1) The group tested three potential locations for filming counselor office scenes but found issues with each. 2) They chose to film in the principal's office, which they believe best establishes the look and feel of a conventional counselor's office. 3) The furniture can be rearranged to depict the counselor providing physical and emotional support to the client, and natural lighting will make the environment feel calm and safe.

1. Note: Pictures were taken by Monisha Roy (MR) and Sara Avramovska (SA)

2. Myself and Monisha Roy (MR) have visited the meeting room space as a possible location for
our Counsellor Office Scenes, however we were not convinced. As a group we have
determined that the space is considerably large and complicated in terms mise-en-scene, we
were unable to gain permission to re-arrange the furniture. Furthermore the particular
interior space design restricts our film from establishing a sense of realism and a
professional ambience entrenched by a stereotypical/conventional Counsellor’s Office.
Within our film we intend to depict an environment that supports the therapist’s profession
as well as the client’s comfort which Location 1 does not visually establish, for the characters
on screen as well as it’s off-screen spectators. I believe the proportion of the room rejects the
therapeutic emotional safety, empathy and delight that a client requires. For our filming of
the conversational dialogue between Hayle and Mrs Audrey we intend to employ the
reverse-shot – technique, as over the shoulder shots applied to emphasize the characters
speaking, their reactions and responses creating a sense of emotional bond between the two.
However the furniture in Location 1 is unable to provide an this adequate
conversational/emotional as well as physical support ; our protagonist and the counsellor
may be depicted as environmentally disconnected by the dimension of the wooden table
inadequately embellished by the filming techniques/shots we aim to use. Furthermore, we
have decided not to use the School’s Meeting Room area, as we must book a schedule
through the school system preventing myself and my group from scheduling a time when
our actors are free to film. Moreover, the room is located in a noisy environment which can
be prevented by professional sound equipment that is rather difficult to carry through
narrow spaces and on an upper floor. Myself and Monisha Roy (MR) have also tested the
natural lighting within Location 1 which appeared overly exposed on our filing camera and
it is unable to be prevented as we were not provided by window curtains.

3. LOCATION 2 – YEAR 11 COMMON ROOM
Similarly to Location 1, we were unable to use the School’s Year 11
Common Room due to preventing factors including our group’s
inability to transform the location into a professional visual outcome.
The main restricting factor however, was the lighting within this
location which appeared overly exposed when tested using our
filming camera, we were unable to prevent due to the high sealing
placement of the windows.
We have chosen to visit Location 3, as it is provided within our school’s facilities as a calming, relaxing and
delightful area which is the ambience we desire to imitate within our counsellor’s office scenes however we
were unable to use this room due to scheduled school activities.

4. Myself and my group member’s have chosen to film our Counsellor’s Office Scenes in our Principle’s Office
as we believe the mise-en-scene is excellent in terms of demonstrating the aura of a
conventional/stereotypical Counsellor’s office, furthermore benefiting the extent of realism we intend to
portray within our film. For example, with the permission of our principle we were able to rearrange the
furniture in order to create a sacred space. Our leather chair’s will be arranged opposite formation allowing
the audience to recognise that our counsellor is enabled to provide adequate physical support towards
Hayle.; the wooden table will be placed between the two character acting as a barrier to provide a sense of
orientation within our on-screen visual . The wooden table will furthermore enhance the sense of realism as
the counsellor will appear going through client’s paperwork as Hayle enters the room within our opening
scene therefore the audience are able to gain a sense of space and establish the film’s setting. I believe the
placement of the furniture will also allow us to demonstrate the shot-reverse-technique , as OTS shots are
used to display the conversational dialogue between the two character’s (Hayle and Mrs Audrey). The
colour of the wall’s (light blue/purple) appears calming while visually expanding the space Moreover,
harsh artificial lighting can often make a room appear cold and stark therefore this location is excellent in
terms of using natural light making the environment appear emotionally-safe to out audience’s, as
therapist’s find natural lighting helpful to reducing stress, fatigue, depression and agitation. Within our film
Hayle appears agitated and stressed throughout therefore the lighting will act as a form of irony while also
highlighting the effect on Hayle’s mental state affected by her experience of Sleep Paralysis; the leather
chair’s may also contribute to symbolising our protagonist’s agitated mental state as the colour black
consists of negative connotation and leather is often associated with displeasure. In addition, the office is
also located in a reticent part of our school facilities, enabling us to avoid disorientation within our
audience’s often created by background noise. For our counsellor’s office scenes sound we intend to use a
Boom Pole while also using a plugged in microphone within our camera. Post- production we will
determine which sound we will be using in order to create a sharp and clear outcome pleasing towards the
target audience of our film.