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Hey man,
I haven't had much experience in film making but have 10 or so films planned for future production (university is the perfect place to get into it...loads of budding actors willing to get their faces out)...
Anywayz, I made a short horror film (low budget ofcourse) for my AS Media Studies course last year. It was about a killer admitting to the murder of two girls. The murders are set in a flash back which begins as the killer is talking to a police officer at a local police station and continues to show the murders. In this part of the film we had such a conviniently placed window, directly above the door that the killer makes a forced entry through, so we had like 3 angles of this guy breaking into this house, we got praised alot for that one shot alone and inevitably we got an 'A' for the coursework in general. Anyway it turns out one of the girls is the police officers daughter but you only find out at the end when the police officer and killer leave the room to put the killer in a holding cell, then the camera zooms in and looks at a family portrait on the desk of the officer.
I think the biggest hints I can give about creativity with cameras and stuff is that before you film somewhere, like you say, in a wood, is Look around, you will find the most convinient little bushes, branches, ditches, coves etc...You'll stand there looking at the perfect setting thinking "Wow...this place couldn't be any better." and will inevitably give you what you're looking for.
Another thing though, don't go crazy with the camera angles lol, you may completely blow the atmosphere of the film by inadvertantly screwing with the pace. 9-10 really great shots from obscure places, as you say, from trees and stuff, these will be subtle and won't stick out like a sore thumb, and keep the theme, atmosphere and the pace all consistant.
I wish you luck man, I'm in the same boat as you when it comes to this stuff. Its great you're working with a friend, share the work load, greater amounts of input, before long you'll have a few fims under your belt that people will love.
Take Care, Man
Delfino
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