The Abandoned House - Location





This is the setting of the house scene in our thriller. The house is abandoned and most of the windows are kicked in. We thought that this house would be a good setting for a thriller because from the inside the walls look very ‘old’ and ‘burnt’, this is a typical look for a remote desolate house. This relates to mise-en-scene as it doesn’t look like the house has been adjusted for filming purposes. The look that the house hasn’t been tampered with for the filming is helpful as some settings look like people have deliberately changed things around for it. The fact that this house has been un-inhabited for many years helps because the whole house is dusty, dirty and covered in graffiti. When we got inside the house we encountered a few problems, mainly holes in the floor and smashed windows everywhere meaning that glass was a severe hazard. This was made apparent when Alex nearly cut his hand on broken glass after waving out the window at passers-by. Also, the knife was a danger as Ben nearly cut himself on it reaching into the bag for the camera.

By Alex Parker and Ben Marshall