Location Report

• Matherson’s Building - Lobby (Dartford Library - Marriott Hotel - Bluewater) 

The lobby of the building is very traditional with old wooden furnishings. The stairwell is located towards the rear of the building, behind the lobby desk which is located in the center of the lobby. There are bright lights which display all the antique fixtures and traditional items which add to the decor. This will be either in dartford library or the Marriott Hotel in Bexleyheath, due to the large open spaces to communicate a grand lobby. There is wooden coffee tables and seating areas with people dotted around to communicate a busy building, a place of business. 

Due to the Marriott being a business with paying customers it will be hard to gain access to the lobby and utilise the facilities for photographs, although the library is easier to access and has older more traditional fixtures, the layout is not as suitable as I would like, for the communication of the set as a lobby of a grand building. Within Bluewater there is an isolated desk located near the cinema. It has wide open spaces and shoppers in the background that could perform the role of accurate extras in way of communicating busy surroundings. Out of the three selected locations, this currently stands as the most effective in terms of what it offers and how accessible it is for the frames.    

• Matherson’s Building - Hallway (The Nutter Residence - Bluewater)

For the Hallway of Matherson’s building I will utilise the staircase in my house as it can be taken from my hallway capturing the wooden handrail and carpet, conveying a more privatised section to the building. This helps reinforce the research from my textual analysis in relation to crime hierarchies, promoting Matherson as a man of power and connections with crime. In the Hallway I will be able to hang a picture of two men with their arms around one another in a display of friendship. This will either be above the stairs on the back wall, or placed on the wall in the hall before the door to Matherson’s study is reached.  

• Matherson’s Building - Office (Academy Library Corner - Study Room)

This location could be a section of the library located in The Leigh Technology Academy as it is fairly secluded and conveys the idea of a formal study in which Matherson can conduct  his business. It has a series of desks located in the center of the room which can be moved around so it looks more like a work station and two chairs in which Troop and Matherson can communicate to one another from across the desk. This can be set dressed with the placing of documents on the desk and other various items such as a lamp  and pen holder. If need be we can also bring in different style chairs in order to promote the corner as a more professional and luxurious office. Another location that can be used is the study room in my house, where the desk can be moved to the center of the room and would act as a more contained room than that of the open corner in the library. The same set dressing features would apply. 

• Prohibition Warehouse (Powder Mill Lane) 

For the creation of a warehouse in the 1920s, I have chosen the cross roads on Powder Mill Lane as a means to communicate a nearby trade route in which illegal substances can be exchanged. There is a barrier which conveys the scene more so as a remote cross roads used for this purpose where vehicles can be stopped and bearing parallels with that of a road check point. The warehouse would be in the background but still a key part of the location on the grounds that is where the alcohol is being stored in relation to the story line. The crossroad is fairly open and will allow for the carrying of crates and vehicles to pass, constructing an exchange or delivery of alcohol.  

• The Park (Dartford Park) 

I have selected Dartford Park as my location to use for the park in which my characters from ancestor sequence two will meet. Dartford Park is an effective location for this scene as it remains quite quiet in specific places, which is perfect for the suspense around the meeting I wish to create. Although it is open, it is a great location for the inclusion of scenery features such as the bandstand and allows for a larger selection of what bench to pick for the two characters to wait on.

• Street (Havelock Road leading to Helen Close)

For this location I have selected a quiet road in which I can have my street battle between the two rival families, the Troops and the Mathersons. This will be in the evening when it begins to get dark, creating an eery atmosphere with amber light illuminating from the street lamps. In picking a quiet road would allow for effective use of the surroundings without concern for many members of the public, where shots could be compromised, or even where filming would create an inconvenience for people.