Locations for 'Joe'

Joe isn't a film that will benefit from a plot that travels to various locations. It's an exploration of the turmoil and emotional strain of the characters and therefore the back drop only serves as a way of increasing the realism. We have narrowed the locations we will need to a few easy to access ones.

The streets

The streets will be an integral location throughout the film. Our film is dealing with a cast of teenagers who lives in a quiet town. With the lack of things there is to do in quiet towns most young people will take to the streets looking for something to entertain themselves with. The streets will be where the story begins with Joe's death, where the characters try to seek solace and where the story runs its conclusion.

Here is a prelimenary shot of the scene of Joe's death; an alley on the same estate that most of the characters will live on. There's no lighting down here so a tense mise can be created at night time. I plan for the film to begin here and for the film to end here.

As with all youth there needs to be a place for them to collect and socialise together. Hastings has many places where these types of locations can be used effectively. For instance this play area:

William Parker Sports College

Our own school William Parker Sports College will serve as the location of the school that the teenagers all attend.