Location Research
For the location of our thriller, we decided we wanted to film in the 'comfort' of one of our houses. This is because it makes the audience feel as if the victim is in a safe place before the break in, this intrusion will aid in interesting the audience and building suspense as it makes them feel as if they aren't safe anywhere. When putting together our storyboard, we came to a consensus that we wanted our scenes to take place in bedrooms, the kitchen and the garden. We also need props such as beds, a weapon, a wardrobe and ladder; meaning the inside of a home is the best fit for our location choice.
Although we finalised this decision, we also primarily discussed filming it at an abandoned warehouse that we are all familiar with, however, we decided against this due to the open roof of the building, meaning we would have to work around weather patterns. As well as this, the warehouse is often vandalised and broken into, meaning we would be interrupted during filming. Another negative of using this building is that it's very unstable and we could easily get hurt during filming, due to holes in the top floor. One positive of using this location would be the dark and creepy mise-en-scene, which would be perfect in creating a tense atmosphere.
Another reason to why we chose a house is because we are basing our ideas of existing thriller movies such as Taken and The Call, in these movies the climax builds within the comfort of people's homes, making the audience feel invaded and vulnerable which ultimately creates a thrilling atmosphere. We didn't want to risk changing the location to something that's more unique to the existing movies because we risk displeasing our audience.
Although we finalised this decision, we also primarily discussed filming it at an abandoned warehouse that we are all familiar with, however, we decided against this due to the open roof of the building, meaning we would have to work around weather patterns. As well as this, the warehouse is often vandalised and broken into, meaning we would be interrupted during filming. Another negative of using this building is that it's very unstable and we could easily get hurt during filming, due to holes in the top floor. One positive of using this location would be the dark and creepy mise-en-scene, which would be perfect in creating a tense atmosphere.
Another reason to why we chose a house is because we are basing our ideas of existing thriller movies such as Taken and The Call, in these movies the climax builds within the comfort of people's homes, making the audience feel invaded and vulnerable which ultimately creates a thrilling atmosphere. We didn't want to risk changing the location to something that's more unique to the existing movies because we risk displeasing our audience.
When discussing who's house to use we wanted to use one that had an open planned floor space, meaning it would be easier to work with camera angles and shots. As well as this, we also wanted to pick one that would be available at most times so we are able to be flexible with our filming schedule. Another positive factor of using a house is that we can use natural or artificial lighting. This use of mise-en-scene will be helpful in making our thriller the best it can be, as lighting is an important factor in setting the tense atmosphere.
⇒Our first location idea:
However, it gets dark very easily, meaning we would need to film only during the day. We also found that using artificial lighting doesn't make much of a difference in this dark building and it causes the camera shot to be blurry.
⇒Our second location idea:
This is the floor plan for the house, it has various rooms to choose from, hallways, stairs, a kitchen and is furnished with the props that we will need. This means we will be able to follow our storyboard accurately.
The location means we can use natural or artificial lighting, it will be available at all times to use, it won't be affected by weather conditions and it's also on a quiet street, meaning passing cars won't affect our audio.
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