Extra location research

For our location, we conducted some extra research and inspected two different areas in order to find out which one seemed most suitable for the filming of our video. The two places that we had ideas to film were outside the back of the cinema in the industrial estate, or on mill road down some alleys and onto the park. We needed to find an area that is suitable for a chase scene, and also has grass that Andrew can do a backflip on. This is because if he backflips onto the concrete floor then it could be a potential hazard, so it makes more sense for andrew to back onto grass because it is safer. We also needed an area that looked run down and where gangsters would operate, and also has lots of tight areas that a cool and upbeat chase scene could be produced. Here are pictures of the two areas:

Mill road: (insert picture n ting here)
Cineworld industrial estate: (picture n ting)

The decision that we came too is that behind cineworld is most suitable for us to do our filming. We chose cineworld because behind it is deserted and it feels like it is a place where crime would take place. There are also lots of tight corners and random alleyways where the upbeat chase scene could take place, whereas in mill road the alleys are often used by the public, so the shooting of our film will become annoying because we will have to give the public right of way. Time is also an issue. We need to do our filming in blocks of 90 minutes, and the walk to cineworld is only 20 minutes, whereas the walk to mill road is about 35 minutes. Cineworld also seems a better option for us to take because we have more time filming, and less time travelling to our location. There is also a patch of grass at cineworld where gymnastic moves to make the chase scene cooler will be safe to perform.

For other extra research we made sure that we had permission to use the area that we had chosen. We inspected the area for safety precautions such as sharp litter near skips etc. We actually were able to speak to a security guard situated right near where we are filming and were ensured that it's at our own risks to what we are doing. This means that when we are filming the chase we are running at our own risks, this therefore includes inspecting the area for glass, litter, slippery patches etc.

This blog was created by Toby Moffat, George Tibbett, Graeme Beck and Andrew Thomson.