Viktim: Setting

When thinking about the setting of our film and when actually shooting there are things we have to consider;

• Weather
• Time of Day
• Props/Costumes
• Locations

These need to be specific as any detail which is wrong that the audience can notice will break continuity. For example, if we filmed two scenes, both within two minutes, and we filmed it over two days; one minute it was raining the next it was boiling hot, it would definately break continuity.

The time of day is key to creating an atmosphere; because our chosen genre is horror; if we shot a chase scene in the day the tension would drop; creating a less effective scene. The same applies to props and costume. If a character in a scene is trying to gain an emotional response from the audience, but while doing the scene was wearing a bikini; it just wouldn’t work. Props are key to explain time and to explain scene setting as there are different connotations of different colours.