Location

Classroom

In ‘Why Me’, I only use the sixth form class room, a small room with windows showing an amazing view. As I attend the school it will be easier to film.
Hampstead School is used in order to explore the characters school life. In in the class room scene, we see how unfocused Mark is, whilst hears peers are doing work, he’s thinking about how useless and worthless he is, he also has thoughts of suicide.
The school is placed in a lower/middle class are; this is extremely beneficial as the protagonist character comes from the same social class. It's a multi racial school, with a diverse range of pupils ranging from all ethnic, religious and class backgrounds.
The school is typical; it’s a multi diverse school like many others in the borough. This will the film a sense of realism, also stay in touch with the conventions of social realism because its comprehensive school in a lower/middle class area.



Bedroom

The bedroom is where we a firstly introduced to the character. It is in the bedroom that we understand and see the characters depression, we see how severe it is, and how it has made him vulnerable and made living normally impossible, as in the bedroom he can’t choose a TV channel, watch TV or even read a book.

In many ways the bedroom acts as a foundation in the film, it is were the journey begins from when he is depressed and writes a suicide note, then on we explore he’s journey and how the depression has affected him and whether he ends up committing suicide.




Park

The park plays a crucial role in the film. The park scene is the uplifting part of the film. The character runs through a pavement, as in the book exercising is way to triumph over depression. Whilst he’s running there’s no sound, this showing how therapeutic it is, as throughout the film the character is thinking about he’s worthlessness and eagerness to committing suicide.
The park scene moves us in the film, as we believe that he’s overcoming to illness, however the reality is that he’s dreaming about overcoming depression, this scene isn’t real it is just a dream.



Psychiatrist’s office

This scene is short lasting, we only see a glimpse of him going in a therapist office and talking to a therapist. In this scene we see him entering a therapist office, and then talking to one, there’s no dialogue, there inspirational music. Both the running scene and the Psychiatrist’s scene are happening simultaneously, making it more uplifting highlighting the fact that he is I the process of overcoming depression, even though in reality it’s a dream.