Settings

The setting of our shots is a crucial part of making an effective and thrilling trailer.

Before filming I set out to discover various locations where it could be possible to film for the trailer. At first, it seemed the most creepy and suspenseful places were, parks, alley ways and areas of low population such as fields and quiet country roads. This is because, it is a stereotype that these sort of locations are where danger can occur. For example, the trailer of Kidnapped, showed how a child can be taken in broad daylight in the park, which connotes that although parks are for joy and laughter, they can be a place of danger. This links to our trailer idea, love is usually seen as a wonderful thing that everybody has to have, but with this, love can cause great heart ache and people can go to extreme and unhealthy lengths to find it.
Here are the following pictures that were taken for ideas to film:

This location shows a small park. We chose this area as the primary coloured fence suggests this is place that is safe for children to play and have fun as this simple colour scheme is associated with children, however the shots we filmed here are threatening and create tension and suspense. We did this to show that even a safe innocent place such as this can be corrupted by fear and danger because this suggests to the audience that no where is safe for the protagonist which creates a higher level of anxiety for them as they know the protagonist isn't safe anywhere.

This location shows an alley way that could potentially be used. We wanted to use this setting because it a stereotypical setting for a threatening scene which is a quintessential feature of the thriller genre. This is because it adds verisimilitude by adding a setting that our demographic is threatened and wary of in real life. Also the idea of a young girl walking down a dark alleyway alone immediately puts people on edge as it young girls are often seen as weak and vulnerable and a dark alleyway connotes unseen threats and the idea that the girl is trapped as there is only one way in and out. This could be an opportunity for foreshadowing as the girl is later captured by the antagonist and trapped/held prisoner by him.

One of the people involved in making our trailer happened to have said they have a shed filled with building materials, after looking inside it was clear that this location should be used at some point in the trailer. This is because it sets an uneasy tone for the audience as it is a disturbing and creepy looking setting. Throughout the shed, there are numerous amounts of cob webs which gives an abandoned feel to the area which connotes to the audience that nobody will be there to help the protagonist as she will be abandoned by safety.

This location is where all of the inside shots can take place, for example a knife drop could be used to show that something significant has happened. Furthermore, this location has easy access as it gives us an opportunity to film basic shots that can be used in the trailer. For example, as part of our initial ideas, it is planned to use a close up shot of a out of focus candle, which connotes imbalance and emits a feeling of distortion to the audience. 

Whilst searching for locations, we past this church. After watching various thriller trailers/films, I found that a repeating theme of the genre was religious imagery. Furthermore, going to church connotes that somebody is looking for some sort of guidance or help, which links to our plot for our antagonist, as he is a deeply troubled person.