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
Location:
Estates:
-Crystal Palace
-Selhurst
-Thornton Heath
-Balham (Chosen location: Lambeth SW12, near Balham. Images below)
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.
Pub:
- The Five Bells: 68 - 70 Streatham High Road, London, SW16 1DA, Tel: 08721 077 077
- Duke of Cambridge: 7 Holmesdale Road, Croydon, CR0 2LR, United Kingdom - 020 8665 6440
We have chosen to film the exterior of this pub in order to establish further information about the character and setting of the story as the surrounding area is very run-down, urban and working class -estates and council housing can be seen in the background. Also, on the front of the pub we can see an English flag, further establishing the location as well as informing audiences of the characters lifestyle as we can see the slogan 'Palace and Proud' on the front of the pub.
Actors:
Dan- Yasir Saleem: This actor was chosen for the specific role of Dan as we had wanted to challenge the traditional conventions of the stereo typical, white British 'thugs' seen in other Brit Grit films, while keeping to other conventions so as not to completely stray from the genre. Another important specification for the character of Dan , that this actor met, was that he must be aged 18+ in order for us to show him on screen with cigarettes and alcohol.
Hoodie 2- Luke Howarth: We chose this actor to play one of the hoodies as we feel he meets the expectations our audience will have of the youth of today. He is male and aged between 16-18, making it possible to portray him as a teenage, working class youth, living on an estate.
Young Mum- Hannah Lenane: We chose for the characterof the teenage mum to be played by myself as I met the stereo typical ideas that our audience will have of a young mum living on an estate (white, between the age of 16-17).
Hoodie 2/ Dan Friend 2- Robbie Nichol: This actor was ideal to play both the character of a hooded youth as well as an older thug friend of Dan's as we felt that his appearance is simplistic, making it easy for his look to be manipulated via costume to become different characters successfully. For example his shaved head can be associated with both an older man as well as a youth. Similarly to the specifications of the actor to play Dan, it was important that the actor playing the role of Dan's friends in the pub was 18+, once again this actor met this specification.
Dan Friend 1- Jack Reynolds: This actor was chosen to play the part of one of Dan's friends as he is a white male, aged 18+. Important to allow continuity between the character of Dan and his friends and also as he is to be shown on screen drinking alocohol.
Equipment/Props:
Dog and leash
Pram
Cigarettes
Lighter
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