Location Scouting

George Watkins

1.      Our first location is a local woods in Melbourne, Chelmsford, this location is ideal as its secluded and quite which is the kind of place you would expect a murder to take place therefore this location is very much ideal and I feel the woods gives the location a lonely and mysterious feel to it which is ideal for our genres chosen. However this location also has a few negatives such as there are houses close by which could possibly be seen in our film and the thick muddy path could be seen by the viewers as a busy walk way taking away some of that empty feel to this location.

2.      The second location is very similar to the first one as we want to prioritise woodland areas for our filming location as we feel this will be the most effective kind of location for our film opening as murders stereotypical take place in woods or other quiet and hidden away areas. However after scouting this location we found that many dog walkers pass through this wood and this could be an inconvenience when filming our opening giving this location an unrealistic feel when viewing the film. So we this location is one of the worse ones we could use out of the 5

3.      Changing up from the woodlands we found an abandoned building near our school we is also a place we took interest in due to its scary and secluded feel and the rough look it has, the kind of place you could expect a bad thing to happen making it very suited for our films narrative. However we feel the graffiti in the background spoils this location slightly.

 

 

4.      Our most preferred location is also the most local location to our group which is a nature reserve in Broomfield which is very secluded and not many locals go to this area which means we will face no interruptions also it has a lot of woodlands with multiple different areas whether it’s an open space, heavy and thick branches or placed in a slight hill, as it goes I can’t think of many negatives about this location however it is quite a wet location and has lots of puddles and wet mud which means it could be a different location to film in. 

 

5.      Our final location is a corn field close to our school which is rather secluded however it’s not particularly the best location as its rather boring and we would need permission to film there from the owner of the field and also it’s not very easy to film there without destroying the crop and there isn’t much of a back drop at this location however I do like the fact this location is flat which means you can fit a range of different length shots into our film.