Joey Carabini, Charlie Smith, Tom Glasgow

FILMING LOCATION

Our OTS will be filmed in The Windsor Great Park. A dirt track can be followed down to a quiet, secluded area.

This location is convenient as it is within driving distance for all three group members and close to Joey’s house, meaning that we can prepare the fake blood, costumes, etc. at his house before walking to the park.

The location is suitable for our slasher sub-genre as it provides a remote location with towering trees, making the characters appear vulnerable.

THE LOCATION

This is the dirt path that will be followed by the two boys at the beginning of our OTS.

This path is ideal for our setting as it appears secluded and is surrounded by typical conventions of the horror genre, e.g. large trees. However, it is clear to the audience that the boys are following a track which they then become detached from, putting them in imminent danger.

THE PATH

Deep in the woods is a typical setting for slasher horror movies because the remoteness leaves the characters susceptible to attack.

The air of suspense is increased by the dramatic irony of the audience knowing that the characters are in danger when they enter the woods, whilst the naïve teenagers don’t realise.

THE WOODS

An establishing shot will be used to set the scene in the first shot of the OTS. An example of this is shown top right. This helps to reinforce that we have selected a stereotypical setting for a slasher film.

The photograph of the bottom right is an example of a P.O.V shot that we may use as the killer watches the teenagers from the woods, hiding behind trees.

PARTICULAR CAMERA SHOTS

We have a letter of authenticity which we can show to anyone who questions our intentions in the park with cameras, a knife and fake blood as we do understand that this could arouse suspicion. However, this is unlikely as very few people follow the path that we will be following.

This setting will be available at any time as it is public land. However, areas of more dense woodland will have less lighting. This means that we should ideally film during daylight hours, preferably at a weekend, in order to minimise the level of risk.

THE PLAN