Group: Location Reccie

We want our opening to look as realistic as possible and so we did a location reccie of Dan's house. We thought this would be most appropriate due to the fact a lot of the walls are glass and it is positioned in a very isolated location. These aspects are conventional to a horror films and so we feel this will be most effective for our opening.

These pictures show the outside wooded area which we will be using in the opening. It is dark and eerie, poorly kept and there is also a feel of isolation. Again the space is very open and easy to utilise in terms of both acting and filming.

 

• These pictures show inside the house we are using as our set. They have been taken with flash on to make the lighting have a more moody feel about it, as we plan to on the night. There is plenty of space to use. The open plan of the house is a convention of horrors, also. It is difficult to see from the pictures but the house is a bungalow and has many huge glass walls/windows, which we felt would be interesting to film in.
• The lighting is dim and moody and sets a relaxed vibe for the opening. The picture on the bottom left shows the courtyard, another interesting set feature. We are unsure whether to use this or not, the courtyard is boxed in the middle of the house surrounded by glass walls.