Planning Locations!!

We need to make sure that the location is in the right place to look good and also to have a good atmosphere for the Zombie/Thriller/Horror Setting. it needs to look realistic so that the opening looks authentic and as realistic as possible. we have decided again as a group that we will be filming our opening in the grounds of the school as this would be easier and we wouldn't have to travel to get to another location. 

This was the first picture to be taken. it was taken as soon as we spotted this place in the back area of the college. we looked for many different locations around school and realized that an outside setting would be different and also because of all of the trees that are in this area, it fits in with a stereotypical "Thriller".
In this picture to can see two big green gates and this is where our film will start. The Protagonist of this will open the gates while walking their dog and enter the abandoned area. We have also had the idea to have a  broken sign on the gate reading "Do Not Enter".

This is an image of the first tree that you see as you walk through the gate. it was old and broken in places and looked like an arm emerging from the ground, trying to grab its prey. A lot of the trees in this area where like this and bairly any of them had leaves on them. this was probably due to the fact that it was winter and was very cold and wet. This added a creepy effect to the area as it was spookily silent while round there. So much so that you forget that you are in a school. We did not like being in the Prohibited area for those reasons.






All three of us thought that the area was a brilliant one for our film as we was all very uneasy while in this part of the colleges property. you could hear no noise from any area of the school which made this location the best for our film opening.
the picture on the left is of another tree that was further up the trail of the area. This is to show how different each part of the area is and how they can be represented in our film. because this tree was a different shape to the last, you could get under it, making it an ideal place for our predator.

Around the Corner of the trail we found this rotten stool that has been there for over 3 years. all the wood had gone soft, the metal and rusted and snapped off, and the ground seemed to have grown around it.
It almost looked as if the ground was swallowing it up. The picture demonstrates how abandoned this area is in real life as well as the film itself. by this point we was all pretty happy with the area and we all knew that it was the spot where we wanted to film for our AS exam.

After deciding that this was the right area for our filming, we decided to play with the camera and test out a few shots in order to get more of a feel for the film. Reece hid in the trees with the camera and decided to take a photo of myself and fay running for our lives. By taking the picture in the trees, it shows the audience the predators point of view and perspective. This shot was timed perfectly as the motion is just right so you can physically see both of us running. it was a good shot as it represents everthing thst we want to acheive in the final film project.

This final shot isn't as good as the last but shows a more detailed and close shot of both me and Fay. This picture too is from the predator or stalkers point of view. it creates the feel of being watched and that the "Thing" could attack at any time or any moment.

There is also another location we would like to check out and that is a field in Coates which would serve as a great ending of our Film Opening. We haven't looked into the location yet but when we do, we will make a decision on whether to use this location as well.