Location shots slideshow

Rationale

We decided to take some recee shots to gain an understanding of what looked good/professional/authentic. We decided to use various locations and framing techniques to allow to see what shots we liked the most. We also opened up shots to a small focus group to see what our chosen audience would like to see - this means a third party has a say in what we're doing. This is effective as it allows us develop an understanding of what our audience will enjoy - something key to making an effective product. 

Below is a slideshow showing the shots we took at our film locations e.g. house and woods.

Firstly, We took some shots of the outside of the house to show the location we will be filming. We took the pictures as it was going dark to show how the house would look when filming the horror trailer and hopefully to give the house a more creepy and eery feel. The house is surrounded by large grounds with no other houses nearby therefore it will be effective when creating the horror trailer on making the victims seem alone and vunerable.

The bedrooms in the house are all empty as the house is currently not being lived in, the average size rooms can be used throughout the trailer and the use of the empty space can help when creating out trailer as it is a 'blank canvas' that we can adapt as we want. Large wardrobes, mirrors and windows are throughout the bedrooms and can be used as props throughout the trailer e.g. reflections in mirrors, noises from the wardrobes.

The upstairs landing can be used throughout the trailer as a place to run away from the 'ghost', we will also use this in our final scene where the character is walking along it. The stairs can also be used for this reason, different angle shots can be taken to create different effects e.g. low angle shots to make the stairs seem long and mysterious. The stairs also feature gaps between each step therefore we can take shots from underneath the stairs to create a sense of being watched.

The rooms downstairs are being used mostly at the beginning of the trailer where the characters are investigating the house, these rooms are empty therefore are good to use in our trailer. There are many windows throughout the rooms which can be used to create reflections and handprints. The rooms also feature lights that can be dimmed and flicked on and off, this technique will used throughout the trailer to make the house and situation feel creepy.

The kitchen and little bathroom will not be used throughout the trailer, as they both seem too homely and not significant enough to feature in the short 2 minute trailer. The garden room may be used as it is a large space with a creepy looking fireplace however we currently have no shots to be filmed in there on our storyboards.

The Shed and the woods will be used for some scenes in our trailer, the woods will feature scenes where the characters are 'hiding' from the paranormal villian. We decided to use the woods as they were avaliable for our use and feature in many existing trailers that we analysed. The woods at night are extremely dark and eery, therefore we will need to use flood lights to be able to get our shots. The wendy house will feature in our trailer as it looks old and creepy, we will use it to 'lock' one of our characters in to create tension and horrific events through the trailer.

The upstairs windows will be used to get effective shots of the group arriving to the house, we chose to do it from the window to make it seem like someone is watching them arrive, however the house is supposed to be empty. Handprints will be used on windows of the house and car to make it seem like there is a paranormal presence throughout the house and grounds.

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