This photo I took was of a chalkboard in the middle on a road. Normally kids draw on chalkboards but why is it placed in the middle of nowhere. Also the writing has 'Paul' and a love heart with a name underneath it rubbed out, this is kind of spooky because they could of been in love and she may have vanished somewhere along with her name. When I make my thriller opening I could use this board to write a unwanted message and the camera could pan past it to create that creepy atmosphere. This is one of my favorite pictures, and glad I was able to find something like this.
Alleyway
I took this shot of an alleyway in the middle of the day so there was enough light and it looks normal. But at the end of this alley you can see a primary school, and that is a creepy thing to see at an end of the alley. Also another reason I chose this is because on the left there is a 'beware' sign basically warning people. The idea I got from this picture is that the camera could do a point of view shot down this alley at a darker time, and a ghost of primary school children or child could be playing with a doll at the end, which is used in some thriller movies. It's a typical thriller idea.
Broken Fence
This image is probably the most unusual image because it doesn't look or appear scary. There is a clever reason I chose this because I saw it and started asking myself questions like, why is it broke? Why is it bent? Where's the second half? These are the questions I thought about when took this picture and came up with the idea of, a family having a crash and haunting the area. Also in the story, an investigate will go back to the scene of the death which is this picture, and will start to have random flashbacks of the family crashing.
Cemetery
A picture of a cemetery is a typical thriller image because obviously cemetery's are full of dead bodies, and people tend to think 'they come alive' or 'haunt'. Cemetery's are a naturally spooky and creepy place that people do not like to visit, especially when it's dark. Due to its silence and loads of graves, it is a perfect place to build up tension. I chose this because I would like a scene where an actor is walking through this long narrow path of a cemetery and is having uncertain thoughts.
Dark Area With Two Tree's
Out of all the images I have taken, this one is my favourite one because every time I look at it I get a shiver down my spine. This image is of an abandoned street of shops with leaves scattered everywhere with two tree's lit up from car lights on the left. This would be a perfect runaway scene because to make a spooky thriller, you need some sort of high-paced chase through a gloomy area which the person has never been before. The lighting in this picture is very important because it shows the key features in the image which are tree's and shops. Finally, the dark colours are perfect for a thriller.
Dark Gate
Yet again I chose this shot due to its dark, gloomy and unpleasant atmosphere. This would be a nice scene to open on with someone or a group of people walking through these gates. An idea I brainstormed was someone walking through that gate while there was a child curled up sitting in that dark corner just starring at him/her. I got the idea of a small child sitting there from the film 'The Grudge' which involves a a lot of possessed children.
Scaffolding
I walked past this area with a little bit of scaffolding up and wondered how this shot could be used in my opening thriller sequence. The scaffolding could involve people up there looking down at people entering that building. Being followed is a very eery thing and is the best way to build tension and suspension.
Establishing Shot
Now this shot is one of my best composed shots I have ever taken. The sky was perfect at the time because it was mixed clouds and a shimmer of light bursting through the clouds like it has been trapped by them. The buildings vary in sizes and it's on an island which makes the area remote. The water is very settled and the boat in it is casually cruising past. This makes a nice scenery and I used this for an establishing shot of the area. This could be used for the opening shot to show where the area is going to be filmed.
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