Location Recce

Locations Recce

There will be three main locations within our opening sequence:

1. street/alleyway

2. kitchen/modern house

3. cellar

Firstly, we want to use a street or alleyway to show the sister and husband putting up missing posters of the woman. We want to present them putting them up in a public area as obviously they will want people looking out for the missing woman. This will be our second scene. 

The restrictions for using this area is that it is a public area so we will need to be careful when filming to not get any pedestrians on camera as they may not give us permission to use the footage. Another restriction is the fact that this area is a large open space and is fairly windy. Therefore it will be hard to hear any dialogue from the characters and there will also be the sound of the wind during the footage. As a result we will need to put music and the dialogue over the footage and record it separately and mute the sound on the actual footage. There is also a lack of power points so we will have to work with the natural lighting and make sure the camera is fully charged before we go out to film so we don't run out of battery half way through! As it is starting to get dark early we will film at around 2/3pm so it is still light enough to film and get good results. The health and safety issues is the road that is next to the alleyway. It isn't a very busy road but we will make sure we are on the pathway at all times and stay clear of cars. 

The second location is the kitchen and modern house. This will be where we film the first and third scene of our opening sequence. The husband will be seen printing off missing posters in the first scene and then making dinner for him in the third scene. 

The dangerous hazards will be when cooking the meal. The gas hob will be on and we will need to be careful when filming to remember to stay clear of it and be sensible. There is also a mirror on the wall opposite the kitchen so when we are filming the husband cooking we need to be careful to not get reflections of any of the equipment or people! 

The third and final location is the cellar. This is where we will be filming the final scene of the opening sequence. The wife is being held hostage in here and is tied up to a chair. 

There are numerous difficulties and restrictions with this location. To begin with, there is minimal lighting and there is just one light which fills the whole room so we will need to supply ourselves with extra lighting. There is also minimal power points so for the lighting situation we may need an extension cable to be able to position the light where we want in the room. But on the other hand it is an excellent location as it is conventional of a thriller/horror film. A dirty, eerie, mysterious setting which is stranded from all civilisation. It will be effective at establishing the genre of the film and creating tension and suspense within the audience. 

The colours of the cellar are perfect as they are generally dark colours. This signifies the mind of the husband. As black is a mysterious colour associated with fear and the unknown. The dark colours are used to create fear and suspense and ultimately scare the audience.   

There was another option of a cellar but we had to rule that one out as it was cramped with too many items. The height of the ceiling was also too low so therefore it would not be suitable to film in. The fact that this cellar is very clear and empty will help to make the wife seem isolated from society and an outsider.  





Planned out by Freya, Robbie, Jess and Jack but written by me (Freya)