Recce

Recce

As we decided to film in a school we had to make sure that we didn't get any of the school displays in the shot. We decided to use this specific corridor to film as it had neutral colours of browns, beiges and greys as well as brick walls which we thought resembled a police station. Also the lighting was quite dark which we thought added a thriller effect.

This is the door that both characters walk into. We wanted them to both walk into the same room as we wanted to show the two different accounts of that night. We liked the way that the entrance to the door was quite narrow as it gave the illusion of being closed in and trapped. This worked nicely with the thriller film. We also liked the way there was a transparent strip in the door so we could film from outside the door the inside as this gave us a range of shots.

This is the room we filmed the 'interview' part in. We liked the way this room looked as it was quite plain and simple. As well it had tables and chairs which we moved to resemble a police station room. However there was more school displays in the room so our shots were limited to where in the room we could film. This was easier to do than expected because we didn't need to film that half of the room anyway.

We moved the table and chairs so that there was two chairs facing each other on opposites sides of the table to show that a police officer would be sat opposite the criminal.

Another reason why we liked this room and wanted to film in it was because of these windows that were at the back of the room. They are large windows with bars going across its which reminded us of being in a police cell. In one of the final scenes in the opening we have Laurens character looking out of the windows. We have her do this as we want her to reflect on what's happened to her and also to have her feeling trapped and like she cannot escape.