When planning our trailer we decided to use locations which would appeal to children and lure them in. This includes parks, green areas, ponds and train stations. These would be ideal for a clown to hide and capture it's victims. We thought about using the pond in Ashtead, displayed in image one. For dramatic effect we thought we could get the clowns reflection in the water and through the ripples. This would create a tense atmosphere and hopefully leave the audience feeling on edge. We also want to capture this at night, to get the dark and eerie lighting which conforms to the horror genre. As a trailer captures moments throughout the film, including different days times and locations we need to decide what time of the day we would like to include the pond. I feel it would be best to use the night as it would give a more freaky effect, however, when filming we may have to use the daytime so the reflection in the water is visible. This is something we will have to trial and error in order to get the most successful outcome. A extreme long shot of the pond would also work well showing the clown in the corner holding the balloons. It will not stand out hugely making the audience think "Did I see something?", this will hopefully keep audiences captivated in out trailer.
The second image shows the green field area at Ashtead park. A park will work well when producing our trailer as its a common area to find children playing and having fun. We want our trailer to look as real as possible so the audience can relate to it. We hope to capture the clown lurking in the bushes, then suddenly appear making the audience jump with fright and suspense. A dramatic sound effect will work well when creating tension and making the overall trailer more successful. Whether the sound effect is screams, whistling winds, footsteps or a general drop in music, I believe it will give viewers something to be suspicious over and carry on watching. The main target for a horror is to frighten the viewers, I feel this will do just the job! We could use this location more than once to show the clown attacking its victims in which it finds in the park.
Furthermore, we have a park located in Fetcham. There is a dark woodland behind the park which we thought would be effective conforming to the horror genre and making the atmosphere more taut. There are also basketball courts which we could use when locking the victims in with the clown. Sound effects included would be screams showing the victims vulnerability and distress. Ambient sound at this point would include whistling winds and padlocks which show they are locked in. We would also do the filming at night to have dark, ghostly and sinister lighting.
Our last location idea at this point is a train station. We feel a really successful shot would be a long shot showing the clown standing on the platform with many balloons and suddenly a train passes super quickly. The next shot would be the platform, but empty. The clown would be gone and the audience would be positioned to feel endangered and unsafe. We want to find a level crossing where it will look more abandoned and quiet compared to a busy train station where people in the background can affect the realness and continuity in filming. We will also include sound effects of train horns and spinning wheels, this will make it appear more realistic and exciting for viewers. We would take this shot during daylight as we want to show how the clown appears at ordinary places and ordinary times in the day.
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