Planning: ideas for a location

I have three main ideas for the location of my horror film, they are ;
- central london , south bank , night
- car , road through a forest , night
- abandoned pub , wallington , night

Each site has an advantage, the imagery in London is iconic, and if incorporated, could provide an amazing backdrop to the scene, something familiar subverted into something daunting. The car at night would be a very conventional location and scene and the abandoned pub would add a very dark atmosphere and is a set already made up in its own right. However they all have related problems.

The fact that all of them are intended to be filmed at night creates an issue with lighting, in media projects i have assisted in i know for a fact that lighting in central london at night is atrocious, and even with extra illumination (flashlights and video camera lights). A car could have its internal lights switched on but this would detract from the atmosphere, but as it is a more enclosed enviroment it would be easier to use extra lighting and the car headlights could be used to illuminate other areas if neccessary, the abandoned pub could actually have spotlights set up within if neccessary again though , this would be problematic for the entire atmosphere of the film.

There are further issues with each location, seeing as London South Bank is all private property it can be difficult to film uninterrupted without a permit, which, in itself, can be difficult to get. Furthermore at night, their are plenty of pedestrians to ruin the shot to shot continuity aswell as a large police presense who will always question the people carrying large bags around at night. Using a car would be difficult in itself, making it look realistic at low speeds as well as finding a clear road at night with the right forest setting by the sides. The abandoned pub would, unfortunalty, be trespassing if i did not get permission from the council, which, considering its conditions is improbable.

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