R+P Post 15: Our planned filming location and set design

Location 1: ENGLISH CORRIDOR (The Latymer School, Haselbury Road, Edmonton, N9)

We have chosen this setting as it will require little adaptation (it realistically connotes a high school environment) and would be effective for a long take (lasting approximately 40-50 seconds). This setting is suitable for the tracking scene along the corridor as there are several classrooms for the characters to be entering and leaving and there are no major lighting issues (there are no visible windows). Also, because it is a narrow space, the school can appear more crowded despite there being a limited number of actors.

This video shows the features of a typical school corridor with posters, bulletin boards, lockers etc.

Location 2: HOUSE - BEDROOM, BATHROOM, KITCHEN, HALLWAY (Chingford)

The first half of our opening sequence shows the morning routine of Arthur, so we decided it would be appropriate to design the set to fit the conventions of a typical boy's room. We will re-design the room slightly and add props such as a basketball, clothes, etc. The influences for our second location are Evan's room in "Superbad" and Josh's room in "Big". In typical comedy films, the inside of the house is usually shown as modest or untidy to establish character and make the scene appear more realistic. We also chose this room as it is suitable for filming and big enough for camera equipment/lighting. Below is an example of how we will design our set, and a map of the actual room.

This example of a messy bedroom is taken from Google Images

Our set intends to resemble a family home, similar to the Scavo's house in "Desperate Housewives: