Our Prop List

Prop list

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FIRST FILM SCHEDULE

Film Schedule

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FINAL LOCATION

Our final location for filming was on Ribblesdale Road.  This is because it is extremely near to school which meant that in free lessons or after school it would be easy for everyone to get to without much traveling at all.
Secondly, on the days that we wished to do filming, the house was free meaning that the actors could along without any anticipation or worry in disturbing others within the house.
Lastly, as our actors changed again to suit the needs of our filming timetable, the filming destination was inside their house; hence being a lot easier and comfortable for them.


DIRECT VIEW - GOOGLE MAPS

SATELLITE VIEW - GOOGLE MAPS 

OPTIONAL LOCATION

SATELLITE VIEW

                        PROFILE VIEW                                

The chosen filming destination was originally in Balham, being most suited/appropriate for our actors. Once changing the actors to a family well known by one of our filming members, we thought it would be best to use their house as all actors would be present and available.
The destination itself is about a five / ten minute walk from the station and bus stops which also meant that all four film members would be able to get there easily and have no access issues. However, when we actually came down to our filming, unfortunately, the actors had to change again.  This was not down to the actors but due to our filming timetable having to change.
[BOTH IMAGES: GOOGLE MAPS]

ACTORS AND DECISIONS (GROUP TWO)

Due to convenience reasons and timing issues, we had to change our actors.  This meant we had to also re arrange the setting of our filming in order to officially suit the demands of the actors.

Carol Lyons (Playing the mother)

The actor we got to play the mother throughout our film in fact the mother of one of our group members.  This meant that we could get easy access to see when she is available and also meant that we would be able to do the filming in the house.  This was decided for both her comfort and availability.

Due to our actress being a family member of our editor, we thought it would be a better idea if we continued to use the rest of the family.  This meant that when choosing the au pair and young son, we also used family relatives.

Rhys Simms (Playing the child)

Playing the child is Rhys Simms, a pupil attending our school and the brother of our editor and the son of the actress playing the mother.  

We decided to do this so that both actors would feel comfortable in acting around each other and the availability would be extremely close in terms of the both the characters.  

Mica Simms (Playing the child minder)

Noticeably, all the actors playing roles within our film are related.  This is because it will be easy for all of them to communicate with one another. Secondly, the destination in which the filming will take place will be at their house so there will be no travel issues for the actors. 

ACTORS AND DECISIONS (GROUP ONE)

Actors and Decisions (GROUP ONE)

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When we first came to choosing actors, we had many options that we thought would work extremely well. As shown in the above presentation, the actor we had to play the mother was originally a famous actor named 'Camille Coduri'.
Unfortunately, after discussing times and dates with her, we realised that she already had filming plans made so we therefore had to change this particular character.
Secondly, when we wished to film the scenes with the little boy, the child (Aidan Sinckler) was unwell. This meant that we also had to change his character to a different actor. Luckily, we managed to get a replacement extremely easily so there were not many issues to worry about.
The actor playing the child minder was available to film when we needed but due to the other actors changing we felt we should change her due to convenience issues.
OVERALL
To conclude, it is clear that the exercise involving choosing actors was very successful and helpful as when we needed to change them, it was not difficult to find replacements. Another powerpoint was later created (GROUP TWO) which shows our final actors for 'The Visitor'.

COSTUME DESIGN

Final Costume Designs

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When choosing costume designs for our characters, there were many things that we had to take into consideration. Firstly, we had to decide whether we would follow discrete conventions, such a red clothing or make-up for the stereotypical 'baddie' or the victim.
When we spoke about these decisions, we thought that it was more important to address the main ideas and plot of the film within the two minutes we were creating. As our film length would be on average about 100 minutes, we believed that the conventions of make-up and clothing could be displayed throughout the remaining time. Due to this, our clothing was quite neutral in relation to the personalities of the characters.