Location risk assessments (assess for suitability, lighting, and amenities and photos)
Pictures of things needed to create desired mise en scene on location
Explain why you have chosen these locations.
Good Stuff Happens in 1:1 Meetings: Why you need them and how to do them well
Location Planning and Risk Assessment
1. Location Planning and Risk Assessments
Location Why this waschosen How it would be used Risk Assessment
This was chosen
because it raises
many questionfor
the audience and
create mystery. It
also suitsthe thriller
genre as the woods
can be scary
sometimes
The forest will be the
main locationwhere
the audience
questions
everything. The
trailer beginshere
butthe audience are
unaware of the
eventsthat occurred.
We must be careful
of rabbit holes, large
bodiesof water,
animals thatcan
harm us/we can
harm andthe
weather. It can’tbe
toodark or wet out.
This was chosen
because this will be
the place where
questionsare
answered as therapy
roomswhere the
truthis told. Italso
suitsthe thriller
genre because the
main character is
havingmental issues
The therapist room
scenes will be oneof
immense confusion.
Here, our
protagonistwill
explain his problems
andtry to solve them
along with the
therapistand the
audience.
Careful of breaking
furniture, propssuch
as coffee or food
shouldbe fresh for
the actors andclose
to the centre of the
table to avoid
spillage. Permission
from owner of the
roommustbe
granted.
This was chosen
because this where
we usedthe mirror
to senda message
to Aaron. It suitsthe
thriller genre
because bathroom
lights can be used to
make it look scary
The bathroomis less
significant thanthe
mirror in it. When
the protagonistsees
himself in the mirror
he begins to see his
regression from the
start of the trailer.
Don’thavetoo many
people in the
bathroomatonce
andkeep all
electrical equipment
away from water.
This was chosen
because this where
is where killer is
introduceand the
lights will the used
to makehim/she
look scary
This is the pinacle
momentin which the
killer is seen
Be careful in the
dark