RESEARCH - LOCATION

In the process of researching for potential locations, Ewan and I looked for urban, rough buildings to portray London realistically and symbolise the threatening world that our Protagonist lives in.

Ewan and I looked at buildings such as the Trelik Tower, Southbank and the (now demolished) Heygate Estate in Elephant & Castle.

Trelik Tower looked interesting but provided difficulty with travelling given us having to carry a lot of filming equipment there. We also were worried about whether the Trelik Tower would be able to provide the shots that we had imagined in our storyboards. For instance, we want shots of our Protagonist running up stairs inside the estate, shots of our protagonist's footsteps as she runs towards the building. Having never been there before, we didn't know whether this would be possible.
However, Trelik Tower's aesthetic perfectly matched the rundown urban theme that we aimed to capture.

Southbank looked more manageable in terms of travelling there. Having been there before, Ewan and I could imagine specific locations on the Southbank and particularly on the steps of the Southbank that would work perfectly in the shots of our Protagonist. We liked the urban street filled with many people, and started to consider involving shots of our Protagonist running towards the camera through many people. This would work well for our opening sequence as Thrillers usually contain elements of establishing the normality of the Protagonist's life before the worrying threat takes place. 

Though Heygate Estate is now demolished, Ewan visited there last year and took photos. We found these photos interesting and they provided inspiration for our piece as a whole. We developed some of the photos in photoshop and came up with looking at how we would brand and identify our own piece if we were releasing it to a wide range of cinemas.