Location shots

For the woods shots we decided to film in Notton Woods near Royston, Barnsley. We decided that we were going to film here because as specified in the location ideas we needed a location in the woodland shot that would be ideal to get to and from and would also make sure that all members of the cast and crew would be able to get back home safely. Also we believe that as a factor that needed to be considered was the time of day that most filming would take place at, this location is ideal for us all to be able to get home at a reasonable time.  Before entering the woods there is a path that could be useful to film on. We need a path to establish the location because this is the main location for most of the film and we need for the audience to know the type of location that we are in. Because the location involves a lot of falling and running we also needed to give the audience the feel that there might be an escape for the characters, hence the path, but the audience are always left considering that the characters might not get out.
This is the path that we feel would be ideal for the shots.

This would be a very good shot to use as we believe that as we are trying to achieve the establishing shot this does it very well. We have the path that is not quite defined which would indicate that not many people come down this way to show something isn't right but had enough tread in it to more or less lead the audience into a false sense of security in that all of the characters are fine.

The tree's also represent the environment and could signify that the characters are quite trapped and enclosed as the trees seem rather overbearing like they are blocking whats in front.

We believe that that this would be a very good spot to use because again the path also splits so it gives multiple options and the clarity of direction becomes quite fragmented and leads up to the emotions of the characters which is quite torn and lost. Also the fact that there are many leaves on the ground that are quite yellowing would be good to use in the sound effect especially when the characters are running it would make a good and obvious sound. We believe also that the use of the loose leaves would be good for when a character falls because the fabric of the clothing would pick them up and look more frantic.



Whist in the woods there is an area that would be really great to film on. It is basically a big ditch in the Earth and if there is a chance someone could slip or fall during filming it wouldn't look bad or wrong. Hopefully it will be quite muddy as it was when we took these location shots because that will add a scary unhinged effect. Also the leafs on the ground will make great noises when there are fights and scuffles. It is quite a concealed area so there isn't much of a chance of anyone walking past whilst filming.

Whist in the woods there is an area that would be really great to film on. There is a dip in the land at this point and when we do the shots of someone slipping or falling during filming it would look more authentistic because you could actually understand why the characters trip. We have also talked about from previous horror films that this has tended to be the case. As we are using quite a well used notion of a chase that ends up with the person being chased falling we believe that we need to make it look realistic. In previous horror films when you see this is seems that they are falling over barely nothing and you don't believe in the story as much because their fate doesn't in fact seem very plausible. So we are happy that we found a place in which we could effectively do the shots we need to.

Hopefully it will be quite muddy as it was when we took these location shots because that will add a scary unhinged effect. It will make the characters completely opposite to what their personality is supposed it be like and this would evidence the stress of the situation and show that they are all desperate. Also the leafs on the ground will make efficient noises during the fast shot scenes of the fighting and scuffling between characters. Because the fighting scenes are going to become quite fast edited and fast paced we also want the sound to gradually build up so we feel that making sure we have authentic noises to match the location that seem plausible we feel we have found the right location for our shots. It is quite a concealed area so there isn't much of a chance of anyone walking past whilst filming which would definitely ruin the shots and would take a lot more time that what we are planning to use whilst filming.



We are also intending to have a shot in which Charlotte has her back against a tree as if to either be hiding, resting or both.

We found this tree in the location that we think would be very effective. The fact that there is enough room for Charlotte to hide behind would also be effective as it will fulfil its purpose to give the character and the audience a sense that she could escape. But also it is quite high so when we are intending to have Violet stood quite far away from the tree and watching her it will look quite terrifying and we won’t be sure whether Charlotte is going to get away or not.

This is another shot again of an ideal place that we found that would be effective for the shots. The place is also surrounded by trees which gives the atmosphere of being trapped like we would like to give out and play on our characters and the audiences emotions. Also because a lot of the shots and the areas seem quite similar then I believe that it will also evidence this atmosphere effectively.

We liked this location because we believed that this looks quite a lot like the shot of one of the paths at the beginning. To have too places that seem similar but in fact aren't really does help fit in with our genre. Our genre succefully confuses the audience and in fact the character and makes them feel quite unstable in their own mind set. To have a location that seems similar almost gives both character and audience the feeling that they might have been here before to find as escape as it is quite simliar to the path to get in/out of the woods so to have a shot to is simlilar would truly mess with everyones feeling of safety and sense of security.

As we went further into the woods we found another area with a small stream that would also be an interesting place to film. We thought this because the water could add a scary effect because the noises of splashing water will seem soothing but not when juxtaposed with the screams of dying characters. So this would fit in with the genre as it would seem that a sound that is stereotypically soothing and quite relaxing would be the unhinged effect that what is supposed to seem calm and relaxed is infact the exact opposite.

We also found this location in the woods and thought that for a couple of shots it would be ideal. We wanted to use this area because we felt that the wide open space would give us plenty of room for different types of shots. We also believe that when we do the fighting scenes and the tussling shots this would be quite a safe place because the ground is relatively flat which would be beneficial to make sure that the ground wouldn't be dangerous and could legitimately cause a cast member to fall, especially since the knife prop could be dangerous is mishandled too. But as well as the space to do the shots the background will always be the trees which will be, again, a great reminder and representation of the genre, atmosphere and stiuation.

During the film there is many shots where we have Violet sat in her bedroom. The bedroom needs to be another obvious representation of Violet's situation and her personality and so we needed to find a place and which this would be easily represented and almost obvious.
We got together and talked about different bedrooms in all of our houses and decided that it is obviously out of the question for us to actually re paint or redecorate one of our bedrooms because there wont be that many shots of the bedroom in its entirety so we needed to find a sufficient option. After the discussion we decided that we were going to use one of our parents bedroom as we felt that this room had the qualities that we wanted to include in Violet's bedroom. We decided to use this room due to its gothic qualities. There is a black carpet and a black leather bed coupled with black bedding. This room matches Violet's personality and her appearance as the clothing  and there is a lot of space to film and get the shots we need.