Locations for my short film

For my short film, I will be shooting in various locations, which will help to tell the story and form the narrative. The locatons I have chosen are relevant as they relate to certain aspects of the protagonists life, and will also enable the spectator to understand how things have dramatically changed due to the events and circumstances which have taken place.
The locations which will be used at the beginning of the film will help to show the audience what the protagonists life was like before she became pregnant, and this will further emphasise how she has 'grown-up' in a sense and is no longer seen as a troublesome teenager, but is viewed as a young adult, who has matured.

Locations:

• A field- (Wyke's field)
• A bathroom
• A bedroom
• Street/Drive way
• Possibly some areas of college

                 

• The field which will be used in the film will be used to show the protagonist before the dramatic changes take place. This is where she will be seen with her friends drinking, and partying, which is how she would usually spend her nights. Because the field is a wide, open space, it connotes freedom, which is why I have chosen to shoot some of the film here, because before the protagonist became pregnant, she used to do her own thing; she essentially had the freedom to do what she liked, but now that she has a baby, she is tied between doing things for her baby, looking after it, and she no longer has the freedom to go drinking on a field with her friends.
• The bathroom will be used for a short period of time, as the place which will 'reveal' her secret in one of the flashbacks. Whilst in the bathroom, Naomi will find out that she is pregnant, and I decided that this would be the best place to shoot this scene, as it is realistic and believable, therefore the audience will engage with the character and the narrative more.
• The bedroom will be the main location in the film, as it is where most of the action takes place.  The protagonist spends a lot of time with the baby in the bedroom, which is another way of showing that she has matured. The bedroom is also a smaller location compared to the film, whcih will create the image that the character is somewhat 'trapped' in this place; the environment which is safe for her baby, and is somewhere where she is no longer free to do what she wants to do because she has to do everything for her child. I think that the bedroom will enable the audience to understand the situation which Naomi finds herself in, by the use of this location, and the props which will be used within this location (such as teddy bears, toys etc-all items aimed at babies) due to the fact that it is completely different to the field which she will have been seen on in an earlier flashback; not only in the sense of her loss of freedom, but in her maturing over time, deciding to stay in and be with her child all of the time, confined in a smaller space, just to be close to the most precious things in her life.
• The street will be used in scenes where the protagonist is walking with the baby, pushing the pram along. This will show that when she isn't inside, looking fater her baby; she is taking her baby with her to places, doing sensible things, therefore accepting the challenge of looking after a baby.
• The driveway will only be used for a very short period of time, and this will be when the protagonist is going back home after going out for the day with her baby.
• I may be using some outside areas of wyke in a scene after the protagonist has found out that she is pregnant, and she is very quiet and seems quite shy when she is college, leading one of her bestfriends to become quite suspicious. I think that this will be more realistic, as it allows to audience to see how she has been affected and how she is trying to cope with it in her everyday life (College being the place where she is seen by most people).