Location Scouting.

After dicussing some potential locations for our
thriller film to be set, I decided to go out and take some pictures of some of these locations, so we can make more informed decisions as to where we will film.

These are pictures of Newport train station, where we had previously talked about filming. We agreed this would be a good location to film at, but need to consider the time and implications involved in writing to the Station Manager in order to gain filming permission.

This is the lane at the back of Newport Station which we had previously talked about. I took this picture during the day, when there are cars parked here, but at night they are gone, and the atmosphere is different because of the trees and remoteness. However, as there are no street lights, we may have to look into portable light sources if we wanted to film here at night.

These are the steps at the side of the lane in Newport which we had discussed about filming as they back onto fields and woods. We may not have a problem with lighting here as there are houses set back across the fields which could provide a source during the evening.

This is a public footpath in Stansted which leads down to a thinner path, through some fields and up to a Church and graveyard. I took this picture in the early evening when the sun was just about to set, and as you can see, it has quite an eery effect. The houses on the right of the lane have lights on the outside and in their gardens, so it would be possible to film here in the dark if we wanted to.

This is a picture I took further up the lane earlier on in the afternoon. The light coming through the trees creates an interesting effect, which could be used to our advantage if we filmed here later in the evening. The trees here create an arch, making an interesting link through the middle of two fields, which also makes it feel like a more secluded location as there is also no artificial light.

This is the main road, which leads to the lane opening in Stansted, I waited until it was dark to take this, as I thought the street lamps would create an interesting effect. The road leads from the lane opening to the train station, so could be a good place to film if we were to use either of these locations.