Our thriller locations

The opening of our thriller will be set in a dressing room, where the character of Scarlett will be shown applying make up and the plot will be set in action. Since we've gone for the sub-genre of Film Noir this dressing room will have to be glamorous and vintage-looking, therefore it cannot be a modern dressing room which is problematic since not many people have a vintage dressing room. Therefore we have a few options for this, firstly enquire if we could use 'The Maddermarket Theatre' dressing rooms, since it's a very old-fashioned building and would be well-suited. Secondly within our group we have a couple of possible suitable locations in Grandparent's houses etc. however this may be problematic for reaching as it would be in Beccles most likely.

Our second location will be shown as Scarlett rushes into the night, dimly lit alleyways will be shown as she rushes off into the night (we took great inspiration from the Third Man scene of when Harry discovers that his friend remains alive, the dark shadows cast everywhere). This will be filmed in the alleyways near the Norwich market, hopefully found this quite serene street where there are not numerous people rushing around as it would ruin the 1930's eeriness that we aim for. Therefore it is likely we will film around 4pm, keeping the shoppers to a minimum, being able to film mainly with natural lighting yet getting the time right to create those dark shadows across the alleyways. We found this alleyway on the outskirts of Norwich, and it fits in perfectly with out idea of a serene pathway which we could easily imagine the character of Scarlett rushing down. The old brick walls which are extremely close together should help to give a claustrophobic impression, helping to build tension in these faster paced scenes. It's also quite a secluded area and therefore there shouldn't be a huge amount of passers-by to create issues and problems for us as we film. The rails to the left could symbolise Scarlett's entrapment of character, in a tricky situation. The darker walls and lighter floor should look stylistic in a black and white effect when filmed.  As seen in the photograph, despite being a very closed in alleyway it is very well lit therefore should not be exessively underexposed (not just film noir dark but so dark that the audience cannot make certain aspects of the picture out).
  

Thirdly Scarlett will reach the City Hall, the large impressive building's contents will remain a mystery to the audience, as the clip will stop as she waits for her lover (which only we know, the audience won't be aware of, what she is doing will be a complete enigma). The large staircase and glamorous background should work perfectly with the genre of Film Noir and the ideas that we have for our thriller opening. With the two outdoor locations, the weather may be slightly difficult due to quite obviously if it rains or is unruly at all, filming, lighting and keeping costume in the right condition might be difficult. However it shouldn't be an extreme problem, the alleyways offer a fair bit of shelter and the rain may add a certain theatricality and sense of pathetic fallacy. Only a few shots will be shot outside the city hall, therefore pedestrians/weather shouldn't be an excessive issue by any means, that risk is worth the classical element of the building and the fact that it is always relatively well lit from the memorial. The grand scale of the building should make good eye-catching footage and therefore the audience should question further why Scarlett is there and what she is doing? It should successfully give the impression that it's building up to a finale before the cliff hanger, keeping the audience engaged.