Location

The location we have chosen to use for our opening sequence is a small holding container, that is 20 ft by 8 ft in size. The container is based in the heart of Blackburn town centre, this is an advantage because it easy to access. This location is a good choice for our opening sequence because it resembles a convicts hideout.
Another point is that it is a stereotypical setting for our film and represents real life occurrences in the crime world.
    The inspiration to use a container came from the film Lord of War, where the main character played by Nicholas Cage uses a shipping container to store arms. Therefore we have taken this aspect of the film and represented it in our own unique way which is to capture the image of crime in the modern day world.

However there are some criticisms, the first one being the container was our second choice as our first choice of a warehouse was to difficult to attain. A warehouse would have been more ideal as it reflects the brutality of our antagonist the police officer. Also the size of the warehouse would have been ideal as more space would have created an easier working environment. The container is spacious but is still to small to allow easy filming access.

On the other hand we can use these criticisms to our advantage, for example most people would see the lack of natural light as a problem, however this plays a big role in our opening sequence as it adds realism and it personifies the darkness of the inner workings of organised crime and the ugly truth about the dangers of taking the law into your own hands. The fact that our container is so isolated and small reflects the secretive lives of our two main characters.
     The genre of psychological thriller can be reflected in our location through the confined space and lack of light which is the complete opposite of the truth setting you free and shedding light on a matter.

In conclusion we believe our location is both challenging for us as film makers and fits in with the stereotypical genre of gangster crime and psychological thriller.

Shafaah