Wednesday, 31 March 2010

"Hoodies"

We have chosen to dress our two "Hoodie" characters in a style stereotypically associated with young working-class males, with items of clothing from the casual sporting-gear market. They were given tracksuit bottoms, baggy jeans, trainers, and hooded tops. When on camera, they are shown with their hoods up, slightly concealing their faces in an attempt to make themselves seem more intimidating. They are also wearing jewellery, showing off what little wealth they have to those around them.




"Dan"

Dan is shown wearing a hooded leather jacket, jeans, plimsol trainers, and a checkered shirt. Whilst able to maintain an urban style typical of Londoners, he is also demonstrating that he has been able to gain some sort of economic stability in his early twenties, perhaps suggesting intelligence and ambition.



"Pub Friends"

Both are dressed similarly to Dan, wearing hooded tops. This shows that they are part of a small unit, representative of the films we researched.

Thursday, 18 March 2010

Friday, 5 March 2010

Filming Schedule

-Belthorn Crescent - Council Estate
06/03/10 Saturday - 12:00
07/03/10 Sunday - 12:00
10/03/10 Wednesday - 17:00

-Selherst Park - Football Stadium & Outside Pub
12/03/10 Friday - 17:00

-The Five Bells - Pub
20/03/10 Saturday - 12:00
25/03/10 Thursday - 17:00
27/03/10 Saturday - 12:00



Thursday, 4 March 2010

Filiming Locations

Council Estate Scene
Lambeth, Greater London SW12 0, UK
(near Balham)

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Surrounding Area

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Neville Court, Weir Road, Balham, SW12.



The council estate we have chosen to use is representative of the Brit Grit genre as many locations were filmed in lower class areas, council estates in particular. It helps in demonstrating the class of most of the characters and their upbringings and surroundings, which may also partly explain how they have been led to crime or violence.

We eventually agreed on this location for our film as it met our requirements for what we felt were necessary in order to portray our characters life style and the type of area in which the film is to be set. The estate is large, allowing us a variety of locations on which to shoot. The surrounding buildings are bland, dully coloured and run down, paint is stripped and peeling from some of the walls. The dull colours and grotty, urbanized area link to the settings seen in other films of the same genre, making our choice in location successful.