Location Reserch- Coffee shop

We decided that a coffee shop would be an ideal place to film part of our clip. Coffee shops are a local and busy area that the general public enjoy going to at all points in the day. Thriller films, always have a local/ busy place shown in the film, such as restaurants ( in the James bond films) and shopping malls. This is because it shows a sense of reality to the audience. It can make the film more repeatable as people can relate to going to coffee shops, or well known places. We chose the coffee shop "Costa" to film where Tara is supposed to be meeting Ellie. We feel it was a good place, where our characters meet to catch up and have a coffee, until Ellie gets stood up, as Tara does not turn up. We also brought drinks from the shop, to emphasize the reasoning on Ellie being there. ( They were also a good treat to have while filming :) )

We decided to film in a coffee shop, rather than a restaurant. This is because we didn't want our film to appear too formal, and we thought that a restaurant would would do this. The coffee shop is welcoming and homely, which makes the audience feel like they are part of the film. 

In this photograph, i drew boxes around two of the key props that we used at costa. The Larger box, is circulating around the handbag. We thought it was important to include a bag, so that it made our character look more realistic. It could also suggest that she is not seen as a child, as children dont usually have handbags. This suggests that she is aged 16+. Furthermore, the handbag is black, which could be seen as evil, and mysterious, but also seen as formal and sophisticated. We like the idea of both, as it creates  a sense of mystery to our film. 

The second, smaller box I circled was the coffee cup. We brought hot-chocolates from the shop for two reasons. The first, was because we had to buy an item from the shop, in able to film there. The second reason, was because it helps to make the film look more realistic.It helps to set the setting, and shows a clear link between the coffee shop building, and why Ellie is there.