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Location Reece

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The Homeless Man

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Pros;• The location is close to my house, meaning less time will be wasted in transport• The location isn’t the typical place a homeless man would be found – adding to the mystical nature of the

character• The location is rather tight – giving a claustrophobic feel to a viewer• The natural lighting is rather brightCons;• The area is tight so it will be hard to fit cast and crew in plus equipment and still get a variety of shot types• A lighting rig wouldn’t fit, and it would be hard to record audio without a mic getting into shot• In filming the entire path would be blocked up so it might annoy neighbours• The location is outside meaning the whether can change and equipment can’t be plugged to the mainsSolutions;• Keep cast and crew to a minimum, only bring essential items, utilise the length of the pathway rather than

the depth• Film in the day when natural light can be used and fix in post production• Offer to clear the path when approached or find an alternative route• Check the whether forecast before filming and use battery powered equipment when possible

A

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Pros;• Open space allows plenty of room for as much cast, crew and

equipment required• Being on the of a film allows a variety of shot typesCons;• The signs on the wall won’t look amazing an will need covering• It could be unrealistic for the protagonist to be walking on the grass• May need permission to film against the houseSolutions;• Cover them up by strategically placing cast against them• Use creative licence• Ask nicely

B

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Pros;• The location is small which could make a viewer feel claustrophobic• The orange wood would match the homeless mans costume – making him

camouflaged and will necessarily be seen at firstCons;• The area is small so it will be hard to fit cast and crew in plus equipment and still get

a variety of shot types• A lighting rig wouldn’t fit, and it would be hard to record audio without a mic getting

into shot• In filming the entire path would be blocked up so it would annoy walkersSolutions;• Keep cast and crew to a minimum, only bring essential items, utilise the length of the

pathway rather than the depth• Film in the day when natural light can be used and fix in post production• Offer to clear the path [there isn’t an alternative route]

C

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The location choice : A• I think location A is the best because the effects of a small location

and where a homeless man wouldn’t necessarily be works well with the horror genre.• The location is close to my house meaning it will be quick, easy and

cheep to get people there• I will need to keep equipment and props to a minimum so that there

will be room to film, but because the location is long, I can utilise the length of the alley.

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The Living Room

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Pros;• The location is very open and spacious meaning it will be easy to set up interesting angles and

have a lot of equipment cast and crew on set• The location has a lot of light meaning I might not need a lighting rig• The white colour scheme has connotation of being pure and pristine, this juxtaposes the

horror genre and what happens in the filmCons;• The constant noise of a fish tank in the background in undesirable• The location is unrealistic to be owned by the characters or a viewer making it unrealistic and

unrelateableSolutions;• Turn of the fish tank when filming• Use creative licence

A

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Pros;• The red furniture has connotations of blood and danger which is appropriate for the horror genre• The open space will fit all the crew and equipment and allows in a lot of natural light, the black out

curtains allows the amount of natural light to be easily controlled• The room feels homely and welcoming, putting a viewer at easy, making them easers to scare• The red colour scheme has connotations of blood and danger which follows conventions of the

horror genreCons;• There are cats in the house which could get in the way• The family photos aren’t off the characters• Every 15 minuets the grandfather clock makes a noiseSolutions;• Lock the cats in a different room• Take down the photos• Stop the clock or don’t film when the chimes go

B

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The location choice : B• I think location B will be better because it feels more realistic for the

viewer and it has a homely feel to it• The colour scheme in location B is more appropriate for the horror

genre and can convey the film genre better to the demographic if I also use the location for a photoshoot• The problems of the clock chimes is easier to deal with without

potentially killing fish

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The Woods A

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Pros;• The woods are realistic with a thick and dense amount of shrubs in order to hide

objects or people in the woods, or even hide a camera to get interesting angles • Despite having a lot of over-head shrubbery, there is still a lot of light that gets through

meaning a full lighting rig may not be needed• This section of the woods is rather isolated meaning there is minimal road noise and

people wanting to walk throughCons;• This section of the woods is a 20 minuet walk away with no car access meaning it will

be hard to move equipment about and keep costumes clean from the dirty and dust• There are local birds meaning that bird noise is a problem• Being outside there are no mains electricitySolution;• keep the amount of equipment to a minimum (the good light will help with this)• Scare away the birds before hand• Use battery powered equipment

A

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BPros;• There is a lot of lighting due to no over head shrubs• The open space allows for multiple angles• It will be easy to shoot the antagonist following the protagonist• The location is only a 5 minuet walk away making it easier to move equipmentCons;• The woods don’t feel claustrophobic or scary or look like stereotypical woods• There are stinging nettles which could cause injury to the cast and crew• The path is commonly walked by walkers meaning their noise and presence means

filming will constantly be interrupted and restartedSolution;• Use close ups and avoid loose angle shots in order to hide the location• Advise long trousers and be prepared to trim back dangerous shrubs – do a risk

assessment• Be prepared to stop filming, have people on set ready to stop people walking on

camera

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The location choice : A• I think location A will be better because the trees are thick and dense

it means I can use the location to add scares (for example hiding something in the trees) and use the claustrophobic feel of the woods to put a viewer on edge.• Location B is too open with dangerous such as stinging nettles and

hassles like people walking.

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The Woods B

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APros;• The location is isolated enforcing how alone and, therefore, helpless the

characters are in the trailer• There very few pedestrians near by who would be interrupting filming• The open space allowing a large verity in shot types and not having to worry

about unwanted things in shot (for example having a sing post in the background)

Cons;• The sound of the river might disturb the films sound• The location is a 10 minuet drive and 15 minuet walk making it awkward to

get toSolution;• Keep the microphone away from the river and deal with sound issues in

post• Keep cast, crew and equipment to a minimum

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BPros;• The location contains a playground which infers child

endangerment – a common theme in horror filmsCons;• The abundance of children may be a sound and mise-en-

scene issue, and they could be disturbed by the bloodSolution;• Don’t film when people are around

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The location choice : A• I think location A will be better because the isolation of the location

will make it easier to film uninterrupted and will convey the aloneness of the characters• The problem with location B is that it is a playground and it could be

hard to not get children in the shot or heard in the shot which will pose problems on set

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Pros;• The church is in a large space allowing establishing shotsCons;• The church isn’t a stereotypical looking church and looks

more like a house than a churchSolution;• Frame the shot to empathise the aspects of a stereotypical

church

A

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Pros;• The church looks very stereotypical so it will be easy to convey to a viewer

that it’s a church• The presence of a grave yard will convey to the viewer the themes of the

undeadCons;• The church is very tall so it will be hard to get a shot that will frame the

entire church• The Church is of a main road so road noise may be an issueSolution;• Do an establishing shot to convey to the viewer it’s a church• Film when it isn’t rush hour, re record and do a voice dub if required

B

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The location choice : B• Location B looks more like a Church and is more iconic to a viewer,

also the presence of the grave yard would enable a scene to be shot in a grave yard which is a horror film convention• The problems of not being able to shoot the whole church and traffic

noise are easily fixed


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