Locations

The first half of the short film will take place in a hospital setting. In order to replicate the appearance of a hospital, we will be filming within our college infirmary to create verisimilitude throughout the scenes. The setting includes hospital iconography such as plain white walls and medical equipment. It also includes props such as hospital beds and curtains; contributing to the realism of the film. Setting will also be established through the use of costume and props in regards to the Doctor. Through this setting the audience is automatically aware of the important fact that Lily has been hurt.

The Doctor's death within Lily's vision will occur in an office setting. To replicate this we will use an office within our college and ensure it is clear from  college newsletters and signs as this would cause the scene to look unrealistic and amateur. Props will also be added to strengthen the verisimilitude of the setting; mug, stationary,  hospital files. By adding props to the office setting it can be clearly defined as a Doctor's office within a hospital.

A short clip will focus on protagonist Lily travelling to her home with Brett. This will take place within a quiet street to avoid unwanted sounds. It will also feature shots of the characters entering the home. Setting is not key within this sequence as it will only be very short, elliptical editing will be used.

The left photo shows Lily and Brett's garden. The right shows the door to their house.

Following previous scenes the rest of the film will occur within a family home. The warm, domestic setting influences the audience to believe that the two characters were a content couple prior to Lily's accident and her psychological trouble. The homely setting also creates more tension within the audience as it reveals that danger and death can occur anywhere, no one is safe.

From left to right, these images show Lily and Brett's living room, settee, dining room, kitchen and knife holder.

The two images showing Lily and Brett's garden will only be seen briefly in the film itself. Specifically, they will be seen when the couple arrive home, with a shot from within the house showing the door open; the garden being visible only for a short interval. The living room setting will be used when Brett confronts Lily about her hysteria. She will be sat on the settee, with Brett stood in the doorway. The television may also be on. The above photos of the living room have rather cheery, high-key lighting (due to the flash from the camera), however in the film itself, it will be dark and sombre to reflect the mood of the aforementioned scene. The dining room and kitchen are connected together, and will be the most frequently used setting in the film (in that they will have the most screen time). The setting will be first seen when Lily and Brett are having breakfast, which is also when Lily hears the radio report that triggers her downward spiral into hysteria and delusion. In this same scene, Brett attempts to comfort Lily, resulting in the vision in which she sees herself killing him. The setting reappears again later in the film after Brett confronts Lily, and the latter then storms into the kitchen, only to attack the former with a knife from the knife rack before being calmed. It also appears on the final shot of the film, where the knife is either missing or replaced (depending on the ending we decide to use).