Planning: Locations

One location we are looking into using is Rutland Water, it is a very picturesque and a family based area, and offers a number of different activities and so will work well for the both the filming of memories and performance. Being such a large area, it is quite quiet in most places allowing for a range of different areas to be used when framing and planning our shots. It is also well taken care of meaning that there will be nothing there to ruin the shots e.g. litter. To check is this area would work I went and visited Rutland Water, I took a camera and took some shots of the area so that I could make sure the rest of my group were happy with the location, these initial images turned out well and from these we could get a good idea of the area some some places we could use to film.

Another location we are looking at using is Bourne Woods, we feel that this location will work well in creating some of the memories we want to look at due to its mix of nature, cycle and riding routes and artwork/ sculpture. It is an area that will work well for a variety of shots. It also has a small park which will be useful for filming as visiting parks relate to almost everyone's childhood memories, it is also quite a common area as there are woods all over the country, making it a very relatable location for everyone viewing the video.

As well as these outdoor locations we were also looking at using some more built up locations such as towns and some indoor locations such as homes ect.. we are looking at using these as well as outdoor rural locations so that we can make sure we do get a range of different shots for memories, not just focusing on the more rural locations. In homes we can stage birthday parties and special occasions and smaller more forgotten about memories such as small things that most people do with their families.

Another location we are looking into using for both the performance and the acting side of our promo is Burghley House, we feel this will be a good location to use due to the range of shots that we can get from it as well as the idyllic setting due to the house itself and the upkeep of the gardens, as well as the wildlife within the grounds.