Research and Planning - Organisation of location

From the research I conducted I found that my target audience prefer a horror movie which is set in a forest. For this reason I will base my teaser trailer within a forest. I looked at two possible forest locations to see which one would be more appropriate:


- The first location I looked at was 'Sedgemoore' forest in Flackwell Heath. It is a small forest with about three fields next to it. I found this would be a good location because it gives me two settings - field and forest. The forest it's self was quite small and I thought that it may be difficult if I want running shots. I also found the forest did not look that creepy it is quite an open area and did not seem like the appropriate location to film my teaser trailer. I felt that the area was quite small which would restrict the type of filming I could do.


- The second location I looked at was a forest in Bourne End. This forest was much bigger then the one in Flackwell and also has a lot of fields. I  felt that this location had more potential and would allow me to shot running shots. The forest has lots of small narrow paths and allyways which are ideal for creating scary scenes. There is a lot of trees and gives off a creepy feel when it starts getting dark, for this reason I think it is ideal for the location to film the teaser trailer.


Overall I think the forest in Bourne End is the location I am going to use for filming my teaser trailer. This is because I feel the look of it will contribute to the genre of the teaser trailer. It looks quite eary with lots of trees, small paths and slight darkness as the trees stop the sun. For this reason I think that this location is appropriate for the filming as it provides a horror like scene.




I also found from the questionnaires that the target audience's second faviourate choice was a house. For this reason I looked at two houses just incase I wanted to use a house in the teaser trailer:

- The first house I looked at was my own.This location is a good one because it looks like an average house which the audeince can identify with. The front of the house is quite tidy and as it is on the corner therefore gives me a large area to shoot. If I was to shoot the front of the house I would be able to shoot from various angles which would make it look more interesting.

- The second house I looked was a bungalow. This location is good because again it looks like an average house. I want my target audience to be able to relate to the characters so the look of the house is very important. However I would be resticted in the I shoot in this location. As you can see in the image, a large hedge is infront of the house and a lot of foliage is around. I would not be able to do a long shot of people walking in the door or doing anything in the garden as the hedge would disrupt the view.

Overall I think my house is the better location out of the houses to film for the teaser trailer. I think the location of it is better because there is not obstruction to the house like the the second one with the hedge. This location will allow me to shoot shots such as LS and movements such as tracking. This house is a average house and is something the teenage audience can identify with as most of them live in an average house.




Overall the two locations I am going to use in my teaser trailer is the forest in Bourne End and my house. As stated above the forest is ideal as it looks creepy and a typical location for horror movies. For the house  it is something the audience can identify with and is a genreal good location.