Filming and Camera Shots

We chose to film our trailer at a number of different locations and at different times of the day, as to give the impression of the whole film being spread over a number of days. Our first location was in the village of wrinton where mos of our shots were taken in the woodland area and around the grand house with large gates ( the location of the couples weekend away). Here we chose to use a handheld camera, giving the audience a sense of normality and suggesting that this is the calm before the storm and where everything appears normal. Our next location is inside the grand house, (although we actually used the inside of a different house, the illusion is created that they are the same). Here the camera is on a tripod and a close up is used originally as the couple enter the house. Later in the scene we see variations of long shots as the couple sleep on the sofa, low shots as one of the charactors suggests heading for a bath and use of the 180 degree rule as the charactor panics around the house. The use of lighting is key here with the camera work suggesting when the charactors are fealing fear or nerves as the dark acts as the unknown, creating tension.