Location Notes

As part of my AS film study project, I am required to complete a

location report as part of my planning. The location report will be
based on my textual analysis of the films I have chosen. I focused
on Inception and Kingsman: Secret Service in order to identify
how the protagonists are represented. To match my textual analysis
to my creative artefact, I have looked for places that will match the
environments so that the verisimilitude will exists in the genres of
my chosen films. In both of my films I need to present the themes
of dominance, fear and fast thinking as all these elements are
shown through my textual analysis films.

As I need to recreate an artefact that resembles my 9 key frames, I

intended to in-cooperate the binary opposition of man v woman. I
will do this by trying to include some stereotypes that can easily
reflect the themes of vulnerability and inferiority through the use of
a damsel in distress as we typically expect to see women to be
viewed through this manner.

I have chosen the location as it links back to the opening scene of

the film Inception. Within the opening sequence of that film we see
a dramatic opening of the protagonist Cobb being washed up on the
beach and being captured by a Japanese soldier. I tried to emulate
this idea by having the female protagonist in my opening sequence
being captured.

My location School D.T Workshop

My entire sequence will be shot in the school D.T workshop, as it is a
very unusual place with a sinister twist. The area is easily accessible
by both my actors and I making the shooting process easier as it is
located in our school. I plan to edit the final pictures after to create a
dark and evil feel to the
images in order to make
the workshop appear
more mysterious the
lowlight will contrast
against the action genre
due to action films
normally having the
tendency of being filmed
in high key lighting. Thus
creating an enigma as this
will make my 9 key frames
stand out more. The DT
workshop has major risks, which is the mechanical work in the D.T
workshop I chose this location as I am trying to incorporate an
ominous aspect into the shot. Due to it being related to the
crime/thriller genre, I needed to find a location that will match the
conventions of a typical crime/thriller film, which in this case is the
workshop.