Location shots

Location shots

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  Location Shots In total8 locations will be used to shoot the film. The first location used will be a street that leads onto an underpass were the main character stumbles across the murderer. 2 locations will need to used for the residence of the main character as she moves house and the 2 houses will be shown in the movie. Another location will need to be used to for the murderers residence although only interiors will be shown of this location. Other various outdoor locations will also be shown.
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  Location 1,2 and3: Path outside Oakgrove school This location will be used as it would be convenient for everyone to get to and can still look effective in the trailer. I would make sure that when shooting, I shoot facing away from the school so that the shots look more authentic. The location would be used right at the beginning of the trailer where Mel discovers the Murderer providing both the path for Mel to walk down while also providing the underpass for the murder to happen. The path itself when in the dark and when no one is on it, looks quite isolated and with the lighting from the street lights, will give the audience a sense of danger. The vegetation around the path gives a natural feel but may also suggest that something is hidden. With isolated paths being used often in thrillers to build up a sense of danger, the audience will link the trailer to the thriller genre. We will use a second path that is located further down later on in the trailer to make it look like Mel is in a different place.
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  Location 4 and5: House The house will belong to once of the actors so that we can have access to it. When leaving initially, the back door will be used and when we need it to look like another house, the exterior will be used therefore the same house can be used for both scenes. Having the house helps the audience relate to the character as it is something that everyone has and with the murderer phoning the home phone, may make people think that their own homes are not safe. Houses represent a place a safety and well being therefore misleading the audience into thinking that Mel, the main character, is safe. Having the murderer phone the home phone in the last scene shows that the house is in fact not safe and is therefore taking away their false feel of comfort. When someone is home, it is often when someone is their most comfortable and relaxed but it also makes someone their most vulnerable.
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  Location 6: Conferenceroom, Oakgrove School Instead of using another house for where the murderer lives, I have decided to use the conference room at my school instead. The reasoning behind this is because having the large desk and the chairs and the way I will shoot the scene, it will look like the character is in an office as only one room is shown in the trailer and therefore a whole house is not needed. It will be dark in the room with maybe just a desk lamp to light it so that it reflects the murderers personality. The large desk will also help to give more back story to the murderer as it makes him look like an important man. One other main advantage to having it in the conference room is that me and the actors can access it easily and should minimse a conflict in timetables between me and the actors.
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  Location 7:Drama studio,Oakgrove School Using the drama studio means that the lighting can be manipulated easily and therefore can make sure that the scene will have the best atmosphere. The scenes that will be shot in here will be both the short fight scene and the scene where Mel is tied to a chair. The room is very dark which again helps to create the mood for the scenes. It is also supposed to be a room owned my the murderer and by having it dark builds up a sense of danger and suspense, hinting at what he is going to do to the main character. A lot of scenes in thriller movies are often shot in the dark therefore the audience will link the darkness to the genre of the film. This location stands out against all the other ones as the other locations used are places that the audience have been around and experienced and this room is not. This shows them that what is about to happen is something out of the ordinary.
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  Location 8:sixth formlocations, Oakgrove School When Mel is remembering what she is going to leave behind before she runs away, she has flash backs to happy times at school with her friends. The scenes will therefore be shot during the day time and in bright lighting to show the happiness she was feeling and to contrast with the darkness of the other scenes. Locations such as the common room, hallways, canteen ect, will be used as these are locations that audience members should be able to relate to , remember their own happiness and therefore empathise with what Mel is feeling when she is leaving it all behind. School would be a normal occurrence to Mel and by having the flashbacks, gives the audience a glimpse of what her normal day to day life would be like. It is also somewhere where people usually feel safe which will contrast with what else is shown in the trailer.