Location Shots

(Liverpool Street Station, London)

An establishing shot in the Liverpool Street Station in London. A long shot establishes the location of where the dramatic incident is going to take place. We decided to pursue this specific location due to its densely populated pedestrians and commuters travelling. Countdown displays a message to the audience that civilians in a busy destination can demonstrate the idea of risk and tension so it helps develop the thrill. Lastly, our main character is a business man who is targeted by a vicious deadly sniper lurking around the area waiting for a sweet shot. Liverpool St represents the business and traveling area well because of its industrialized buildings which can both benefit both of the characters in Countdown.

(Outdoor Restaurant, Liverpool Street)

Conventionally, a thrilling chase trailer should include a starting point for the character, the plot where the chase happens and the end resolution  where either the character is at safe hands or sleeping with the fishes. The trailer will include a starting point where the business man will receive a phone call that will change his life forever. The outdoor restaurant dining area in Liverpool street which the team discovered is a perfect example of a rendevous business-like area. This specific spot can allow us to create a catalogue of various of shots from different angles to create suspense and to display more going on in an open space.

(Primrose Street, Liverpool Street)

A great thrilling chase trailer requires an open space area for the character to run or drive through. Countdown uses long pathways, such as the Primrose street pathway to represent the risky open area for the sniper to shoot and the life on the line theme for the business man running to escape. Long pathways can allow us to create stunning angle shots because of the open surroundings. Long shots can notify the city area while snap close up and medium shots can inflict on the characters expressions of struggle. Lastly, pan shots can be used to follow the character while POV shots can put us in the characters shoes of struggle.

(Inside the Liverpool Street St)

 A series of shots can be accessed in a setting like Liverpool Street Station. Long shots from the top platform can create a wider field of vision of what is going around him as he sprints through the crowd.
A trailing shot can follow the character as he travels in different directions. The location we have chosen is a perfect example of a crowded destination to increase the level of risk and suspense because of pedestrians traveling at all times however, it can be difficult and nerve-cracking to film because the shooting may cause a scene. Our location is confirmed as the inside of Liverpool Street station is commonly used in high blockbuster thriller movies for example The Bourne trilogy.

(Liverpool St Station, Staircase)

Runways are the important locations in a chase thriller trailer. The team will produce a number of shots from close ups and long shot representing the desperation for escape. Stair cases typically have step by step levels where you can go down or go up. To make the action more intense we can do a point-of-view shot from the characters shoes where he sprints down the staircase making the footage more scruffy and jerky however it will be much more safer to do so in order to prevent any kind of hazard or fatal injuries.

(Elevators, Liverpool St Station)

High angle shots can relate back to status of the leading character, where we clearly identify the business man being targeted from a higher ground this reflects back to the position of our main character being vulnerable. High angle shots can also create a wider field of vision emphasizing the level of risk. POV shots from the sniper can be easily executed in a slow moving pan shot following the business man. High angles shot can become very practical for the team, as we possibly can try and show the business man jumping a platform.

(Station time table, Liverpool St)

Station timetable elaborates the limited amount of time the businessman will have to escape and reach safety. It emphasizes the idea of your life being at risk and time running low. In reality the station times displays the time and route of each upcoming train. Shots like this one can increase the suspense of time running out with quick bursts of shots in various moving angles and images to represent the claustrophobia in a well built up area. The time display can be used to create a mood of everything being all over the place.

(Inside Liverpool ST, TBOX 1)

The pay phone represents the centre of action. This phone booth is   located inside the station where commuters are traveling emphasizing the risk of people being hurt or killed. The pay phone allows us to use several of shots from different angles because the camera would be able the fit to capture the different motion of the character struggling. In this shot the camera will perform a 360 degrees shot pan around the pay phone and the business man reminding the audience the pedestrians are at risk and the business man becoming paranoid. The group had a choice of using the conventional red box phone booth but we were unsure if we could fit the camera in certain areas to capture the footage and if enough natural light would be accessed through the windows.