Finding Locations- Fields

Open fields are required to shoot a lot of my shots. Not only do these fields need to be large enough for all users to use them without disturbing each other/ruining my shots but we have the extra requirements such as horses being allowed in there as well as being close enough to where our horses are kept so that they do not get too tired getting there. We have selected Canada Heights as it is located in Swanley, Kent which is not too far (about 10 minute ride) away from Hextable which is where our horses are kept. This means that it will not make the horses too tired for filming on the way there. Horses are allowed into Canada Heights which means we can film there as we needed a location where horses are accepted, also all of our horses have visited there before which makes it easier for use to film- with horses stereotypically being nervous in new places and situations. One problem that we do have is that there is usually motorbike events taking place on Sundays, a Sunday would be a potential day for filming as our actors are likely to only be available on weekends. We would be allowed access to certain parts of the 17.5 acre site, however I wish not to do so as the sounds of the motorbikes might affect our shots, not to mention the horses who may become spooked by them. We also would like to film on a day when we have access to all of the fields so we can find the perfect places for our shots. This is something we must consider when producing our shooting schedule, we can easily look online at the Canada Heights website to find out when the events are on so that we can decide when it is

suitable to film.

Finding locations- Woodland

For my trailer it is important that I find some woodland where I can film. Ideally it shall be a large woods so I can find my own little spot to be filmed without other users ruining my chances of getting the shots that I need. I will also need to find a location that is local or not too far away as I will not only myself need to get there, but expect my actors to be able to get there too.

I think that I have found the perfect location, Sydenham Hill Woods which runs between Sydenham Hill and Dulwich is very close to where I live and is 9 hectares- meaning there is plenty of space for filming and other users. When visiting the area I found lots of different places some more shaded by trees than other so it will be interesting what type of lighting I can get for my trailer and I could perhaps experiment with what looks better. I created this presentation of a few images of our chosen location, as you can see there is an old railway bridge, a pond and of course lots and lots of trees which are essential for our shots.

Locations

Before I start my casting process I have decided to look at the locations where I can film. I will need to refer back to my storyboard where I have stated the type of location that I require when I added detail to my storyboard (see earlier posts). There are multiple locations that I will require which may mean that I will need to spend longer than one day filming my final trailer so that I can get to all of my locations and get all of the shots I need. When deciding on locations I will need to think carefully about other users so that I do not disturb them, but also so that I can still get the shots I need without too much background noise, for example that may affect the mood of my film. Other activities that happen in these locations may also affect my final trailer as if say dog walkers appear in the background of our shots and they are not supposed to be there it could affect the audiences interpretations of the mood/shots.

Casting: who do I need to cast?

Tagline

I created this presentation to establish what a tagline is and I thought of ideas for my own trailer's tagline. I have decided that my tagline for my film 'Alice' will be...

Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.

I have chosen this tagline as it is evidently a tagline for a film with a fantasy theme or of the fantasy genre. This tagline is again catchy and intriguing which are both essential features of a tagline as its main purpose is to attract an audience to advertise.

Finalising my film's title and thinking about styles/fonts

I decided that our film's title shall be Alice. The reasons as to why are detailed on the mindmap I created below. I begun thinking also about how the title may be presented on the film poster, for example including thought about colour choices and fonts.

Other titles found in films

I looked back to my early research where I analysed several trailers in detail. This helped me to establish the other titles present in other film trailers. It showed me that the titles pictured below are common if not always present in the trailers analysed and I must therefore include them in my own trailer. I will be able to produce them using the Photoshop software, for example.