Location Research

My Mockumentary requires numerous locations in order to get the ideal documentary style and feel to it.


One of the most important locations for my short film is the place where Gordon is correcting grammar on public property where a policeman is able to walk past and notice him. I went all over Norwich keeping an eye out for graffiti areas. Below are some images of what I found.

This poster collection is the sort of thing I was looking for to film the part where Gordon gets arrested. However, after speaking with Julian (who played the policeman) he requested somewhere a little less busy as people may think the re-enactment real and with him being an actual policeman, it would be deemed unprofessional.

This piece of graffiti was in the subway walkway connected to the above photo. It was all grammatically correct except for 1 error in spelling which I thought Gordon would pick up and correct straight away.

This is a section of graffiti I found in another part of Norwich. There was much for Gordon to be able to correct as the majority of the words you couldn't really word out what thy said.

This is another poster section that caught my eye, however there were too little posters and again it was a bit too public for my policeman.

I saw that this sign post had some graffiti and stickers on it that Gordon could correct, however it would have been a bit too high and awkward to reach. Although, if I had a longer time limit, I could have added an extra scene in which Gordon goes out of his way to correct the errors. Even more than he normally would.

I noticed this error further up the street from the sign and thought it would be something Gordon would pick up on, however I felt that there wasn't enough for him to correct for him to stay long enough whilst the policeman arrived.

I spotted yet another poster collection, but not only were the bins in the way, but there also wasn't very many posters. As well as this, it was also a very busy street, particularly with buses so Julian probably wouldn't have done the scene here.












I needed to get some shots of Gordon walking all by himself which will be used for when the Interviewer/Voice over is speaking. There were a number of locations that I found and I plan to use more than one of them.

 The first was a street in Norwich. It would have been ideal, but due to the number of people about I decided to not use it as I wanted Gordon to be on his own as a way to emphasize how alone he is because of his condition. 












This is the main street in Wymondham. Whilst there are currently not many people about, the street can become very busy and like the above location, I would like Gordon to seem very alone.





This a pathway in Wymondham beside the Tiffey river. It was very quiet and open which is what I was looking for for Gordon to walk along.









This bridge and long road was beside the above location. I liked it as it too was very lonesome and despite there being a number of parked cars along the side of the road, there were no people about. 

This location is beside the school. Whilst it was quiet and no one was about, I prefer the other locations that had more greenery showing and I preferred how you couldn't see the end of the path/road, whereas at this location, you can see the gate and building at the end of the path.

This is the final location that I scouted for Gordon to be walking. It is the Abbey gardens and the gravestones give a perfect opportunity for Gordon to glance at and double check the spelling as he walks by.














There are many locations around the high school that I can use when filming my short film. Besides the generic classrooms, below are some other potential locations to film at.





This is an area outside the sixth form social science building.


The social science aspect could accentuate on how Gordon's conditions affects his social skills and life.

 This is a study area for sixth form students in which Gordon could be studying by himself, or possibly proof reading something. I have the school library for this scene.

This location is on the outside of the school. It is primarily where the lower school go during lunch and break. I feel I would be more inclined to use the location had the gazebos not been there, and had Gordon sitting alone on one of the benches.


















Another important location for my Mockumentary is a sitting room for Gina and John scenes to be filmed in. I'd prefer a simple, bog-standard lounge that doesn't look too fancy as I am casting them to be lower middle class with generic jobs and lifestyles.

The first location was at a town house in Trowse Newton. The woman who owns it is an interior designer and everything looks a bit to pristine and perfect for what I was looking for.








This location was a lot more what I was looking for. It was also a lot more accessible than the above location as it was closer and I knew the owners a lot better. 

This was the final location that I found for sitting rooms. Again, it was much more what I was looking for. however, I preferred the above location as the leather looked more expensive than the red sofa and I was looking to have a wall right behind the sofa.