Location Images

Out of my 3 shoots, it will be the final one that will definately be shot on location. The first shot is certain to be shot in the studio, and the second is yet to be decided based on test shots and makeup and hair preps.

In the studio, it will be a basic white backdrop. There will be no props, just a main focal head shot of the model with accessories, expression, emotion shown through makeup and hair. This will suit the idea of the shot well, showing a clean cut version of Myrtle, representing her needs and wants to be a upper class woman. The intention of the white background is to show what she wants to be, but any white in her styling will be slightly off to still show the difference between class through location.

The third shot is on location, representing the dutsy, dull valley of the ashes. The weather needs to be dim and dreary, showing the emotion of the images going down hill. I want a dusty road with stones and yellows on the ground. I also want to show a derelict area.

 ^ the above images are how the Valley of the Ashes are portrayed in the film version of the novel.

CHOSEN LOCATION: 

The location I am going to use is an old WWII airfield in Hadstock, Essex, This location is right next door to my home town, so I know the area well and I have easy access to the location. The roads are dusty, gravelled and full of tracks - exactly what I am looking for. It is surrounded by fields which will represent the Valley of the Ashes perfectly. The location represents the poor, run down, derelict area that Myrtle lives.