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

Tom and I chose to film in my house because it is a medium sized family home that would suit our characters. Additionally, my mum, who is playing Joyce, lives there, so it is easier for her.

INTERVIEWS (Set up 1)

The specific location for this set up will be the corner of my living room. We will use a white chair with background props for this set up in order to create a staged setting to contrast with our other nature settings. 

The props we will use in the background will be the lights and the boom mic. To make this set up better we will move the unnecessary props out of the background (such as the kitchen roll). We will also use better and more professional looking lighting, rather than just natural lighting. This will create a better contrast between our natural locations and our staged locations.

The corner of my living room.

BEDROOM (Set up 2)

The specific location for this setting is my bedroom. We intend to make this more fitting of Toby, as someone who is about to move out.

We changed the sheets on my bed to fit more with his character, and I cleaned up a bit. I also removed some unnecessary props from my room such as my clarinet. However, to make it better next time, we are going to get lots of cardboard boxes and label them with things like "clothes" and "books", as if he is really moving away. We will also use other props such as suitcases to have the same effect. I think this will portray his character much more, as at the moment, it seems like the room has none of his character. We made these changes to my room in order to set it up for the test shoot.

My bedroom before the changes.

My bed after the changes.

My bed after the changes.

LIVING ROOM (Set up 3)

The living room is the main setting we use for Joyce, and the specific location is my living room. We will have the Wii Fit set up for Joyce to use in her shots (such as the shot with her doing stretches when Toby introduces her). We set this room up for the test shoot by just tidying up a bit and making it look more conventionl of a family living room.

My living room.