Location Research: Bedroom & Kitchen

One of our back stories in our piece is a British soldier on leave from fighting war. Our male protagonist is suffering post traumatic stress disorder and his scene features him waking from nightmares of war in his bedroom.

In terms of location my bedroom would be suitable for the scene. (Featured left) However due to the size of this shot the only areas that will be seen of the bedroom would be the bed itself as he wakes sitting bolt upright. Enough of the room would be seen for the audience to establish that it is in fact a bedroom but the focus of the protagonists shots will be primarily extreme close ups (click the link for an example of differing shots sizes from a media blog) of his facial expression (an important element of mise en scene) Click the link for a synopsis of mise en scene and other various important elements.

Another scene for our male protagonist soldier, which has not be finalised, would be that he may walk down from his room into the kitchen (featured right) where he may get himself a drink to calm down from the nightmare and a chance for us to see more of the protagonist and how he stands himself with his frightened or shaky posture and body language (another vital element of mise en scene)

These would be the only two locations required for our male protagonist soldier's back story and would be able to fully explain his hidden trauma.

by George Smale