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• Research and provide the Director with a shortlist of appropriate locations as the
script requires.
• Consider and discuss with the Production Manager, all the logistical, technical,
artistic and safety requirements of the locations
• Arrange crew "recces" to view the locations.
• Work effectively as a Unit Manager to safeguard the Location and prevent
damage or breakages; to act as key-holder; be responsible for the care and
maintenance of all locations during and after shooting, including rubbish
collection.
• Draw up effective "movement orders", detailing directions to each location and
the restrictions that apply.
• Manage access, parking and traffic control of each location.
PLEASE NOTE: Failure by the Location Manager to provide the Director with a selection of
appropriate locations in sufficient time to allow the Director to complete their pre-
production analysis may fail the project

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Doctors Surgery - Scene 1

Phoebe's Kitchen - Scene 2

Beach - Scenes 3, 14a, 16

College Toilet - scene 4

Outside College Toilet - scene 5

Park (Athena's Gazebo) - Scenes 6, 10, 11

Park (old tree and winding path) - scenes 7, 8, 12

Staff Kitchen - scene 7a

Cafeteria - scene 9

Patricks Kitchen - scenes 12a, 13, 14, 15

holiday photo

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On campus so easy to get to

Parking available

filming allowed on Mondays and Tuesdays

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Script Extract - "A rather gloomy and sterile doctor’s surgery, with an examination table and medical cabinets neatly setup in a corner. Some medical posters displaying the human anatomy line the walls."

Inc. Examination table, medical cabinets

space is small

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We have looked into AirBnBs in Manchester as no one in the crew is able to offer their living space.

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Getting there by train:

Salford Crescent - Southport, Southport - Formby (Mersey rail), bus to St Luke's church road, 17 min walk = 2hr 28min, £15.55 pp (est)

Getting there by car:

1hr drive from Salford

Parking available

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script extract - "She’s alone on the fringes of a sand dune, not far from the seashore. The sunset blankets the entire sky in amber, purple and red"

(picture taken from internet - no recce completed)

west facing beach, so view of sunset

inc. sand dunes

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Traveling by train:

Salford Crescent - Southport, Southport - Ainsdale (Mersey Rail), walk for 20mins = 1hr 40mins, £11.55pp

Traveling by car:

1hr journey

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script extract - "She’s alone on the fringes of a sand dune, not far from the seashore. The sunset blankets the entire sky in amber, purple and red"

(picture taken from internet - no recce completed)

west facing beach, so view of sunset

inc. sand dunes

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New Adelphi

On campus so easy to get to

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Script extract - "humbly wiping down the taps and sinks with a dulled cloth and disinfectant spray", "Her eyes focus down the corridor and sees the figure of her deceased fiancé, Jason, now a ghost."

Does not look like a college

Limited corridor space

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On campus so easy to get to

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Script extract - "humbly wiping down the taps and sinks with a dulled cloth and disinfectant spray", "Her eyes focus down the corridor and sees the figure of her deceased fiancé, Jason, now a ghost."

Looks like it could be a college

inc. taps and sinks, Bathroom signs

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Just off campus so easy to get to

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Script extract - "Lisa and Patrick are sat together on the thick branches of an old tree", "Phoebe continues her stroll and spots Lisa and Patrick together by the old tree in the distance"

inc. thick branch that can be sat on, paths nearby for Phoebe

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alternative places to sit in scene 7 that are not a bench

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Script extract - "casually strolls through the local city park enjoying the afternoon sun. She approaches a little gazebo"

Inc. space for a gazebo

By spring this space should be covered in flowers

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Parking available

35, 100, 67 bus from Peel Park Campus

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Script extract - "Lisa and Patrick are sat together on the thick branches of an old tree", "Phoebe continues her stroll and spots Lisa and Patrick together by the old tree in the distance"

No low branch

less winding paths

More space than Peel

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Script extract - "casually strolls through the local city park enjoying the afternoon sun. She approaches a little gazebo"

No winding path

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On campus so easy to get to

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Script extract - "Lisa is boiling a kettle of water for tea. She notices Phoebe sat a table looking at 'something' "

inc. kettle

No table

space cluttered

Odd pillar in the middle might make filming awkward

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Refreshment room, Clifford Whitworth Library

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On campus so easy to get to.

