Below are some location shots of where the majority of our footage has been filmed. It was important to take these shots in order to identify and chose which areas would be best for certain scenes. Also, preparing the locations in advance made the shooting process very time efficient as  no time was wasted wondering around as we all knew exactly where to go and could get started straight away.

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Finding the correct locations and settings in film are crucial as it is an important visual enhancement for the audience and helps to set the scene, adding to the atmosphere and illusion that it is of the horror genre. The dark moody lighting makes the locations appear more dramatic and mysterious. 

The Making Of Our Film Poster

When deciding on what to do for my trailer poster, I thought it would be a useful challenge to try and attempt a photo shoot that I had never seen carried out in an amateur environment as I had no professional equipment to conduct such an activity which in this case, was an 'inside-grave-point-of-view-shot'. 

When looking at different professional pictures of this style, It was clear to see that an actual grave had been dug and the photographer had placed themselves in it in order to get the shot (as demonstrated above). However due to lack of resources I was unable to dig a hole deep and large enough to fit my whole body inside or even find a location that would allow such dangerous activity to take place so instead, I had to improvise and decided to cut through an old card board box to give the grave/deep hole illusion. Below is the box that I used in order to create the affect that the finished product had.

Below are some pictures of me taking test shot with two of the characters in my horror trailer using my DIY card board box method that I created.

Costume and Prop Prep

Following from the previous post, below are pictures of some of the props and costumes that we will be using within our teaser trailer, on our magazine cover and poster. 

Here are two of the dresses that some of our actresses will be wearing in various scenes throughout our trailer. Some of these scenes include the party scene, chase scenes and various other scenes that we hope to feature. 

Here you can see the black hoodie that my group and I chose for our villain in order to conceal his/her identity.

The shot glasses and party poppers will be used in certain scenes in order to represent the hedonistic nature of our main characters. 

Here are some pieces which we will be using for our actresses fancy dress costumes. (There will be a future post analysing these costumes in detail and stating what each piece represents)

Props and Equipment List

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Shot List and Shooting Schedule

Twisted Shooting Schedule from Precious King

Cast Members - Leyla

                                                             Leyla - The 'Innocent' 

Leyla plays the role of 'Miss Innocent' as she gives everyone the benefit of the doubt and is often oblivious to any hidden agenda of others. She is kind to everyone although sometimes people take advantage of this. Guys like her because of her cuteness and her bubble personality however her best friends Aisha, Stephanie, Seda and Tiffani always keep an eye out for the guys that may try and take advantage as they want to protect her. She is not very brave and often relies on her friends to sort out her problems for her as she finds it hard to face things on her own. When a crisis occurs, she is the member of the group who panics the most and never seems to know what to do. She is quite slow at getting jokes and picking up new concepts but thats what everybody loves about her. 

Cast Members - Stephanie

                                          Stephanie - The 'Motherly Christian' Girl

Stephanie has wisdom beyond her years and is often seen as the sensible one in the group as she always knows the best thing to do in a crisis. She plans everything in advance and is always very organised as she thinks ahead. Stephanie also has a lot of morals and values that she lives by due to her strict Christian up-brining. You can find her sitting on the front row at church every Sunday and at parties, Steph is always the one to ensure that her drunken friends get home safely as she does not drink. She is quite conservative, although a good listener and always knows the right thing to say. Because of this, her friends confide in her the most and is often seen as the 'Agony Aunt' in the group. Stephanie has never had a boyfriend and has no plans to land one anytime soon as she is too focused on her studies. She doesn't care about what others think of her as she is mature enough to decide things on her own.