Location - Research

These are a few pictures taken from multiple locations (namely Chinatown and Leicester Square), which is where we are interested in filming a few of our scenes. Due to the fact that we have been strongly influenced by Welcome To the Punch, especially the blue florescent colours that dominate the shots in it's trailer, we decided to aim our focus around taking pictures that not only highlighted the buildings around the filming area but also the buildings that were interestingly lit. The outside of the Aquarium building is of particular note here as it was completely covered in a blue 'neon' style light that made it stand out in comparison to the buildings around it. Chinatown was a location we wanted to use before we even began to think about the trailer itself, due to the colourful lights and winding streets. We undoubtedly wanted to make full use of the locations available to us living in the city and Chinatown is a relatively un-tapped filming source in most, if not all crime/thriller films we have seen. We would like to create an interesting effect using the lanterns above and fluorescent red and blue lights running alongside the previously mentioned, winding streets.     



We would also like to use some darker, more sinister alleyways as seen above to create a contrast between the beaming lights of London's city, giving our trailer a sense of glamour and the darker alleyway's, highlighting the other end of the crime spectrum. This is contrasted well in Hummingbird (dark alleyway compared to bright lights of Soho etc), which has been one of the biggest influences to us when deciding upon our trailers tone and general aesthetic.

These are good examples of some of the streets in Chinatown - perhaps a chase scene through the winding streets would be effective.

We would also like to create a blur effect similar to the one in the above picture, with all the people walking as they would normally in the background. We would like to create this sense of 'hustle and bustle' in the city but still with the central focus on our main character. This would again create an interesting contrast between our clearly troubled main character and the normal civilians getting on with their everyday lives.

This is another interesting alleyway that could be used to highlight that contrast between the glamorous world of crime and the dirtier, more sinister side.



The fluorescent red in the photo above was particularly interesting for us as we would like to use different colours to create our desired effect (glamorous city)

The bridge would be also be an excellent location for a chase scene perhaps? or even a conversation between two important people? I am particularly fond of the picture with the man dressed rather 'suspiciously' above.

The blue fluorescent building in the background is also similar to the kind of shots seen in Welcome to The Punch.

This is yet another example of an alleyway that could be used to show the previously mentioned contrast or even a private conversation/meeting between two people. 

MT