Final Task Setting

Blue Fin Building

(Location Works)

'The Blue Fin Building boasts a huge central atrium, very large 10th floor roof garden, winter garden coffee bar and a restaurant with views over the Thames. The building houses the headquarters of IPC Media, a leading UK consumer magazine publisher. The open-plan office floors have floor-to-ceiling windows with impressive views over central London and the City; facilities include state-of-the-art board-rooms, meeting rooms, theatre, wine-tasting suite, photographic studios, and test kitchens.'
(Location Works)

We chose the Blue Fin building for a couple of reasons. Firstly, it is my dad's workplace and I was familiar with the layout etc, therefore it helped when we created the idea and plot of our final task because I could visualize where we would film and what shots we could take. Secondly it is a particularly large building with 11 floors which fitted in perfectly with our plot, even better there is a roof top garden and a balcony, with the latter being an essential in our thriller.


As well as our school media equipment we also will have access to a green screen and possibly even a recording studio. We are considering using the green screen for a very short segment of our thriller and if we are able to use the studio we would record the girl's voiceover to give the most professional audio possible to compliment the video.


The Blue Fin building has been used for professional filming in films such as:
• You Will Meet A Tall Dark Stranger (2010) - Woody Allen's new project
• Salmon Fishing in Yemen (2012) - a film starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt


TV Shows such as:
• Hustle - BBC Drama (2004-Present)

and even adverts such as Norwich Union (now known as AVIVA):
 

Below is a video that is shown to anyone interested in renting the Blue Fin Building for filming:

London
We have decided to film our thriller in and around London (except for the opening scene), In my opinion this was because London is an iconic setting that is often used throughout films and therefore we felt that filming in London would give us the best effect, suspense, tension and drama for our thriller.


Method Statement
To film at the Blue Fin Building we had to create a method statement to give to the Facilities Director Jenny. This basically just tells her how we plan to go about our filming, because there are no real risks to be taken, a risk assessment is not needed

Above: Method Statement