When researching horror films I noticed that horror films are set in any place possible however they range from densely populated areas (Neighbourhoods, Villages, Towns, Cities) to rural settings (American open roads, Fields, Deserts, Small country lanes). Viruses are easily spread and so having our horror set in a densely populated area could mean that there would be no survivors, these areas are also difficult to hide in as they are so built up, everybody knows all the secret hideouts. We decided to subvert to the normal conventions and have the survivors try to survive in the woods, this gives them a wide space but also would test their survival. Being in woods would also confuse a lot of people as it all looks the same, this is the effect we're looking for. We have already found our wooded area to film in and it is near houses which is perfect as we don't want the character completely cut off from all contact. The woods are generally hard to hide in as the infected have a good sense of smell, they would be able to detect our uninfected characters.
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| The infected in the city |
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| The infected in the countryside |
As you can see from the two different images, the mass of the infected appear to be in the city however in rural settings there's only so much the human body can take. We are trying to make our opening two minutes situation as realistic and believable as possible to attract our audience.
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