Location

Here are some shots of the boiler room which we shot most of our trailer in.  We attempted to make it appear more like a cellar which 1/3 of our target audience wanted to see in a horror movie, thus attracting our target audience through location and mise-en-scene.  The main reason we used the boiler room was also because of the natural sounds which are created from the pipes, which although didn't make it into our final cut were very effective within the mise-en-scene and added a more realistic and eery tone to our trailer, however didn't work well with our soundtrack.  The boiler room also allowed us to have a space with minimal natural lighting which meant we could use motivated lighting to create shadows and interesting shots, which are key in horror.  The overall location, we felt resembled 'Hostel' and gave the sense of isolation which adds a lot to the narrative.  We also used the stairs for a stunt where we pulled Sean (the victim) down the stairs and we liked the idea of the killer being heard coming down the stairs before he would have been seen.  Overall I think the location was perfect for our trailer as it made it appear more realistic through a run-down, dark, and rotting room and showed how attentive we were to the mise-en-scene.