For the location of our horror trailer, we use one of out group member's home. The reason behind this was that it had a classic design, which connects to the back story of the plot, having the witch haunt the premises since around the 1600s. We based this witch on Anne Leech (1645), who was hanged in suspicion of being a witch and therefore put to trial, which resulted in her death. This added realism, tying this supernatural presence to real life events. This is a technique done my other films of the horror genre. For example, Paranormal Activity plays on the pretence that the story of what happens to the main characters is an actual real life occurance. The filmmakers even go as far as capturing the film throough the perspective of a hand-held camera, allowing the audience to become more involved with the belief that these horrific events were real, and creating a larger effect on them due to the application of a threat like this being a possibility in their life too. Having a large effect on the audience is key, as it adds to the memorability of the film.
It also contained a barn which helped add to the daunting and fearful atmosphere of the frightening scenes set there, known for being cold, dark and damp.
Having the house as the home of one of our group members helped a great deal with planning the neccessary shoots, as we were able to film whenever was needed within reason, avoiding the difficulties of having to gain permission off owners of land and buildings, and organising our shoots around the availiability of their schedule.
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