Location Ideas

In terms of ideas for locations, there were plenty of places around Canterbury that we felt we could use for the various scenes within our film, however the restriction of only being able to film on campus forced us to think harder. In the end though, we feel as though we have been able to locate and secure ideal spaces for our piece.

One of the most important areas is that of the rehearsal room where the dancer is shown to be practicing, in which about half of the film is set. Around campus there are plenty of rehearsal spaces for Drama and Dance, and so it took little time to find one that we liked, the Parkwood Dance Studio in Woody's [A]. Not only was this ideal, with the mirrors running along the entirety of one of the walls like we wanted, but it was also within walking distance to the house we'd be using for our protagonist's home, [B, C & D], and the alleyways/paths we wanted to show them walking down, [E&F]. Securing these spaces will be simple enough, the house belongs to Kg, a group member, the streets are for public use and the rehearsal room requires one of us to go to the School of Arts reception and book it out.

A - Parkwood Dance Studio, Woody's

B - Parkwood House - Outside

C - Parkwood House - Hallway

D - Parkwood House - Bedroom

E - Parkwood Pathway

F - Parkwood Alleyway

As well as these locations, there was one more space that we wanted specifically, them being the Aphra [G&H], and it's conjoining storage room, of which we unfortunately couldn't take a photo of. This too will be simple enough to book out, another visit to the School of Arts reception in Jarman will allow us to gain access for two separate shoots, one for each space. The two spaces will be used for the final scene where the Dancer is about to perform for the judges, and another flashback scene where we see them practicing.

G - Aphra Studio 1

H - Aphra Studio 2

Once we had decided on our Location's, we realised that a couple of them would require us getting permission, and so we printed out some location forms and got them approved and signed: