Planning - Location Recce Shots

This section of the blog shows where the final project for this coursework will be filmed. By taking location recce shots, it helps me - as the person who is filming the project - to organise the shots and see where the best angles to film would be. This is done so the filming process is efficiently done. The opening sequence will be filmed in the same house and will mainly be filmed in four rooms: living room, kitchen, downstairs hallway and upstairs hallway.

Living Room
The living room will be used in shots 2, 3, 5 and 7. This will be when the girl at home alone is watching television and then hears mysterious noises upstairs. I decided to use this room as it seems calm and an unexpected place for a burgalry to occur.
 

Kitchen
The kitchen will be used in shot 8 when we see the girl home alone heading into the kitchen to grab a weapon so she can investigate the strange noises upstairs. The kitchen is used because it is where the victim of the burglary goes to find a weapon to confront the burglar with upstairs. The victim grabs a frying pan and heads upstairs.

Downstairs Hallway
This is used in shot 9. This location is essential because the girl home alone becomes frightened when she hears unexpected noises upstairs. In this shot, she is heading up the stairs to go and see if anything or anyone is on the landing.

Upstairs Hallway
This is used in shots 4, 6, 10, 11 and 12. Shots 4 and 6 show close ups of activity on the landing. This location is important because it is the scene of the murder in shot 12. The victim confronts the burglar and this climaxes in the victim being murdered by the burglar. This location is where much of the action of the opening sequence takes place.