Locations and camera shot ideas - Research

The locations we have chosen are typical conventions of crime/action films. By using busy shopping centers and streets the crimes and characters are hidden within the public, giving them a chance to run and also hide and blend in with he public. This creates a sense of realism for the audience as it is an everyday situation. In our research we have found there is usually a lighthearted part of a trailer with high key lighting; we feel the shopping center could be a good way of achieving this convention, also by showing "near misses" like using the escalators and lifts to have the "agents" nearly catch the main female characters, this creates tension and keeps the audience interested and on the edge. This would then be juxtaposed to the dark and low key lighting of alleyways and back streets, also creating suspense and tension for the audience. Multistory car parks at night are seen frequently in Crime and Action films, as they are usually locked and empty creating a good place for possibly a "car chase" or even a group of "agents" to meet up, acting as a secret location. 

For our location we will be filming in Cambridge as this has all of the locations we have researched, including: a shopping center (the Grafton) multistory car parks, back alleys, roads and public busy streets. All of this shows it is a perfect location to film our trailer in.