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Refreshment room, Clifford Whitworth Library

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Script extract - "Lisa is boiling a kettle of water for tea. She notices Phoebe sat a table looking at 'something' "

Inc. table, kettle

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On campus so easy to get to

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Script extract - "Phoebe... sat alone in the empty college cafeteria, looking rather forlorn. Jason is sat just behind at another table"

Inc. multiple tables

looks like a college cafeteria

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looked into air bnb's

price range around £65-£90/night

some offer limited space

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Fake escape room

Peel Park

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Conveyed choices to the rest of production and decided on:

Peel Park for all park scenes

Podiatry clinic for doctors surgery

Formby Beach for beach scenes

Library for staff kitchen

Chapman café for cafeteria

Issues were raised concerning the lighting in Chapman corridor/toilet so we arranged to recce this with lighting, DoPs, sound and ADs present

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Decided Chapman corridor was better because it was wider than New Adelphi, but would not be possible to get the shots wanted in the Chapman toilets.

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DoP and AD agreed their may be some challenges filming by the tree ie. health and safety getting up the tree, camera placement and getting close up shots, but overall liked the location

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To prepare for the Audition I read through the character profiles and used this to complete The 6 Steps (Hagen, 2008) for both Phoebe and Lisa.

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changed locations

Patricks Kitchen - Lecture Theatre

Phoebes KItchen - Podiatry waiting room

Maths teacher preferable to Drama teacher

Getting Formby will be difficult as it is owned by the National Trust. Decided to get permission for Saint Annes North Beach instead.

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Subject to change depending on availability of rooms

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Getting there by car

1hr drive

Parking right next to the beach

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Still has Sand Dunes

Still west facing so should have a visible sunset

Filming Permit easier to request

Closer car park so equipment not in use can be stored in the car, also wont need to carry heavy equipment for 20 min walk

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Filled out a form on blackboard requesting permission to film in Peel Park

Asked camera and lighting what equipment they would be using, so I could put this on the form

Found out filming dates from ADs

Asked Khieng for his drone license info

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They came back to me with a permit for Monday 28th April (the final date decided on by the ADs).

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No seminar rooms or lecture theatres available for a long enough period in Chapman.

We have decided to use Allerton A106 as Patricks classroom as this is available to us for the whole 2 weeks

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Request to use library was denied, so I contacted the SU (our second choice) instead.

we were granted permission so long as we did not use hot water when Lisa makes her tea.

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I created a document to keep the rest of the crew up to date with our location choices.

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Me and Mei auditioning for Lisa and Patrick

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I got the role of Phoebe!

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I met with Matt to create a back story for Jason and Phoebe.

Together we decided that:

Jason proposed on the beach, pre cancer, for their 3 year anniversary.

He was diagnosed soon after and died within 6 months.

He did not take the palliative care offered to him.

Creating this imaginary back story helps to create spontaneous and truthful reaction (Churcher, 2011).

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Matt and I discussed the importance of this scene as a turning point for Phoebe in the film. It is after this that she realises she needs to let go of Jason so they can both move on.

Before this scene I want To play Phoebe as Grieving (but happy to have the ghost of Jason).

After this I want to show she is troubled and contemplative.

After she decides to give the ring away I want her to be determined and hopeful.

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As part of my acting role I had to correspond with different departments.

I got a patch test from the make up department to find out what make up I would be wearing and if their was any of my own I needed to bring (I provided my own concealer).

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The wardrobe department discussed their ideas for Phoebes costume with me. I then took pictures of clothes that I had that matched and sent it to them for approval.

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Over the three weeks of pre production I was able to rehearse a few of the scenes (namely the Athena scene, the corridor scene with Lisa and Patrick and the scene where Phoebe takes off the ring).

This helped me to get a better understanding of the directors vision and to learn some blocking.

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We were not allowed to block off the Chapman toilets so we filmed down a different corridor in Chapman and got last minute permission to film in the New Adelphi toilets.

