Location - Haunted house.

We used part of a lesson to go and visit our desired location. The location we want to use for one of the scenes is an abandoned house in Hutton Mount. The house is large and has a variety of rooms to choose from. In the picture above one of the risks is made clear, all the windows have been smashed in, this leaves shattered glass all over the floor inside. Although this is good for a thriller it is also a danger towards us.

This is the only entrance into the building, its around the back of the house. A lot of the other doors leading into the house are boarded up due to the fact that the house is abandoned and nobody has lived there for years.

This was the initial room we wanted to film our thriller in because its the most spacious room in the house. Since visiting the house we have decided differently as the walls are covered in inappropriate graffiti. Along with the graffiti there is also a radiator, the window is boarded up and there is a lot of glass covering the floor. These are all things we wouldn't want in our shots.

This room isn't appropriate as it small and dark. The window is boarded up stopping any fresh air in. The room is too cramped for filming as it would restrict our camera angles and shots available. 

This is the kitchen, which immediately seems unsuitable as we need a spacious room without a cupboard/sink area in it. The room has white walls with fake blood running down them as previous media students have used this house. The room is a mess as many people have been in over the years.

This room is good because it is spacious. A problem would be that there is a house in the background which can be seen through the window. This would defeat the idea of being isolated and in danger.

The burnt and off-coloured walls gives a sense of decay and danger.

This room is a possibility as it is spacious and is not covered in as much graffiti. The off-coloured walls make it more effective as it gives the sense of a decaying, dangerous and isolated feeling which portrays how the girl in the room will be feeling if we choose this room. The only thing distracting the shot would be the chimney in the background of the shot, as this defeats the idea of being isolated.

These two shots are of the same room at two different angles. The graffiti in this room is more appropriate for a thriller. The corner of the room would be perfect to put the chair as it creates an isolated and intimidating feeling. The room is spacious although from these pictures it looks enclosed and isolated.

By Natalie Grant