Flashback Ideas

We had a few ideas for the flashback, the camera was to be positioned at a low level as a Point of View shot (POV) showing a woman in her early twenties crouched in the centre of two legs, crying. The camera would then move backwards and be pulled away from the woman who would reach for the camera and scream then be restrained from activity by the owner of the legs. We thought of using sound effects of a baby crying so that the audience got a clue that the POV is that of an infants.

A good location for this would have been a riverside or in a docks as if the family were enjoying a peaceful day until these events occurred. The contrast of a sunny day to the narrative is something inspired by 'American Psycho' where they use upbeat non-diegetic back ground music despite the horror sub-genre of the film.

The river in Ixworth would be ideal for shooting this scene, the only problem with the location is dog walkers. There is a footpath route through it which could interfere with our filming. Therefore we would need an individual to stand a few metres down the path to quietly explain to passers by that filming is occurring and asking them to be as silent as possible when passing.