Location Scouting Within London

London is a gold mine of locations, most notably, of course, the big, world-famous tourist attractions that are recognised and acknowledged by millions. If we film in one of these locations, the production value sky-rockets, and the whole film looks so much better than ever before. Filming in these locations does give us certain restraints such as not being able to use fake guns, or do anything too extreme, as well as having to film very subtly so as not to attract too much attention.

Trafalgar Square

Trafalgar Square is very iconic, and also very film friendly. There are so many tourists filming in Trafalgar Square that we would not be noticed at all, and the surrounding people would not draw attention to themselves. It also can be filmed from any angle and still look spectacular, meaning that we are not restricted in where we point the camera. There are so many opportunities in Trafalgar Square, which definitely outweigh the obvious restraints. I think that it would make a brilliant location, and I'm definitely putting it high on our list of locations.

St Pancras Station / High Speed trains

St Pancras Station is one of the more dramatic looking stations in London, due to it's two layers, high ceiling and it's just general good looks. In addition to this, it is the home of Londons high speed trains, which not only look stunning from the outside, but also have a very classy interior. If we were planning on any conversations in trains, this would be the place to come. We're not going to use the standard public transport, as it tends to be riddled with graffiti and vandalism, which doesn't look very good for what we're trying to portray. Obviously, this is yet another location that would be impossible to shoot gun sequences in, but it's a decent location for dialogue scenes. Of course, it is also very accessable, seeming as it is a station...

Hyde Park

Hyde park is a much more open environment in which to film, and we would not get as much distraction from the public, or low quality sound. It also looks very impressive, and is iconic. The Albert memorial and the Royal Albert Hall would serve as a strong backdrop for any scene. The park also looks like a much friendlier environment, and would be an excellent contrast to a more industrial location; letting the audience breathe. Also, the flowers and gardens would lull the audience into a false sense of security that could work very well in creating suspence.