The director chose to set their horror film in a forest at night to create an eerie atmosphere that is commonly used in the genre. The dense trees make it hard to see where the villain may appear and provide opportunities for jump scares in the dark. Setting it away from normal life like a city and at night when visibility is low generates tension for the audience.

3. I have chosen to locate my movie in a forest because it can create an eerie
atmosphere. Locations like this are often used in horror films because it is
hard to see with all the tree’s so you don’t know where the villain is going to
be. Also, a common convention of horror films is for it to be set away from
normal life, like a city.
The opening will also be set at night because it creates tension as you can’t
really see what’s happening on the screen and it also provides a lot of
opportunities for jump scares to try and scare the audience with the use of
eerie music to create tension.