Production: Finding the Perfect Location

 Today I went over location of the shoot. I knew majority of the film would be shot in different places of my house. For scenes where the father is not in his daughters room, I wanted to figure out the best location. I walked around my house considering suitable settings. My mother has rather "glamours" taste, and loves to make the house look nice. This in mind, I had to be sure there were places I could take shots that wouldn't portray any sort of lavish scenery. In the scene where the father is passed out in his chair, I had a vision of a big, brown reclining arm chair. However, I do not own any type of chairs like this, just rolling office chairs. Instead, I figured I could use the end of our brown couch. My tv in room is rather plain at the moment, and has brown walls, so it seemed fitting. I tried out different lighting to see what would fit the mood best. I found that nigh time with the back kitchen light on gave just the right look. Further, while I initially thought to have the daughters room be filmed in my room, I had a change of mind. In the birds-eye-view scene, a centered bed would look best, and that is what my brother has. His room is a bit smaller but has a much darker feel to it. We both have led lights in our room, but due to his smaller area, the lighting appears brighter. I thought that we may use the colored lights to create different scenes and knew that his room would be the best way to go. Finally, I had to be sure of the outdoor scene location. I walked around my neighborhood and found the best location to film. There is a specific alley that has just the right feel to it, and is a great place to film. As I wanted to take safety into account, I made sure it was a place with minimal sharp objects and glass laying around.