Filming Considerations - Possible Actors and Locations

For my film trailer, I will consider possible actors and locations that would be suitable to incorporate to include within a horror film and, subsequently, a horror film trailer.

Possible Actors

For my horror trailer, I was considering people in my age range to act as the leading role. I quickly decided against this idea, as the psychological horror theme, in my opinion, would work best using an older subject as the main character. Because of the fact that a younger cast may not be able to carry out the slightly unsettling and 'empty' vibe that I wish to get from the character, I have decided to cast my own father in the trailer.

Possible Locations

Because of the nature of the horror film trailer (i.e. being more of a psychological horror rather than a physical horror that utilises jump scares/physical appearances etc.), I have decided to refrain from conventional locations in 'typical' horror films such as abandoned warehouses, old buildings etc. with the majority of the trailer being set in a dark street and then a dark/empty house, with no visible signs of being 'haunted', with the character developing the sense of fear themselves, thus creating the overall 'horror' aspect of the film. These locations are fairly simplistic, but, as mentioned, I feel these 'normal' locations juxtapose greatly with the 'abnormal' emotions and events within the film.