Location Research

Setting Research

I am doing research on settings for certain genres, the genres consist of: Action Adventure, Thriller and Romantic Comedy. I have taken three pictures for each, as examples of where they could be set if filming.

Action Adventure

This is on a field.

Main road

Forest

I have chosen the three settings above for Action Adventure, this is because we firstly have a open field which is where people could run through, which is where action could take place. The field is also outside although, not as an exotic location it can create a sense of danger if there was a chase scene happening. We then see the Main road, I have listed this as a possible setting as there can be alot of action which happens here such as mugging scene or car chases, this will then be a convention of an action adventure as it is conflict through violence. This is why I thought that it would be a good location for action adventure. I then took a picture of a forest, I think that the forest can be classed as action adventure as it isn't a usual location, showing normality, because if your filming in a forest the audience would instantly think that something is unusual, for example the leafs crunching under your feat, would put the audience on edge, where the action would take place.  

 Thriller:

Old garages

Abandoned building

Alley Way

The three locations above I chose to set a thriller. Firstly the old garages, because people wouldn't usually go around there on a day to day basis, which creates an eerie feel, also the fact that they're abandoned which would also create a dramatic feeling as the audience would not know what is in the garages.  I then chose an Abandoned building, the abandoned building is also a weird setting because you wouldn't expect people to be inside of there, however with thriller you could have action happening and the abandoned building will emphasise how low key lighting works to build up the tension, and it could create loads of shadows. I then thought a good place for a Thriller would be an alley way, because at night they have a off putting feel to them, especially in this alley there is only one light, which would then be classed as low key lighting, and if you were to put someone walking down the alley at night on their own, which could possibly create anticipation in the audiences view.

Romantic Comedy

Benches in a park

Museum 

London

I have chosen these three locations for romantic comedy, firstly the park where there is a little walk way with two benches, I have chosen this because it's a clichéd setting, as though your not going out on a date, you have to sit in a park, especially if your elder adults. Also depending on the weather it would be high key lighting, which emphasises happiness  Also the general public are there and walk through, which would possibly make the scene funny. I then went up London, you can see there is a museum, a museum tends to be seen as boring, however you could use it in a romantic comedy, to make it funny, such as getting lost. I then took a picture of a well known area in London (South Bank). I think this would be good in  a romantic comedy as it is romantic, however if something happens such as getting lost or something clichéd happens, London would make a good setting for this.