Location

The Stairs

A Bedroom

We decided that a good location for our opening scene of a horror film would be a house and consequently the title of our filming will be 'Our House'. Also after much analysis and research into existing horror films some of the key concepts of horror films include haunted and paranormal activity in an abandoned or old setting such as warehouses,buildings and houses. In addition to this I think that as the house is surrounded by trees, a road and is a typical brick house with a wooden door and four stories it will fit well with the sense of mystery and unexpected horror that we are trying to create. The house will be the only setting we are using but within the setting there will be a variety of different settings from within the main house setting. Some of these will include the stairs to show match-on-action wheter the main character is investing the mysterious sound coming from another setting in the house. Then a key setting that will play a significant role in the narrative of the filming is the basement as here is where the key horror-filled events will unfold. I think the basement will be the perfect setting for the events as it is dark, mysterious and sucluded from the rest of the house, in many horror films the victim is always far from any other people and therefore cannnot be heard when they are under threat.

The Front Door of the main setting will play a rold in the narrative as after the establishing shot of the house the camera will begin to zoom in through the letter box to show the silence and sinister atmosphere inside the house.

This setting is the basement and will be used as a main place of horror. The key character will hear the mysterious noise coming from here and when they enter the setting to investigate they will be met with paranormal activity. I think this setting is a key convention of the horror genre because the lighting is dark and it is enevitable that there will be something lurking in the darkness.

This is the main setting. The old,victorian style with red brick will immediatly connote the idea of the paranormal as it could bve home to spirits and the unnatural. An establishging shot of the house will be shown immediatly so the title of the film 'Our House' is clearly understood and the audience can begin to work out what the narrative of the film is.