Planning: Reconnaissance/RECCE

A Reconnaissance or RECCE shot is a stage of planning which takes place before principal photography or actual filming shoots. The objective of visiting the locations was to discover where my principal photography would take place, in addition any problems or unexpected complications were discovered e.g. Lighting, acoustics, safety issues etc. I visited conventional locations which are formulaic of the Slasher Genre such as a deep forest woodland area, eerie alleyways, churches and murky streams. Me and my group discovered that the forest provided a perfect area for filming with excellent lighting (despite Winter's darker daylight) and a murky and dark water stream, the forest also had leafless trees which can have deeper meaning through Mise En Scene such as death or lack of life, this metaphoric meaning can cross into Ruby's state of mind also.