Evaluation of our location choices

Evaluation of Mise en scene

Coast
In our A2 teaser trailer 'Quicksand', we focused on utilising several different locations in order to create the best product possible through manipulating the mise en scene. We travelled to the coast of Margate as well as a pier in order to accomplish the desired shots.
We included several shots of water in order to create our water motif through a use of symbolism shown below:

High-street
A second location was a busy high street where we created a time lapse of our character standing amongst an array of people passing by. This was an effective technique as we aimed to show that although he is visibly surrounded by many people, he still stands alone which helps to highlight the isolation and loneliness. Shown below:

Gym
We also used the gym, specifically a boxing area as a way of demonstrating our character attempting to conform to the typical stereotypes of a male. We pared these shots with pink lighting which hints at more female stereotypes, allowing us to portray that this conformity is only surface deep and that he experiences a deeper struggle because of societies expectations. This helps to develop our story line:

Cafe
As shown below, we used a cafe as another of our filming locations. On reflection we believe this was a successful decision as it enabled us to capture our character in A common urban environment which help reflect the conventions of the social realism genre. It also gave us the opportunity to utilise our digital technology skills through the use of a graphic match which created a interesting visual impact for the audience. The idea behind this was to portray him being happy with his friends but then cut to him being alone and weak, displaying his inner emotions of isolation and loneliness. Shown below: