One place we are considering to film in is near Asda, we have been considering it because it looks like a run-down and dull place which would be a great place for a thriller as the are not nice and colourful films. The area is very concrete intense and has very minimal bushes and trees, the area is also surrounded by tall steel fence which look great to make a jail like feel which again fits with thriller films with jail and crime etc. As the streets are behind main roads and residential areas its very deserted which is a great place to start a thriller with a shady deal with the boy and the contents of the bag. The streets are fairly wide which will be interesting when it comes to filming as we can get a variety of shots including the shots we need.
Thorpe Marriott was another place we chose to look at as it had a lot of great areas which we could use when filming, like for example tight alleyways and back roads which would look great in a chase scene for claustrophobic shots and shot variety. The area also has wide open areas for the shots that require alot of different shots to pick out the surrounds and put you in the scene. Although the places gives out alot of shot vairety the place it self looks abit freindly for the type of scenes we require such as shady deals with gang members and the cornering of the character and being beaten up doesnt fit the area.
Mousehold
Mousehold was also a place we have considered as it gives a lot of areas to film with a wide area, with plenty of good looking rundown places with fences which would be great for are first scene behind a fence. Further on past mousehold there is also a great place to film the final scene where Edward gets cornered and is forced to give up. The little building estate area would be great as it shows the grimy and dull area they are and the situation Edward is in, it also doesn’t get much sun which would be good to capture the struggle and darkness in him and the past of the character to what he has done to get in this situation
You outline the potential of some of these locations well, Ollie, and I particularly like your consideration of the potential of the fences etc to add meaning.
ReplyDeleteCould you make links between these locations and those found in other thrillers such as Essex Boys? How does Essex Boys use similar locations?