Setting and Location- Grove Woods

Grove Woods is where I chose to film my music video. Grove woods has both big open fields and a large woods which were what I was after. Again, setting and lighting were two major factors that had to be considered when finding a filming location. In terms of setting, I wanted a large open field where I can do an extreme long shot. This is so I could portray loneliness and isolation within my film. I also wanted to film deep in the woods because I wanted the backdrop to be encased in trees with little light. This is to make the artist looked trapped and isolated for everyone else. Lighting was very important so went down the Woods before I started filming and tested what time it was best to film at the woods. I found the best time to film was about 11am as it was nearly the brightest
time of the day but not bright enough to cause any glare on my camera.

As you can see from the picture, it is bright enough to film at 11am as even though you are surrounded by trees, there is still enough light for the camera. Since I spend a few days filming the shots, it was important I filmed at the same time as I wanted the light levels to remain consistent as I want the video to have the impression it all happened on the same day rather than over a few days. I decided this would be the perfect location as I was already familiar with the location so I knew the best locations to film at for different shots. I also knew that there was fields around so I can film some of the shots, plus the woods is quite local to me and Olly so we didn't have to travel too far which was very convenient for us.