2. As part of the pre production process to creating my product, (a 2 minute
opening sequence) I have undergone visual research on potential
locations. After a few hours of deciding and inspecting potential areas in
the London Borough of Lambeth, I found 3 locations which will create a
tense and chilling atmosphere. I will film at night time (approx 8:30pm)
to achieve this.
3. This busy street will be my first location where I will aim to use a long shot to
establish my characters where about’s as this is extremely important. I
have decided to use a busy road to convey the reality of the narrative and
present other activity’s happening despite the character not knowing she is
being watched.
4. This is the park location where my middle class female character will
be followed by the stalker. The main ideas behind choosing a park
as because it symbolizes a happy place for kids and people to walk
by feeling secure however at night this can be a different matter.
5. This location is a side road near the park in which my female character will
walk down and peek behind this wall. I aim to shoot an extreme close up of
the wall with the stalker standing a few metres back even though he will be out
of focus. This is so I disguise his identity using the wall to create a perspective
feeling. This location was quieter and I wanted the main focus to be what was
happening in the scene and not the surroundings/environment.
6. My character will be shown here with a medium shot running around the corner to
somewhere where she assumes is safe (location to the right). The next scene
will happen under a bridge where the female is killed by the stalker and a new
character is introduced. I have decided choose this location because it reflects
the narrative of my opening and the background lighting will suit the genre.
7. Again the park location will be where my opening will come to an end as
the new character introduced in the previous scene will be followed too as
the stalker waits for her to walk past. This location will create the
mystery and ambiguity of whether the teenage girl makes it alive. As all
the audience will see is an extreme CU of feet walking away.
