We went up to Shoreditch in London with the plan being to find the Shoreditch Junk shop (as it looked like it had some good props and objects in there for us to take inspiration from and possibly buy), the old Shoreditch train station (which we hoped we could still be able to get into) and then also the Lets Adore & Endure Each Other wall (that we felt could be a nice contrast/link to our idea of a murderer, doing exactly the opposite of adoring and enduring someone, but killing them instead, subverting to the conventions of a murderers "catch phrase").
Below shows the pictures that we took in the day- the inspirations and locations that we found on our outing with short explanations explaining our thoughts:
Outside of buildings
To the left shows an example of one of the buildings in an area of Shoreditch. There were quite a few of these type of places, and I felt that it looked really cold and scary and perfect for a location of a killer because of the detached feeling it gave off.
Bars on windows and doors
Down alleyways and on a few scattered buildings, there were thick, strong bars on the windows and the doors. I really liked this as an idea, making it seem to the victim that they are trapped and hopeless, increasing the tension and the horror of the situation for the victim. It also gives the idea that the area is somewhere that a "killer" would be situated, making it necessary for people to have bars on their doors and windows.
Hanging chain and ropes
As we were walking down paths, there were a few hanging chains and ropes coming from the tops of buildings. A few are shown in the pictures to the left and right.
As we were looking for inspirations, building up ideas of what our killers back story could be, leading to what could be in the two minuet film opening, these hanging chains and ropes gave me the idea that the killer in our film opening could "strings up his pray" before killing his victims, using ropes and chains, like the ones we saw.
Graffiti Inspiration
We found a few graffiti pieces like the ones shown to the left and the right, and immediately, I had the idea that within the diary that the killer has, he could have photographs of his "work", but the end results could have the victims with worms and or maggots coming out of their face, or that their faces have been so badly carved into, they look something like these pieces.
Scary Shop
Even though we were not able to find the junk shop that Raman found, we did come across a shop that had rooms and rooms of things piled on top of each other. These "things" consisted of dolls, little statues, books, candles, record players and much more, but the look of the place was really profound. It was quite scary, this shop, but what we found in it was a gold mine of inspiration into different things that we could use for our film opening, such as a book with the title being "Fear is the key", of which we bought to use as the killers diary, and different objects such as a record player, statues and a collection of clothes- making Raman think that the killer could collect the clothes or shoes or something specific of the victims that he murders them, putting in a basket, like the one that we saw in the shop.
Phrases
Another thing that we saw quite regularly on the day that we were at Shoreditch were quotes and phrases that were really appropriate to our needs.
Head on a Spike
On the wall going down one of the roads that we walked down, along with the hundreds of graffiti pieces all over it, there was also a "head" on a spike, mounted on top of the wall.
This, being really odd looking, gave me the idea that the killer could keep "trophies" of sorts- in this example, putting his victims heads on spikes, like in the photos to the left and right.
Locks on a fence
In one of the side roads, we came across a fence with loads of locks all over it. Looking closer at the locks, it became apparent that they were locks that couples had put on the fence, as one might carve into a tree. However, looking at the sight of the locks, it, again, gave me the idea that the locks could be in memory of the victims of the killer- with a name for each lock, for the killer to remember each of his individual victims, within his "den".
Lets Adore and Endure Each Other wall
One of the main reasons that we went to Shoreditch was to find the "Lets Adore and Endure Each Other" wall, of which we did find. It was really good being able to find it, quite easily in fact, and Raman and I both agreed that we would either want this wall, or the quotation within our film opening, having taken to it- both of us imagining the killer running in front of the wall, chasing his victim, as an example.
The Old Shoreditch Station
We were not so happy when we finally found the Old Shoreditch Station, seeing that it had actually turned into a pub, the station being closed for construction, so unfortunately this location proved to be disappointing, however, after finding all so much more on the day, it didn't matter as much.
The Gallery
After looking around in this area, we met a lady who we were talking to, and she suggested that we go and ask the gallery that was just up the road if we could possibly get into contact with the owners, and use the building as our secluded location when it was not being used. We did go to the gallery, and we actually met the co-worker of the owner of it. He said that he would be happy to let us use it as a location, as long as we got into contact with him via email, and provided him with insurance from our school- Townley- along with how many people we would have in there and how long we would need to do the filming, and taking his card, I said that I would get into contact with him.
However, on talking to Raman about it later on, we realised that it would be a lot of hassle for the gallery, and us, to use that specific location, having to be supervised when there, and get all of our props, equipment and actors down to Shoreditch to do the filming, as well as needing insurance from the school etc. Emailing the man that I met after that day, I thanked him for the opportunity, but said that the location just wouldn't be convenient for either us or the gallery, should we need to re-film for example, and so we wouldn't be using it.
Overall, I feel the day to Shoreditch went really well, both Raman and me finding so much that we could use in our film opening, and getting so many ideas from what we saw- really adding to our knowledge and research base of locations, props and the storyline of our film opening.
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