It is cheaper and more convenient than other options. Scenes on trains and in public areas are meant to make the story and Eldon's day at school feel realistic, though filming on trains may be difficult due to movement and privacy issues.
This location will be used in our production. This is due to the following: o The character of Eldon is a drunk, therefore it is unlikely that he has a place or location that he can call his own. o It would be difficult to rely on other people to allow us to use their location (houses/rooms) However, there are a few weakness of using this location: o Expensive o May take time to have to commute there o Would be difficult to rent out for too long In general, we felt the idea of using a hotel for Eldon to be located at simply strengthened and added to the mise-en- scene and defined the character of Eldon.
Oaks Park High School:
This location is to be used throughout the majority of the production. This is simply due to the fact that Eldon Livermores occupation is a high school teacher, therefore, it only makes sense to use this as the main location. Other reasons that strengthen our desire to use the location: o Doesnt require money to rent out lowering our budget o Easy access o Doesnt require commute o Available when necessary
Trains/general public areas:
The train is to be used for Eldons journey to school in the morning as his car breaks down. This is again to add to the mise- en-scene of the production to make the whole, general idea realistic and understandable. All of the scenes are broken down to make sure that the audience can keep up and fully understand the entire day at the school.
It may be difficult to film on the actual carriages as the camera may be shaky as there is to be a lot of movement. Also, we may have troubles with the general public as they may not want to be shown on camera, for any of the footage.
General public areas include Eldon leaving the train station on his way to the school and also, Eldon leaving and running out in to an open field. These are mainly roads or patches of grass around the general area of the school.