Location Recce

We have decided for one of our locations to be set in a dark room where photos will be developed, we will be using the dark room at school as it will be easy to gain consent to use however using the dark room creates an environment which will not be obvious to the audience that it has been shot in a school. The room will be used as it is relevant to our story and will allow the audience to have a better understanding, building upon the story line.

 If we record after school hours there is a reduced risk of getting other students in the scene which we want to avoid as it would create a more serious, tense atmosphere if the character is isolated in the room. Being located in the school means that filming is very convenient and less time consuming.

Our second location in the opening sequence is in St Louis Meadow Park which is located in Banbury, Cherwell heights. We have chosen to use this park for convenience as it is easily accessible for all of our actors.

The park is surrounded by a wooded area which we will also be using as a location because woods are often associated with a possible risk of danger, this is relevant to our story and adds to the tension and suspense in the scene due to the danger involved. When filming we will also ensure that the park is empty, filming at times in the early evening when the park is less likely to be used having an empty park will make the location eerie and add to the thriller aspect of our film. The park also has a set of swings which we intended to use when creating our storyboard, using the symbolism of innocence in the swing contrasted against the idea of danger and the occurring event of a kidnaping.