Locations & Crew & Character Descriptions

When looking at my script, it is clear that the location is not actually something that is very important. Sometimes the entirety of a plot can revolve around the location, which becomes a very important ascpect, like the titular Island in Shutter Island, the hotel in The Shining, or even the dystopian environment of A Clockwork Orange. My film does not require a specific location, rather it can take place in any location at all, from an alleyway off a busy road, or in the middle of a desert. For this particular narrative, location is completely irrelevant.

In the script I have defined the location as a 'Street'. I looked at a range of different locations, most of which were very close to the College, for ease. I am also looking at Cotehele house, which I have got permission to film at. However, this may not be done as it is not particularly close and could cause logistical problems.


Here are the main locations we looked at:

These three images we took from Google maps, which is primarily what we used to easily and quickly look around the area.

The location we ultimately decided to use was a little further down the first image, in an area called Green Lane. We decided to use this small rural pathway the ran near the school. This was an easy location to get to, and the whole cast and crew knew where it was. At the times we were using it, we also knew that it was not very busy, which is another reason as to why we used it.












Crew Members

Because filmmaking is a collaborative effort, it means that to make the film, Deluca, there must be multiple people working on it. This is particularly helpful when they all, or mostly, work in creative positions.

Alexander Prynne (Myself): Director & Writer & Primary Camera operator

Ryan Clark: Producer, Boom Operator, Script Supervisor

These are the easiest ways to describe our roles, however, there was crossing over and additional roles we each took on.

Originally, we had an third crew member. Unfortunately, he dropped out.

Character Descriptions

When writing my script and talking to actors, I felt it important to know exactly who the characters are. These are the descriptions I wrote for this situation:

Peter Deluca/Edward Stevenson

A pained teenage boy with two lovers, Hugo and Sarah. He is the central character who, in his mind, forms many realities and shifts time through them. He is not particularly strong, nor is he weak. He is an average late teenage male, not really following any stereotypes related to his sexuality.

Hugo

Another teenage male, about the same age as his lover, Peter/Edward. He is the one to convince Edward to kill Sarah. In anger he is murdered by Edward. Although not shown in the narrative, he is a character formed in the mind of Edward, who does not exist in the true reality, of which there is no clear one.

Sarah Fitzwarin

About the same age as the two males. She is Peter/Edward’s true lover and does, in reality, exist, though not in any of the ‘realities’ we are shown. She is murdered by Edward/Peter and takes him to heaven. She does not really follow any stereotypes and is an average teenage girl. She does where a white dress in the ‘heaven’ sequence.