This is a deconstruction of location used in various horror films. I chose to base my research on the two films, 'The Cabin in the Woods' and 'The Conjuring'. I chose these two films because I thought that conformed to their common conventions of sub genre's. I also thought that even though their sub genres are different they still have similar aspects to their locations, which I will analyse further.
The image above is the location from the 'Cabin in the Woods' film. This is the main location in the film, which is the actual cabin in the woods. This is a very secluded location, which conforms to the common conventions of a slasher horror, as usually we see a group of people (usually teenagers) who gradually start to get killed off by something and as they are in such an isolated location, they are too far away to get help from anyone. I like this location as it is very clear it is isolated because of all the woods around it.
This second shot is from the film the conjuring. This is a shot of the main location which is the house, in which the family live in. I like this shot as it is a low angle shot which makes the house almost look superior to anyone not from it. The house is also surrounded by trees, this adds to the effect as it again makes the house look isolated. The house also looks quite old, which also makes it look more realistic as it would be more likely for there to be a demon or some sort of supernatural being in there.
When it comes for me to find my own location, that could be used for the film opening, I will think about these two locations and their different features. Also if we were to use the location I have found, then I would begin to think about what types of angles could we use to capture the location as well as lighting - where does the sunlight come in from or where are certain shadows that could look effective.
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