Friday, 8 October 2010

Planning - Locations

Location, location, location!

For my trailer I need to use several different filming locations to represent several different locations in the film, ranging from a forest, to a local landmark and even a police station.

Warder's Lodge at Knypersley PoolOne of the locations I have chosen for my filming is the local country park, called the 'Grange country park'. This location provides a thick forest with easy access that I can use for many aspects of my trailer, and it is quiet so there won't be much interference. The location also provides a stream, waterfall and a large lake that can be used for background effects. In this forest there is a path which I can use to ensure my actors are safe, but also allows for easy shooting, as obviously shooting on rough terrain would be rather difficult.





What my landmark looks like

The second location I need is for a police station type location, so I am going to use my school to act as a sort of 'holding cell' for the criminally insane. This is because the building is large and very brightly coloured, but also available to shoot within my schedule.

Other then these key places, I may use a few simple/stock footage shots of sunsets or local buildings/streets just to help build suspense/tension or to fill the trailers gaps. The sunset footage could also be used to help represent the time of day.