In Waterfoot, behind the fish in chip shop facing Cordey's, is a decrepit house with boarded up windows, fire damage and all its copper and wiring nearly completely scavenged (cool for if we decide to go for 'survivors' in story'). Adjacent to this location is a useful route onto the river that runs through town. Even better news is that this route leads to where the river stems and appears akin to a dried out river basin which I personally think gives a strong ''wasteland'' ambience, especially if we incorporate a grey scale filter when we film.
If we follow the river down a few yards there is an old mill/factory that has been left abandoned and as a result is now beset with weeds and overgrown foliage; a perfect component for the 'Chernobyl' aura and the feeling of desertion, death and even hopelessness. In addition to this, the area is quiet and riddled with run down metalwork and material, both common in post apocalyptic settings. The most ideal factor for using this location is its proximity to school meaning we film either straight after school or during lessons when it is still bright weather, as opposed to having to trek to a location and run the risk of it going dark early as it tends to do in the autumn.
The second location I noticed is in Bacup. I didn't get as close an inspection as I did with the Waterfoot location, however it is safe to say that the buildings I'm interested in are run down, infested with damage and overwhelmed with free growing plantlife, and definitely evoke an ambience of neglect and dissipation. From what I can tell, the buildings are vacant shells of what they once were, a road leads adjacent to them and little activity goes on around them, therefore meaning they will be relatively quiet, easily accessible and good to shoot inside; given we have permission. The only problem facing us here is that it is a trip from school to reach this location.
I have also been informed about a possible location in Manchester that sounds interesting and another one, a deserted hospice apparently, near me which I might look into.. in the daytime. There's also that disused hospice on the way to Haslingden but we'd probably require permission and the courage to go up there. I’ve also just gone up to a place not too far from mine and it’s a very promising site. It’s a now a desolate asbestos manufacturing plant situated in the middle of nowhere, enshrouded by excessive shrubbery and corroding barbed fenced wires with a stream coursing through the middle (good for filming any survival shots). With enough imagination the place looks similar to an abandoned test facility like something out of a typical zombie horror.
The second location I noticed is in Bacup. I didn't get as close an inspection as I did with the Waterfoot location, however it is safe to say that the buildings I'm interested in are run down, infested with damage and overwhelmed with free growing plantlife, and definitely evoke an ambience of neglect and dissipation. From what I can tell, the buildings are vacant shells of what they once were, a road leads adjacent to them and little activity goes on around them, therefore meaning they will be relatively quiet, easily accessible and good to shoot inside; given we have permission. The only problem facing us here is that it is a trip from school to reach this location.
