Locations

Before we decided on a location we went out to lots of different places that could potential settings for our music video. We needed a location that would suit our concept, a place that could convey our emotional song choice and the theme of "breaking free".

Location 1 - Wildwood

This was a possible location due to the open space and the hills which was an imagery thought up from the results of our questionnaire. However due to being on a housing estate the business may disrupt the filming slightly.

Location 2 - Meadow croft Estate

We went to this location to get a normal, everyday, typical setting to emulate that theme of "breaking free" from a normal person in a normal location. It would show that anyone can have their dreams.

Location 3 - Church

We went to the location of a church as it specifically represents sadness and unhappiness which is the emotion the song portrays. It also gives the impression of dark, black and grey colours which is a theme we aim to follow in our music video as it was ideas from the results of our questionnaire.

Location 4 - Shugborough

Shugborough grounds contains lots of scenic open space which is very well kept and looked after, this was a possible location as yet again like Wildwood the open space is an imagery thought up by people who participated in the questionnaire, it also conveys a freedom and openness which is also linked with the theme, this would be a better location than Wildwood as it is less busier however as it is private grounds we would need permission to shoot here.

Location 5 - Cannock Chase

We took pictures of Cannock Chase as the setting is very scenic, and parts of the forest look very dark, gloomy and depressing which yet again is linked to some of the instant thoughts from the questionnaire. However we discovered when testing out the lighting that this area may not show up as well as the trees block almost all the day light and it may be hard for our artificial lighting be effective.

Location 6 - Acton Trussel Farm

This location would be possible as the back drop of the barn perceives a somewhat dark and gloomy feeling, it is also a large wide area for our dancers to perform. It would be convenient in rainy weather conditions as it indoors but day light still comes through in areas. If necessary there are mains where we could plug in our artificial lighting for effect. The farm also contains a wide area of open, scenic space which is what we were looking for in our other locations.