MORE RESEARCH!

We want to represent the reality of sex-trafficking as much as possible, and in order to do that we must keep on researching on location, process and stay away from the stereotypical ideas. Currently, our most important aspect right now is to find the perfect location to film. We have multiple pieces but are planning to only use two sets to complete the final project. These sets will happen when the main character is taken out of the van and where the girls are kept during the sex-trafficking process. Finding the right locations will accurately represent the awareness we are trying to create around the harm and dangers of sex-trafficking. This is why it is extremely important that we do as much research as possible to find the most accurate representation.

Our first location, which is where the main character will be put into the van, should be an isolated place. The reason why we were looking into isolated places was that we did not want there to be any speculations or questions that she could've screamed or called out for help while she was going through this. The isolation in this specific scene is also meant to the create symbolism in the fact that these girls are isolated from the reality of the world when they are being sex-trafficked, and even though they might not be alone, they feel alone. We can have the audience interpret it many different ways, from having them believe she is surrounded by people, yet unheard, considering that when it comes to these situations most people turn the other way. Or they can interpret it is as if she is actually alone and having her away from others is what caught the attention of the others due to her vulnerability. For this location, we can use a park or an empty parking lot. We don't want to show the kidnapping part of it, but mostly show the van driving off and the girl drugged inside of it. We were thinking of places such as Vista View Park, which is a very wide and open space or the parking lot of a Walmart or target at night, which is extremely large and empty at night. 

Our next location is where the girls are kept during the process of selling. This location must bring an eerie feeling to the audience and have them notice as quickly as possible why the girls are there in the first place. To do this, we were looking at abandoned places near our location. We found that there is an abandoned prison, which was called the Broward Correctional Institution, which is said to be one of the spookiest abandoned places in South Florida. The pictures we found online are exactly what we are looking for and we believe it accurately represents what we want to show in our film opening. We also found a plan B which would be at an abandoned psychiatric ward. This idea was given to us by one of Amanda's friends which we will look into if our first location does not work out. This eerie feeling must be represented by the location in which the girls are kept in. The fact that it is abandoned is what will create a bigger feeling of isolation from the real world the girls feel that they are in.