Documentary Unit - Locations

As the documentary is all about fear we needed to think carefully about where we can go and what would work well. I did some research and created a spider diagram of the posabilities and what they would be needed for based on the structure we had previously talked about.

Our group went over the ideas and decided for the themepark we should go to Thorpe Park as it has got the reputation as the nations 'Thrill Capital' and is the closest atraction of that type to where we are based. We thought about using the rollercoaster 'Stealth' as its the fastest and one of the tallest in the U.K. going 0 - 80mph in 2 seconds. The second location would be 'Derren Browns Ghost Train' as its a dark ride attraction and is their most recent investment playing on the audiences perception of reality using fear. 

Stealth

Derren Browns Ghost Train

For a scare attraction we first thought about an escape room as these types of attractions are becoming very popular and can vary on experience. When looking at the one based in Chatham, there was a horror based one named 'Body Parts' which would prove to be the type of attraction we are looking for. After some consideration we decided that we needed something abit more recognisable and is more dedicated to the scare element than the escape game. We thought the 'London Tombs' would be a great place to do this. Its been voted the best scare attraction in the UK and has won an award for scariest attraction in the world so this we thought fitted the brief perfectly. 

With the Skydive we knew that this was going to be an important one to get right. We needed to find a repturable company that had insurance, all the right qualifications and would allow filming of the jump itself. We first looked at 'Headcorn Airfield' as this was not far from where we are based but it proved to be very expensive and had no places for the date we was looking for. The next location we looked at was 'The North London Skydiving Center' in Chateris. This proved to be a lot cheaper and have a certificated granted by the 'British Paracute Association'. They also offered filming services and had some spaces for the day we wanted to do it on. 

For the presenter introductions and some reviews of the day we all thought it should be personal and  very much about the presenter. We decided that since I was presenting, it would be great to do these outside/ inside my house. It gives the audience a sense about my life in terms of where I live and allows them to connect more with me. This is also where we have decided to hold Jackies interview as it shows her coming to my house to talk to me about her experiences making it personal and relatable.