We thought about setting it in a wood (Poringland Wood to be precise) where a group of friends would be walking a dog and it is filmed like a video diary, hand held and rough footage.
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| Poringland Wood (where it will hopefully be set) |
At first a light is seen by the camera man though his view finder on the camera, but it disappears before the rest of the group see it, after more chatter, few more orange lights appear (glow sticks) and one large white light (one large powerful torch) and it gets closer and closer and the group starts to run, this is when the camera man trips over and the camera falls on the ground, and a figure is seen running past the screen.....
Location- Poringland Wood
Lighting- dark or gloomy
Camera work-handheld, rough, with a torch attached on it.
Group- Me (Sam), Billie Kemp, Jessica Moy, Jack Monahan
This is only one idea we have and so far, the most popular....it may change!
Interesting planning but logistically very difficult and too much going on to successfully establish a readable opening to a thriller film.
ReplyDeleteDogs, lights and pitch darkness are recipes for problems. Your film has to be readable and in my experience students filming in darkness have big problems with readability.
To add variety and suspense you could consider filming in 2 locations with cuts between a city and the forest. Thus whoever the villain is this character everywhere.
Don't film at night, our equipment is not sophisticated enough. Film in bleak afternoon light, misty days are very evocative. Avoid re making The Blair Witch Project, you need a twist of your own.
If you have access to a very obedient dog this could be the connection between the victim and the stalker. The dog in the woodland is also seen in a busy urban street and this is the first clue to identifying the villain.
Keep your ideas simple but menacing and focus on camera shots, camera angles, lighting and of course sound!
We can discuss in class but avoid your taste for horror and ground your film in reality, this will add authenticity to your production.
Okay, thanks!
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