My Evaluation of the Visit to Location

Inside The Tunnel 

Outside The Tunnel

On this visit to the location we looked at the tunnel as a group and also looked around outside at the lighting around the area to see whether or not it was possible to film in certain locations or not. We found that the camera filmed really nicely in the tunnel with the focus going in and out creating a really interesting effect which would look good in our credits or whilst filming the fighting sequences. The grainy effect also was good as it had that CCTV camera feel when we played it back on the computer as it wasn't crisp clear and neither is CCTV footage when it is played back. Therefore it will work well with the static as it will follow up on one scene to the next and that is what we really wanted. We therefore decided that we wanted to film in the black and white to again conform with the ideas that it is like real CCTV footage rather than keeping it in colour. We also thought that, that would conform with the terror and tension for the scene and also with the black and white of the static as well.

When we went outside we looked around at the lighting and different places which we could film depending on how strong the lighting really was and therefore make it easier for when we went back in the dark another day. We found and really nice fountain which has three lights above it and also a part in the pathway and then track behind them with different camera shots to follow them to the tunnel. We also found a winding pathway which cuts out the restaurants that are around the area, however that could be quite interesting with the ambience that other people can't see the clown and therefore brings in the supernatural element. However without the lights actually being turned on that means that we couldn't film under any of the lights and therefore it made it difficult to judge whether or not it would bright enough for the camera in order to pick up the person or even the balloons and therefore we planned another visit in order to see the location in the dark. 

We took pictures whilst doing the test shots as well on another camera and this helps us track our progress and also is the proof of us filming the test shots on the location. It also means that we have more material on the blog in order to show our progress over time with more pictures later on. When we where in the tunnel the flash on the other camera was on and when we watched the video back we saw that it created a sort of strobe lighting effect which looks like flashes of light coming across the screen and this means that it could be used again in our filming later on.