Evaluation Task One - Location/Setting

Though out our trailer, we had to understand that there had to be a whole range of different locations and settings for different shots, this was because Dan and I, in our trailer are split up and trying to find each other, which resulted in the use of different places to shoot out trailer. We introduced different locations throughout the trailer not really giving any prevalence to a specific location but it's rather spread out. We used a number of shots to show these locations which I believe can be seen by the choice of screenshots that I have taken below. 

There was a whole range of ideas that went well in our film trailer, one of them was the range of different shots used, this was to show the audience all of the different locations, but it also tells the audience the story line. An example of the wide range shots was when we did an establishing shot of the cemetery. Personally, the establishing shot was a unique shot in comparison to some of the other shots that were used in our trailer. Furthermore, the establishing shot was going to be one of the main shots that we were going to use in our trailer, which does not only just show the importance and in depth of our research and planning but also tells us that we have prepared and planned properly for our trailer.

Personally, I feel that the choice of locations used for our trailer were the ideal settings for the horror genre. These different types of locations that were used consisted of going to various different graveyards (Ewell/Highgate Cemetery), various woodlands/fields and a drive in the countryside at night. All of these different locations showed off our story line, plus it also showed the audience that Dan and I are from a middle class background, which would appeal to out C1, C2 and D target audiences. Also, the working class background can be seen through some of the clothes that were worn by Dan and I, but also the dialect used in our film that both of us used, can also be used by the public in everyday use by a typical teenage audience in the present era.

Here is a location with Dan being filmed in Ewell Cemetery. The camera stays onto Dan but we still continue to see the background. We see almost all of the cemetery which shows that this was a perfect position to take this shot from as it can clearly be identified as an establishing shot.

Here we have an establishing shot of the wooded area location, where we can see Dan running away. This is to give the audience the feel that Dan is running away from something or someone.