When I was deciding my locations I just thought about where I wanted it to be but not exactly eg. 'Exterior house' is not specific. So I now have specific places for all of my shots, these may change but here are my ideas so far.
Shot 1&2: Establishing shot of exterior house
At first I thought I would just shoot my house from the outside for this scene but the exterior of my house isn't ideal for a horror trailer; it's not really in a secluded area. So I was thinking about houses near me and my friend's houses that I could perhaps use instead.
My friend Tasha's house is surrounded by fields and it's a barn conversion so it has the overall aged atmosphere that suits horror. I could get a wide range of shots from her house without getting other houses in the background which would affect my mise-en-scene. Tasha would be starring in the trailer so she would be happy to help out.
I want to be as professional as I would be if it was a real film so I am going to write a letter to my friend's parents asking their permission to shoot outside of their house.
Shot 3, 4 & 20: Dining room
The dining room is going to be the location of 3 scenes which show contrast. I want a nice dining table that can fit 5 people and has a space for me to place the camera at the end of the table. The dining room in my house is just like this, I can get shots from the end of the table and fit 5 more people around it. Also shooting this scene at my house means my parents could be in the trailer as the mum and dad, the only scene which they feature in.
Shot 6-10, 12, 14 & 16: The attic
I know it would be really difficult to shoot in an attic because of all the equipment. So with this in mind I may shoot the interior of the attic in a dark room with only a torch to show the things we need to see, the boxes and the music box. When the boy is lying on the floor after being possessed he will have dropped his torch so I am hoping I can get enough light from a torch on the floor next to his head to see his face, if not I will have to look into other ways of lighting.
If I needed to show where the boy actually is, i.e. showing he's in an attic not just a dark room. Tasha also has an attic in her house so I could just shoot that attic door to imply where he is.
Shot 22, 24, 25, 27, 29 & 30-34: The girl's bedroom
For the teenage girl's bedroom I want typical girly mise-en-scene, my room is pink so I originally though this would a good idea. But my room is an odd shape so it'd be difficult to shoot in there, however Tasha's room is a rectangle which would be much easier and it also looks like a teenage girl's bedroom.
