A2 - Potential Locations

Below is a list of locations that I think might be good to film at, and reasons why it may be a good location.

The Beacon - I think the Beacon might be a good location to film at because it is very distinctive and recognisable, and it clearly stands out as a landmark of Bodmin. One concern is that there are often people walking around the Beacon, and therefore it may be a bit of a challenge to clear the area for an entire day when it is good weather to film.

A Graveyard/Cemetery - Filming a horror film in a graveyard is an incredible cliche, but it also creates an atmosphere of death that is harder to create at some of the other locations suggested. We may do some establishing shots at a graveyard, but no action or chase scenes because that would be disrespectful.

Shire Hall - Filming outside the Shire Hall, in the middle of town, might be a good idea in theory, but in practice, it would be difficult to clear the area of all people long enough to film all of the scenes we need.

Fair Park - Again, filming at Fair Park would be good in theory, with plenty of open space to film a chase scene or a fight scene, but in practice there might be too many people there to film it so it looks realistic. In addition, if we were to film in such a place, it would be almost impossible to clear the area and avoid having lots of people staring at what was going on.

Bodmin Jail - haunted town landmark?

Bodmin Moor - Bodmin Moor has a reputation for being a spooky place, and would be an interesting location to film at. It is rugged and harsh landscape, which is good for creating a feeling of isolation. However, many of the good locations would be a long journey into the Moor, and running scenes may not be as practical in difficult weather conditions.

Bodmin Jail - Bodmin Jail also has a reputation as a haunted place, suitable for a horror film. It looks quite intimidating, and I feel confident that they would allow us to film some scenes inside the Jail if we gave them prior notice. However, given our focus on it being a serial killer rather than a ghost, this may no longer be as good an idea as it was for a paranormal horror film.

Camel Trail - Along the Camel Trail is a series of abandoned train depots, which would be a good location to do some filming at. They are fairly isolated, with few people lingering at them, and therefore would be a good place to shoot some action scenes.

Cycle Path - The Cycle Path has several large fields alongside it that might be useful to film a chase scene at. However, it is difficult to identify it as a wooded or isolated area, because it has a road and a railway line next to it, providing the characters with easy escape routes that we might not want them to use.

Church - Filming in a church is potentially disrespectful, but filming around the outside of a church can create a good background for action to take place at, or can create good establishing shots. If we head to a more isolated church, we can get some good shots to help set the tone of the trailer, with no real issues.

In the end, the majority of our filming was done at a friend's house, because it was fairly isolated and there were no issues with filming minors or unwilling people. We also filmed a small amount of footage at a parade on Remembrance Day, to link in with the revised plot idea of a killer attacking on Remembrance Day. This was also being filmed by other people, so there is therefore obviously no restrictions or concerns with filming the parade. Our night shoot was carried out in some woods nearby, in an isolated location that enabled us to do filming without being disturbed.