PEEPHOLE Productions: Resit - Location Scouting

Hylands Park

We liked this because it is an open space which is common in most horror films. The open spaces create tension within the audience and leave them guessing as to what will happen to the antagonist next.

This would be effective as it is dark and this is often used to create a sense of panic and entrapment.

This part of Hylands Park would look extremely scary if we filmed in the dark, especially by this section with the water. The water could connote self identity and reflection which is often a theme in horror films. Also the wall and greenery complies with the conventions of entrapment and nature which are key elements in horror films also.

This is a totem pole which stands in the newly developed part of Hylands park, totem poles represent worship which draws connotations to obsession and stalking which are key themes we are going to look into.

As we like the idea of having an alleyway within our piece as Jenni will follow the other girl to attack her. We could use this as the trees bend over and make the space look small.

This bench stood out to me because it denotes isolated which is a theme which reoccurs in horror films. Also the bricks denote grey which connotes dull and depressing which are emotions our character will be feeling.

Although the palm tree does not fit the horror conventions it may however be ironic and because it is in the centre of the circle it could be related to a shrine-like symbol where the antagonist sits around it to think about evil plans.

Horror films often use significant locations for certain elements in the location. For example Hylands Park has this gate which looks interesting and it denotes twisted metal, which connotes twisted personality. Making the antagonist look evil and twisted. Also the gate is heavy therefore when it opens and closes it makes a loud screeching noise which would complies with the high pitched sound effects used in horror films.

Again, we could use this narrow path as an alleyway.

Felsted Lake

We could use this location as we would like to have a tree as our main setting for our character to create her shrine. The tree needs to bold and be old to look effective and overpowering. The light here is filtered through the trees so a shadow is always cast and this adds to the eerie feel we wish to create.

We thought the lake would be effective as it is wide and open. Everything reflects off the water and can connote reflecting our characters anguish. It is also a common setting in films for the love aspect of the genre. The wide lake here would make our character look vulnerable as there is nowhere for her to hide.