Planning: Setting

     Once I had finished my script, I started working on my cast list, but equally as important is the setting and the locations where I will film. To give off an eerie atmosphere, I knew I needed to find places where there could be jumpscare opportunities or that could fit the description of such locations in the script. While writing the script, I was also simultaneously thinking of the locations in which I could possibly film, maximizing my efficiency and making it so I did not have to make that many adjustments. 

Since the setting takes place entirely at the location of a house, I had some trouble figuring out where we would film scenes, because the setting greatly limits the number of options our group has. While something like a park or the outdoors has a great variety of options, house locations are just limited to the places my group mates and I know and can use. As a result, I had to shift around and combine locations to give off the effect I wanted

Reece Reports:

Location 1: House interior

Images of the house:

After asking around for the location of the third scene, we settled on this address. It has a back area that is very unsettling, and with the blinds rolled up, could lead to a really great jumpscare moment. When I was writing the script, I was thinking of this location and felt as if it was one of the most perfect options to provide what I was looking for. The only problem with this location is that the back room is kind of crowded, so some cleaning may need to take place in order for us to film it in the right way. Another issue is filming time because I want the scene to be filmed at night, but I do not know if all the cast and crew would be comfortable going on site at night. To combat this, I may have to try the technique of day to night, where you edit the coloring and the lighting to create a scene that feels like it was filmed at night, even though it was filmed in the daytime.

Location 2: House living room, garage, and exterior

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While I do not have images of the location that we are filming, I am familiar with this location because I have been to it a couple of times. My group mate had suggested using this location, and I agreed because they have what we need to complete everything in the script. One issue we had was that the other location didn't have ample space in the garage for the filming; this location does. In this location, the living room also provides ample space and lighting, which the other location does not have. Since the script does not have a continuous clip between the garage and the kitchen, the segway between clips should be fine and not seem like the setting changes, but rather that this all takes place in one location

Reflection

Now that a majority of my planning has been wrapped up, I just need to work on the actual production of the film. My group mates will start going through the logistics of the film opening and how we want to get stuff done. Then we will begin filming, and lastly we will edit the clips to wrap it all up. We may need to research other filming techniques and how to edit in greater depth, which could lead to there being some more research posts.