Location analysis

 Living room
The living room is a crucial room in our opening as its the room where all of April's friends and family come together to watch the news report which confirms her disappearance. Additionally, its the scene in which the audience witness the effect of April's disappearance on her younger sister Poppy. We chose to film a section of the opening in the living room as there is sofas for people to sit which was appropriate as there was a lot of April's friends and family and it was a place of distress. Additionally, the setting of a living room juxtaposes the atmosphere created by April's disappearance.

Bedroom
The bedroom is the room where the audience get their first view of April. Its the scene in which April has the phone call which causes her to leave to her and then go missing. The bedroom is significant because it helps set the character of April. The mise-en-scene shaped April as a person and who she was about. This was the setting we chose to film in because its a very normal place for a teenager to be in and it set a mood of a comfortable home.

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