The short film 'Jade' will alternate between scenes at Jade's house and in a woodland area. Jade's living room will feature a curved sofa and family photos to create a homely atmosphere, while dull lighting in one scene will hint at an upcoming loss. The dining room has nature-themed decor and bright lighting for breakfast but the doors will not be seen in filming. Jade's bedroom contains a double bed and natural bright lighting, connoting a bright future when she shares her sexuality with her mother. The woodland area represents nature and tranquility throughout with bright natural lighting despite sad themes, creating a sense of escapism.

1. Kieran Morris
ShortFilm Locations:
The short film ‘Jade’ will continually cross-cut between Jade’s house and the Woodland
area, showing the juxtaposition between home and nature.
Jade’s House – Living Room:
The family living room will feature a large, curved sofa for the family to sit on
with the family liaison officer in scene 5. A grey rug will also feature whilst
one wall will be painted light blue. Shelves will also be seen with family
pictures and ornaments on them, including large
blocks that spell ‘home’. The fireplace is also central to
this wall as well as clock which will hang above the
fireplace. Whilst a bright, homely atmosphere is
created through the use of this decoration; dark, dull
lighting will be used during scene 5 to suggest to the
audience that the narrative of the film is taking a dark
twist and will no longer feature much happiness. The use of a lack of lighting
also creates a sense of negative change for the audience; hinting at loss or
bereavement before this has been announced by the family liaison officer.
Jade’s House – Dining Room:
The dining room features a wooden table and six chairs in the centre
of the room, with a green and blue nature theme used throughout the
room. This includes the green and blue flowery wallpaper used on
one wall in the dining room. Bright lighting is used in the ‘breakfast
scene’ (scene 2) to show the beginning of a new day. This is
supported by the use of double glass doors in the room. However, the
doors will not be seen by the audience as the 180 degree rule will be used during filming of
this scene. A radio will also feature in the room as ambient sound will be used to suggest the
radio is playing in the background.
Jade’s House – Bedroom:
Jade’s bedroom will feature a double bed in the centre of the room in
which she will sit on for scene 3; whereby she writes a letter to her
mum. The room will also feature general features of a bedroom
including a cupboard, a chest of drawers etc. Bright, natural lighting will
be used to light the room; connoting a bright future for Jade when she
tells her mum the truth about her sexuality.
Woodland Area:
The woodland area will feature throughout much of the film as a way of representing nature,
tranquillity and peacefulness. Bright, natural lighting will be used throughout all scenes in the
woodland despite the sad and upsetting themes of the film; thus
creating a sense of escapism in the woodland. Due to filming in
the autumn, the trees leaves may have turned orange and may
begin to fall from the trees. This also connotes a sense of change
from summer and winter, linking to the binary-opposites theory. A
bench will often feature in the woodland scene for character to sit
on; otherwise the location is completely naturalistic.