Filming 19th November

We first got Rachel in character by putting the pyjamas used back on and a dressing gown over the top. I decided to put the dressing gown on her to show that she was comfortable at home and later in the trailer it is off to insinuate a struggle with the kidnappers. The kidnappers were kept in black to show that they were bad and so they could be lurking in the shadows so Alice doesn't see them.

We only filmed inside the house on this day, using the front room and hallway. We started by filming Alice on her own, watching tv. We used popcorn as a prop to show that she was a typical girl watching tele and comfortable in her home setting. She also has her phone by her to show that it is a modern setting and because she gets a call from her Mum. In the conversation to her Mum she hears that she is going to be home alone that night and says she will be fine. This is to show that there will be no one else in the house which is typical of a horror film because the victim is often alone.

I used lots of different shots including high angle, mid shot, zoom and close up to show Alice laying on the sofa watching the tele. I then introduced one of the kidnappers and showed them looking in at Alice from outside the window. Whenever the kidnappers are shown they are looking down so you can't see their face and are in all black. This adds a sense of mystery to them and allows the audience to have the same view as Alice.