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This scene is after giving away my ring and freeing Jason, so I wanted to show her as sad, but hopeful and content.

My main aim was to show a difference in her demeanour from previous scenes which was a challenge as I had not yet filmed those scenes. Knowing the script well helped.

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I was influenced by Patrick Tucker (2014) who believes the audience is more interested in the thoughts of the person not speaking.

Though I did not speak much in this scene I tried to show Phoebes conflicting feelings of love for her friends and jealousy of their relationship.

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Every day had my picture taken by the continuity supervisor who I worked with to make sure every shot was visibly the same (in terms of costume and action).

For example, I had to concentrate on putting the bucket down in the same place every time, cleaning the taps in the correct order and keeping my lanyard the right way.

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It is important to be aware of the position of the camera so I can act in a way that will look best for the shot.

As well as remembering lines and reacting to Mei, I tried to keep my focus on Mei's right eye (which was closest to the camera) so my eyes would be focused and still.

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I found out the following Information and passed it on to the ADs to be added to the call sheet for the beach shoot:

Car Park address - Saint Anne's North Beach FY8 2PP (I deducted that this was the quieter end of the beach and had cheaper parking)

Parking costs - £3 for over 4hrs

Toilets on site

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The tree we originally planned to film under was covered in glass so deemed unsafe.

We found another tree to film under which was a challenge as the park was so busy.

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A big challenge of filming was sitting/standing completely still for long periods of time while the DoPs adjusted the focus or me.

To get the shot above I had to sit in a very awkward position, so as to be the right level for the camera and Matt.

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This was a scene I was well rehearsed for which was helpful as I had to repeat the reactions exactly the same for each shot.

This scene required drone shots - as I was walking from a distance I had to use walkie talkies to communicate with the crew.

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There was a limited time to get shots (while the sun was setting), but fortunately the shots were mostly of me sitting still, standing still or walking.

I do not wear a coat in this scene, so I had to try not to shiver during takes. The crew were on hand to give me my coat between takes.

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I enjoyed getting to play a happier Phoebe.

Hopefully I was able to show a stark contrast in her emotions from previous scenes to make her loss seem more real and more sad.

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This was my favourite scene to film.

Having both Matt and Sophie to react to, as well as the clinical location helped the situation to feel more realistic. I feel this enabled me to give a more truthful performance.

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The hot weather made this the hardest shoot and I struggled to maintain my enthusiasm and give my best performance. It was also a challenge to try and react whilst having the sun in my eyes. I put my focus on going through the motions as directed to make sure Phoebe's emotions/character arc were still clear.

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This was the scene with my biggest chunk of lines, but I was not as well rehearsed as I needed to be. As a result we had to do several takes

I knew how I wanted to play the scene, so I was able to meet the emotional climax of the scene. However I feel I could have done better had I not been concentrating on getting the lines right.

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I used actioning to help me prepare for scene 14.

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I conferred with continuity to make sure scene 5 reshoots matched the rest of the scene.

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Ethan played me the sections of film that needed clearer dialogue, so I could match the pace and tone of my speech in the original shots.

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The biggest challenge was trying to create Phoebe's emotional journey when we were filming the scenes out of order. Knowing the script well and annotating it helped to combat this.

I have learnt that there is a lot of sitting/standing completely still for an actor in a film shoot.

In future I will make sure to have my lines well rehearsed and I will ask to watch footage back to make sure I am happy with my acting.

I think I was successful in meeting the emotional requirements, showing character relationships and following the directors blocking/vision.

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I think we were overall successful in finding locations that worked with the script and communicating with those locations to get permission.

The only place that did not come back to me with a permit was a Peel Park so in future I would like to ask for permission further in advance and find a way of getting in contact with them directly (I asked for permission via a university form so I did not have any contact details for the council).

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Churcher, M. (2011). A Screen Acting Workshop. Nick Hern.

Hagen, U. (2008). Respect for acting. John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated.

Tucker, P. (2014). Secrets of screen acting (3rd ed.). Routlege.