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Locations
Our trailer incorporates 5 key locations;
OPEN FIELD - The Open field is the key set for the closing scene of the trailer, in which our protagonist shoots his victim in the head. We wanted an open vast space for this scene to add drama. It also allowed for shot symmetry, as our extreme long shot of the scene allowed the action to be at the exact centre of the shot.
OPEN FIELD - The Open field is the key set for the closing scene of the trailer, in which our protagonist shoots his victim in the head. We wanted an open vast space for this scene to add drama. It also allowed for shot symmetry, as our extreme long shot of the scene allowed the action to be at the exact centre of the shot.
APARTMENT - The vast majority of the more and most violent scenes takes place in 4 rooms of a dilapidated apartment. We wanted a grim appearance that complimented the grotesque violence in the trailer, that looked and felt as unpleasant as what is happening in them.
EMPTY SPACE - Some of the more surreal scenes are set in a void like location, created by a matte colour on a greenscreen background. This was to add another layer of strange and unexplained visuals to these scenes.
SHIPPING CONTAINERS - This location is as dilapidated as the apartment, meaning it creates the same atmosphere of that location, but adds some variety to the violence scenes.
SITTING ROOM - The sitting room is the set for the opening to the trailer, where the initial premise of the trailer is revealed. This was intentionally made to be a contrasting location, which is much more warm and comfortable.
Below are some images of the apartment room that will be used for shots that involve fake blood/gore, the room also has its windows blacked out so that it can be put into darkness or lit accordingly.
lighting
To create an unnatural atmosphere that varied heavily shot to shot, we used coloured LED lighting, primarily red and blue, to light each shot. We aimed to match the lighting colours to the scene content, with red light accompanying violence and/or torture, blue to signify more emotional or bleak scenes. Other shots required natural or white light to offer clarity to the shot, or ensure that the shot looked realistic, notably the opening shot needed natural light to realistically portray a normal environment.
time of day for filming
As the majority of our shots take place indoors, and in environments void of natural light,the time of day we film doesn't often apply. The closing shot is the main extended shot outside, which we aim to film at dusk, to appear bleak and moody.