Casting: Hansel and Gretel

I created this mind map when casting both Hansel and Gretel I looked at the attributes required for the roles of these characters and later assessed those I cast for the roles abilities.

 

Casting: The Wicked Witch

I created this mand map during the casting process of the Wicked Witch character.

 

Next steps: Back to casting

Finding smaller locations

There are a number of other smaller locations that I require for the filming of my trailer. These include...

• A shed
• A road
• A house (from the outside)
• A kitchen/living room
• A spiral staircase (preferably steel)

The following presentation looks at the locations we require and clarifies where we will be filming the shots that we need. It also asses the suitability of our chosen locations in relation to accessibility, ease to get to and timing/ actor restrictions.

 

Finding locations- Hacking out

We require a few other locations where we are going to film the horses and the girls who ride them. This again means that these locations must be near to the stables where the horses are kept. We decided that the best way to find these locations is to actually go out and find them! We took our horses out on a hack (ride out) to find the following locations...

• A railway bridge
• A tree lined-field
• A path

The following presentation shows a few images of our time riding out and the pictures of the locations that we found.

 

Locating loca by Slidely Slideshow

Finding Locations- Fields

Open fields are required to shoot a lot of my shots. Not only do these fields need to be large enough for all users to use them without disturbing each other/ruining my shots but we have the extra requirements such as horses being allowed in there as well as being close enough to where our horses are kept so that they do not get too tired getting there. We have selected Canada Heights as it is located in Swanley, Kent which is not too far (about 10 minute ride) away from Hextable which is where our horses are kept. This means that it will not make the horses too tired for filming on the way there. Horses are allowed into Canada Heights which means we can film there as we needed a location where horses are accepted, also all of our horses have visited there before which makes it easier for use to film- with horses stereotypically being nervous in new places and situations. One problem that we do have is that there is usually motorbike events taking place on Sundays, a Sunday would be a potential day for filming as our actors are likely to only be available on weekends. We would be allowed access to certain parts of the 17.5 acre site, however I wish not to do so as the sounds of the motorbikes might affect our shots, not to mention the horses who may become spooked by them. We also would like to film on a day when we have access to all of the fields so we can find the perfect places for our shots. This is something we must consider when producing our shooting schedule, we can easily look online at the Canada Heights website to find out when the events are on so that we can decide when it is

suitable to film.

Finding locations- Woodland

For my trailer it is important that I find some woodland where I can film. Ideally it shall be a large woods so I can find my own little spot to be filmed without other users ruining my chances of getting the shots that I need. I will also need to find a location that is local or not too far away as I will not only myself need to get there, but expect my actors to be able to get there too.

I think that I have found the perfect location, Sydenham Hill Woods which runs between Sydenham Hill and Dulwich is very close to where I live and is 9 hectares- meaning there is plenty of space for filming and other users. When visiting the area I found lots of different places some more shaded by trees than other so it will be interesting what type of lighting I can get for my trailer and I could perhaps experiment with what looks better. I created this presentation of a few images of our chosen location, as you can see there is an old railway bridge, a pond and of course lots and lots of trees which are essential for our shots.