As I discussed earlier in my blog, setting is very important when filming because it ties in to the look and feel of your movie. Because my partner and I want our movie to have a more realistic feel to it, we began scouting out locations in Tampa Bay, the largest city within an hours drive of our current location. Tampa has large population as well as many different streets and secluded alleys that are perfect for the mood we want our movie to convey. Below are several specific locations I found that would be perfect for our film.

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Casting

For many horror films, a stereo typical female role is an innocent, naive teenage girl in America who is living an fairly mundane life. Instead of casting ourselves in the film, my partner and I chose our friend Jenna, who perfectly fits the normal genre conventions for horror. She is attractive and young, but average enough that she does not take attention away from the scary aspect of the film. The only other character in our film is her attacker, and we have chosen for only his presence, not his physical form, to be in the first two minutes of our film.

Preparing

Because people must give consent to being filmed, and we are filming in a crowded public location, it is important that we either blur out peoples faces, or inform everyone involved that they are on camera. Also, some of our scenes will include filming inside a restaurant such as Starbucks, so we will also need the permission of local businesses before we can film. As for preparing the cast, we will carefully plan Jenna’s costuming, hair and makeup to make her look young and innocent, as well as very average looking.

Sources: https://www.visittampabay.com/