Location decisions

When it came to locations, we had to think carefully about this. Our first idea for the first scene would be in a bedroom, this isbecause Megan was packing her bag to leave her boyfriend and the best place for that would be the bedroom. Then we thought about the contents of the bag and the fact of the mental illness, and because the bag was full with cleaning products, the best place for this would be a kitchen. This also helps with the idea of OCD.

This was also a great location for the scrubbing of the floor to show the audience how much this mental illness affects her. The house is a semi detached house on a council estate on Whitehouse in Ipswich.

The second half of our film was filmed in Felixstowe. This is a beach town roughly 14 miles away from our primary location in Ipswich. This was chosen as this was an easy place to get to, plus, when you think of the beach, you think of a fun place to be with your family for a fun and active day out. This was immediately a great contrast with Megan illness, as she is on her own and needs time to think. The weather being dark and dull gave a great atmosphere towards the location.