Filming Locations

Screen shots 1,2,3 and 4 could be the location we choose down Gracious Street. It is planned to be used for two particular scenes, one when DC Summers chases the robber down the road with him being caught at the corner of the alleyway used in possibly another scene. This may also be used for the news report scene as the report will be all about the robber getting caught by DC Curtis. So naturally the reporter would want to talk to DC Summers about the capture of the robber at the scene where it all happens. This location will be suitable for these two scenes as it is a discreet location with a lot of houses nearby which is where notoriously a robber would be located. It is also near to the alleyway we wanted to use for another scene so it was the obvious location for us to use. The location also looks quite old compared to other parts of the town and we want to have a 1980s era for the film and if filmed correctly, we feel we can create this feeling. Screen shots 5 and 6 will be used down Old Crown Lane and will be used for the end of the last scene where the robber will be caught by DC Curtis (the entrance to the alleyway) and where DC Summers is chasing Billy to try and arrest him. We may use this alleyway as it is near to the previous location (reason mentioned above) and it is also full of sharp corners and for the type of atmosphere and situation we want to create for the scene, this location was perfect. When DC Summers chases Billy down the alley, because the corner is so sharp, he cannot see around them and the tension therefore builds to a high level, especially where Billy turns to fire at DC Summers. In Screen Shot 6, we could use the car as an explosion as this is a common feature of other action trailers through research we made. Through searching around the nearby location, we feel that this vehicle most represents and looks like an 80s vehicle and we want to make sure that we keep with the 1980s era. This car is permanently at this location and so it would be quite easy to get to and complete because it is a near distance to two other locations we think we will be using. Screen Shot 7 is where we will put the vehicle when DC Summers and DC Curtis are waiting for Billy to appear so that they can arrest him. This was opposite the alleyway shown in Screen Shots 8 and 9. We decided to choose this location for this scene because the alleyway is straight all the way down and you can see down it from the entrance of it. This is also why we need to pick a different alleyway from the previous one that we researched. For this scene the policemen needs to see down the alley from their vehicle in order to find Billy. Before we start to film we have researched each location so that we knew that we wouldn't change our minds and we made sure that the alleyways we used met the requirements of the scene, genre and film respectively. Screen Shot 8 is where the Drug Lord and Billy meet in order for the Drug Lord to give Billy a gun to protect himself from the policeman with. We are pretty sure we will do it down this alley as we want the audience to know that he is very close to being caught by the policeman as he is just round the corner from their view. It will also show that the policeman are right to suspect that Billy is in that area and park the car outside the alley for the intent of trying to arrest him. Screen Shot 9 is also down the same alleyway where DC Summers and Curtis aim to raid Billy's property in order to gain information about him that could lead to his capture. We will do this here as through researching the area before filming, we feel that because we want to make the audience think that this was a hideout and a place that he visits often, and we found a door we could use as if he lives there. In this scene DC Summers and Curtis will kick down the door to enter as a dramatic effect because they cant enter any other way. We know that previously this door does lead to private property so we will make sure that we will do no damage to the door or anything through the door. Screen shots 10 and 11 are from inside the car which we may use for screen shot 7. We made sure that the car was as '80s' as possible my removing any foreign objects so none will get in the way of the filming. Screen shot 12 is where DC Summers and DC Curtis will walk towards the camera. We will use this location because the linear angle of the garages along one side of the road will match in well with the linear movement of DC Summers and Curtis. Also the basic and dulled colours of the garages will fit in with the style of our piece as being 1980s British era. Screen shot 13 is where DC Summers will meet Billy in order to exchange drugs for information. This is to lure Billy in to arrest him. We are choosing this location because it is in a remote area and away from the public eye. This area also includes a small area inbetween the garages which could be especially effective as there is hardly any space for Billy to escape when DC Summers will aim to arrest him. Screen shot 15 is where DC Summers and DC Curtis will interview Billy after they arrest him when they catch him down the alleyway where he meets the Drug Lord, who will escape. This will be a suitable location for us to use as if structured correctly (like we have in the image) and use of the correct camera angles, we can portray it to look like a real interview situation inside a police station. We will have DC Summers and Curtis on one side of the table, with Billy on the other to look like a formal, traditional police interview, with use of props and equipment added to further show this. We have different options for different scenes and we will decide on which scenes we feel will meet the demands of the scene best. Screen shots 16,17 and 18 are where we could do what we are planning to do in screen shot 13. We are considering this because it is very notorious in other films of where informats are found and it is also a good location for a drug person because nobody would suspect them of being there. Screen Shots 19 and 20 are where we are thinking of doing the scene in screen shot 14. We are thinking of doing this here because it is very discreet and that is the aim of this scene, for DC Summers and Toby to meet without causing a scene, exchanging the information and leaving (although Billy arrives). Finally screen shots 21 and 22 are where we are planning to do the scene where I chase and corner Billy in order to try and arrest him. This is probably a scene we will not do, but if we did, we would do it in this location because there is no way out if you get to there, only back the way that you came. So it is the obvious choice for a scene such as this.