Shots of our location

 

We decided to use this toilet to shoot the scene in which Diane hangs herself as this is one of the few places in school where students can depart themselves from everything else by locking themselves in. It is therefore seen as typically the most likely place for someone to commit suicide in a school environment. As we planned to leave her identity as a mystery, we decided to only show her feet dangling at the end of the trailer. We took into consideration that this scene has hazards, which need to be dealt with, therefore we had Diane holding herself up with the bar as shown in the picture above. The mise-en-scene of this scene is effective in terms of being an obscure shot, which will be shown unexpectedly, capturing the audience’s attention and making them more drawn into the storyline behind the suicide.

We originally planned to use this toilet to film the shot in which Louise walks in to find the dead body, however whilst filming, we found that the toilet was not long enough to create an effective shot as it was too small. 

After realising the problem with the other toilet, we deciding to film in this toilet as its longer, and therefore it is easier to get more mise-en-scene into the shot. We decided to use a high-shot whilst filming this scene to almost act like a CCTV camera. This may work well in terms of making the audience feel as though they know more than the characters in the sequence know.

We used the Sixth Form common room to create a sense of social realism, to show the audience the everyday social hangout which is shown in two clips in the trailer. Here, we plan to introduce the four girls in soap by panning the camera to follow the girls into the room, and merge shots together to show them as close friends. This will help the audience identify with this environment as the centre point in the soap.

This location is where we planned to film an over-the-shoulder shot in which Diane is looking out of the window, and over-looking her is a hooded character whose identity is unknown. This creates a sense of uneasiness for the audience as they begin to see Diane as the vulnerable character, and potentially a victim.

We used this location as the mise-en-scene of the walls and staircase create an edgy feel, communicating that there is more to the scene. Moreover, we plan on panning the camera whilst Amber and Tanny walk across this corridor. This is effective in proposing to the audience the environment of a school due to the notices put up as well as the photos of art work by students, allowing them to relate to the surroundings.

During the scene of this shot, the camera pans to follow Amber and Tanny, who are having a conversation about Diane. This seems to leave the audience questioning the story behind Diane and why she is such a vulnerable character. We decided to use this corridor as the way in which the mise-en-scene allows the corridor to look narrower as it goes further down, it can be used to imply Amber and Tanny making their way to the answers of the audience and their own questions.