Another Idea Change

Idea Change:
We managed to do some filming of Pip in school with some friends around her in an empty classroom to get the feel of being in school. We will use a shot of her where she mimics the same shot before the EIGHTEEN text insert in her school uniform.
However, as our friends were around they weren't taking it seriously, so we aren't able to use any footage.
Instead i had the idea of filming from the end of my road, the walk to my house and on iMovie, fast forwarding it to go at the start of the film as a lot of films start with a surround shot of scenery or a sunset/sunrise.
And at the start having Pip getting out of bed, with an alarm clock and brushing her teeth then it will go to her putting on her makeup and doing her hair etc.

Settings and Location ideas:
A park or garden could be used to have a family gathering in as the outdoors would give off natural lighting, you could have barbeque's and props such as chairs, children's play equipment and the space. However it would be hard to film if the weather wasn't so good and if you needed to go back to capture some more footage, the weather could be different and wouldn't look professional when it was put together.
We also considered using an actually place, such a restaurant, to film our piece in as birthdays are sometimes celebrated here but this would be difficult as we would have to get permission from the owners and any other people who may be involved or seen in the footage.
Another option was to use Freya's house. she had suitable sized room which would be good to use as we could fit all the family in comfortably and have room for props. We could also decorate it how we wanted and add in any props we liked without having to ask permission or pay a fee. I think that this is the best option as it would be more realistic in the final piece and we can both access it easily, change it how we liked and can move around freely using any space we liked.