Planning - settings

Some of the settings in our trailer are inside a school. This is because our main character, Katie, attends sixth form. Having settings inside a school allows her friends to be introduced, as well as the audience getting to know her. This will therefore make them feel more sympathy towards her when she is held hostage. When filming in the school we tried to ensure the images truly reflected the setting, this is why the lunch tables are shown here and we also used iconic lockers, as they are one of the first things thought of when people think of schools.

 The garage used within the film is designed to look like the kidnappers safe house. This is because he is seen finding his murder weapons in here, and the way it is cluttered, yet he finds everything shows that he has been there before and uses this place often

  This is the house where Katie lives with her parents. This is a safe and secure place for everyone, including the audience. When Katie is met by an intruder in her own home it makes the scene more scary and sinister. Our trailer also contains a shot from the attackers point of view of him watching the house, and Katie, from this angle.

This is the dining room in Katie's house. She is seen here listening to the radio when she first hears
about the attacker. This is a sign of foreshadowing the events to come, making it more sinister when it happens. Katie is seen here doing her school work, this shows realism which helps the audience get to know her and feel more sympathy when she is attacked.

 This is the living room in Katie's house. This is again a familiar setting for the audience making them feel safe and unlikely for anything to go wrong here. However, this is where the hostage scenes take place in a chair in the middle of the living room. Before these scenes happen various scenes are shown in this room such as her sitting watching television. This makes the audience feel more sympathy for her as realism has been shown.






This is the conservatory in Katie's house. The large, open spaced window is where Katie looks outside to see someone watching her. This is where the action starts as this is when Katie realises what has been going on and the kidnapper attacks.We thought this setting was one of the most important because of this reason.

The hallway and stairs in Katie's house. These appear many times during the film and trailer. We filmed footage of Katie being pulled down the stairs and also the attacker running up the stairs to try and find her.