Location Possibilities

Before we decided on a location we explored many near by, local areas to us to see if any of them were possible or suitable filming locations for our music video. Our chosen song Snow Patrol - You Could Be Happy has themes and references to a broken relationship and setting the ex-partner free to move on and be happy. We needed a location that would suit our concept, a place that could convey our emotional song choice and the theme of 'moving on'.

Wildwood Estate
Wildwood was where we group looked first. The large housing estate offers a diverse range of surroundings ranging from built up housing areas to greenr areas which would allow for a range of imagry to be shown. The estate is sat in the centre of a 'ring road' which loops round the whole estate meaning easy access to other areas, and a continous loop for a moving car shot if required. The estate is reasonably quiet meaning filming will not get in the way of residents. The houses featured here tend to be of an older design compared to other estates.

The Meadows
The meadows is a medium sized estate and the houses are of a different appearance to both Wildwood. The area has a large grassy area which features a park and canal which would allow for the filming to have some diversity. The estate has quite a lot of road area which would also allow for decent car shots. The roads in the estate are all quite narrow with a lot of turns and bends in so while this could make for some interesting and varied shots,
it could also be a challenge manoeuvring a car around the estate. 


Shugborough Hall

Shugborough Hall and Estate is a popular tourist attraction site in Stafford for the public. Within the grounds, there is lots to see and do and it's filled with picturesque gardens as well as the mansion house and a park with monuments. Many of these settings would be a different and interesting place to film for our music video but we decided we would have difficulty in getting access to some areas of the house and we would also have to wait for people visiting to be out of the way for shots.   

Acton Trussell Farm

Acorn Farm in Acton Trussell belongs to my Grandma and Granddad and is a strong possibility for our filming location. We could have access to all areas of the farm, some including; the farm house, the gardens, the barns, the stables and the fields. We would be able to use plug sockets and extension cables from the house and have access to the animals if we needed/wanted. We would have to consider the weather as when it rains, the whole farm can get very muddy and because it is situated on a hill, the area gets extremely windy.

Cannock Chase

Down the road from Acton Trussell is Cannock Chase, a large public wooded area where by we would have access to all areas. Some heavily wooded area of The Chase can look gloomy and depressing which could link to our chosen song. On the other hand, some areas are brightly lit (in the sun) due to lightly scattered trees. This gives us a range of settings to consider which is a big advantage.