London Landmarks

   

Trafalgar Square

This would be a good location to film as it is an iconic London landmark which would help the audience to identify with the location. A drawback with this location is that it does not reflect the business environment in the big city that we are hoping to portray in our opening sequence and it is always very busy as it is a large tourist attraction meaning that filming would be extremely difficult due to noise and crowding problems.

                                                                                    

Big Ben 

Similar to Trafalgar Square, Big Ben is an iconic London landmark meaning that the audience would be able to instantly link the film to the location. However, it is also similar to Trafalgar Square in the sense that it does not reflect a business environment despite it being a focal part of London. It would be quite hard to film around Big Ben as it is situated on a busy road by the River Thames meaning that noise and crowding levels would seriously affect our filming process and therefore the final product.

London Bridge  

Although it is an iconic London landmark that would evoke a sense of familiarity within the audience, London bridge would be extremely difficult to film on due to the noise of the traffic on the bridge and the pedestrian traffic across the bridge would also be a significant problem.

Southbank 

Although it is not necessarily a 'well-known' London landmark it is an area that is used by most Londoners frequently. During lunch hours it is usually full of business men and women getting lunch creating a business environment that would be perfect for reflecting the feel of our opening sequence. It does not usually get too crowded meaning that noise and pedestrian traffic should not be a problem during filming, it is also not situated on or near a road meaning that there will be minimal noise from traffic.

Camden Lock

Camden Lock is not instantly recognisable to all outside of London and the UK, however, it is a focal part of London that reflects the diversity of the city. Despite this I am not sure whether it would be appropriate for our opening sequence as it in no way portrays a business atmosphere and is not considered a particularly high class area.

London landmarks are present in the background of many iconic action and thriller films as they are an easily recognizable icon that instantly links the film to the location and allows the audience to relate to the film's setting.