Location Profile

The place:

Our location is an abandoned building down the slipe it is on the eastside of Bourne and it is a great place to film our thriller opening for many different reasons.

Why did we pick this location?

The main reason we picked this location is because it has been rundown for many years, so this means that nobody has been there for long time. This also means that there is a high chance that nobody will go there for a long time. In our opening  we will have a death of a character and we want to project that is a perfect place for a murder, this place would therefore be perfect to film due to it's deserted outer area, fitting our thriller narrative perfectly , as there is no chance of any body finding the body; it gives the feel of isolation and gives the atmosphere an inescapable feel . The place is desolate and it's rundown look will reinforce our thriller film with an eerie atmosphere.

Why will it be effective?

 The building is in a fairly remote area, there are two houses near by but that is it, the rest of the surroundings is just land, this is good as it gives a sense of realism; if there was a loud shout nobody would hear it. I feel like this location fits the thriller genre because it is an abandoned location, therefore it gives a sense of mystery to the location as nobody has been there before; it masks the history of the building. Also it is in a remote location, so there is nobody around, giving the location a sense of isolation which can give the audience a sense of uncertainty.

The rundown building can be used to manipulate and almost foreshadow the events that will be shown, it's unstable structure and rotting look can foreshadow an negative ending, and connote such areas of death. The overall look gives no sense of hope and this is what we need to create tension and keep the audience intrigued, as by outputting these connotations we can lead the audience to one point of view but then completely change on what they thought was about to happen, making the narrative quite distorted and mysterious.

This area can relate to our target audience, as this age group would be looking for excitement and scenes that are unpredictable to keep adrenaline flowing, so we are going to manipulate the area to make the narrative ambiguous, making those who watch to be on their edge of their seats.