Location of filming

Location of the film

For the location of the film, we needed to initially look into the conventions of where Horror films are usually filmed.

As a group we realised that deciding the location and time of filming is just as important as choosing the actors. Due to our film being low budget and being funded by micro wave, we decided that filming in one house is the best way to keep cost down. Filming on location is cheaper, rather than filming on a constructed set or in a studio. However, a downfall of shooting in a real life environment is that the light and camera angles may suffer. The natural lighting on streets and inside buildings will be of a lower quality and standard, however, it is the best way to make the scenes realistic and believable for the audience.

It would be more difficult for us to film in an outdoor public environment as it could be unpredictable, noises of traffic or members of the public could alter the scene and how it looks.

Outdoor scenes

Throughout the film and the trailer there will be scenes showing an outdoor area. For example, Annabelle will have to move into her new house. This will be difficult to control as the weather and environment will be unpredictable on a daily basis.

There are areas in the garden and I the house where we will film which will give off eerie feeling. When Annabelle is walking into her home after moving in and trying to speak to the paper boy, it is likely that she will be feeling on edge, we want the location to portray this and therefore the location of where she walks is important.

Indoor scenes

Depending on the size of the scene, it may be more expensive to shoot a film on location, however in a house where Annabelle will be living, it will be very low budget as props will already be there and available for us to create the scene. There are always great benefits to filming on location; for example, the audience will get to see an inset into the characters lives and how they spend their daily lives in their home environment.

The kitchen is usually the hub of a home and where scenes will be filmed. The character of Annabelle will be spending time in the kitchen and watching outside her windows to the garden.