Initial Ideas For Location

Initial Ideas for Location

For location, we are interested in creating a strong effect using mese en scene. So we would like to use locations such as:

Church

We want to include a lot of religious imagery in our opening, due to it being based on the concept of the stigmata. Therefore having it based in a church would be significant because you can include many close up shots in montage editing of religious concepts such as, stain glass windows and statues of the crucifix. This would make our our opening scene very effective because we would be able to incorporate religion as much as possible and really like it into our theme of stigmata, which would help in the understanding of our storyline for the viewer.

Abandoned warehouse

Using an abandoned warehouse would be very effective as it creates the concept and atmosphere of isolation and loneliness. The grey and dullness of the abandoned place takes the life out of it and emphasises that great fear of being alone in an unidentifiable and empty place.  It is also detached from society creating the sense of never returning creating the impression that the character is either going to escape or die trying.

Forest

Because a forest is so open and with no chance of hiding, it emphasises an inevitability of death and the no hope of escape due to wide span of a forest with essentially no end. Also, natural lighting can be used in a forest which will make the opening much more life like and relatable. As well as this, the  fear of the unknown can be accentuated especially at night when you cannot see things. We could seriously use non-diagetic off screen sounds of animals and rustling to fear the audience and build up tension.

Scary bedroom

This is one of our favourite ideas for location. This is because we can use mese en scene thoroughly to present the possession of the victim. We could really emphasise what is going on in the characters head through drawings on their bedroom wall and the mese en scene of their bedroom, which is usually the most personal and important thing to someone. So therefore it would really emphasise her personality and who is she through the location. And therefore assist the plot of the film.

-Caera Mendez