17. Locations

TASK: List the locations you are going to shoot your film opening with an image and explanation.

Woodlands, Clapham

The first scene of my film opening will be located in the woodlands which is a conventional setting in a horror film. The victim will be taking a shortcut home by going through the woodlands, however it will start getting late and dark and darkness is key to creating an eerie atmosphere. The victim will be using their phone to have a conversation with their friend, however as she enters deeper into the woods, she finds that she has lost service, this creates a sense of mystery, because if anything was to happen there is little possibility of getting help. Due to there being a lot of trees, I will be including diegetic sound of wind in the background and also the sound of ruffling leaves as the protagonist will be walking over a ground of scattered leaves. Adding diegetic sounds will make the scene seem much more realistic and we will also be able to hear when the protagonist approaches from behind due to the sound of leaves crunching when the protagonist walks over them.
 

Displayed above is the exact same location, however this is presented in a map form through Google Maps. The location is marked with a red place marker so it is easier to identify exactly where the location is. The location is also clearly labelled, so the name and address of the place is easily identified.

Houghton House, Ampthill

The second scene of my film opening will be located in a ruined house which is yet another conventional location in a horror film. The building's interior and exterior both look visually unpleasant which instantly creates an eerie atmosphere within the second scene. There are areas of the building that have collapsed, the doors are missing, as well as the windows and the building itself is very empty, this is beneficial as it will enable me to create a more realistic horror effect. The antagonist is most likely to take their victim to an abandoned building, being in the middle of nowhere as there is little possibility of the antagonist being found, but also little chance of the victim running away as they are most likely to be unaware of the location. Moreover, this location will be used as the place where the victim is kept captive and tormented. At night, when the antagonist leaves, the victim will try to escape, however the antagonist will come back unexpected and will find the victim trying to escape, he then stabs her to death.
 

Displayed above is another example of my second location that I will be using, however this is in a map form displayed through Google Maps. The location is clearly labelled with a red place marker, this makes it much easier to identify exactly where the location is. The location is also clearly labelled with the name and address of the place so it is easily identified.