Location

As one of the most important things when deciding on our idea, location, can act for a lot. Without a good location our sequence could fall through dreadfully, that’s why we have thought up some really good places to film.
A few things we came up with were: Garages/sheds, woods, derelict area or an abandoned house.

Woods
We thought woods would be a good location because it has its own environmental feel to it and the fact it feels as though you are in the middle of nowhere gives the sense of being ‘lost’.

Positive
- It has very nice characteristics
- Easy to film, as there is a lot of space
- So many different little spots, therefore a lot of choice
- Cannot adjust amount of sunlight


Negative
- dependant on the weather
- nothing we could do about the off-scene sound
- maybe slightly hard to find even floor
- quite hard to take all the equipment to
- could be quite dangerous

Garage/shed
We thought filming in a garage would be a good idea because although it shows the homely touch it cans till look quite messy and hidden. A shed is usually at the back of your house and so it still shows it’s close to home but its also where most people will keep tools and old stuff and so it shows its still quite a hidden area.

Positive
- under shelter, therefore no problem of weather
- do not have to travel far with the cameras
- can cut out all off-scene noise
- easy to limit lighting
- can position things exactly how we want them

Negative
- could end up looking too staged
- would there be enough space
- Will it fit with our genre?

Abandoned house
We think this would be a really really good venue because it would definitely have the run-down, derelict look we want for our idea. It would possibly be an ideal location for our idea, it’s the sort of location a real hostage would take place. It would mean the setting would have the unique look already and we wouldn’t have to set it up to look how we want it.

Positive
- exactly the theme we want
- would look very realistic on camera
- would fit genre perfectly

Negative
- would be very hard to find one that’s suitable
- could possibly be quite dangerous (need permission)
- there could be off-scene noise
- taking our equipment too far