Here is a collection of photographs we have taken around Ludlow, highlighting our chosen outdoor locations:
Urban/town location:
We chose to use a town location, including backdrops of scenic houses as a basis for some of our flashback scenes as from our research into similar indie music videos, such as Nina Nesbitt - Stay Out and Way In The World we found that a town location was often used. The use of the town location, in our case, Ludlow is ideal as it is easy to get to and is also quite a a nice background to feature in our music video. One issue which may arise when filming within the town may be the amount of people, perhaps filming without getting in people's way may prove difficult.
Around the castle:
We have chosen to use the surrounding area to the castle as one of our locations as it is full of greenery and it looks aesthetically pleasing.
Colourful houses:
We think these houses (and similar) will look nice as a back drop to our music video, and may also reflect the happier times of the couple as these will be featured during the flashback scenes.
Jewellery Shop:
Couple seen walking past shop and looking in during flashback/memories scenes.
~ RISK ASSESSMENT ~
We decided that in order to create a professional, well thought our music video we would need to conduct a risk assessment of the locations that we would be using in our music video.
Behind the castle:
Behind the castle there is a pathway which we will be featuring during the narrative sections of our music video. The couple will be seen walking, talking and laughing. The pathway itself is narrow, covered in greenery and also it is situated next to a steep hill, which drops down a considerable depth. We needed to do a risk assessment on this location as if anyone in our group or our actors featured in the video were not looking there is a risk of falling down the bank. To combat this we are going to ensure that everyone in the group acts sensibly and walks with caution.
Plants/thistles:
Around the area there are many thistles which may cause harm to participants if touched.
Town:
We visited the jewellery shop in which we intend to film at during our narrative scenes, and realised that it is situated next to a busy road. Therefore, we will need to be extra careful when filming so as to not get in anyone's way and also be conscious of cars.
Houses:
We will be filming next to these coloured houses, which are again situated next to a busy road. During our risk assessment we noted that we will need to ensure we do not get in the way of cars/obstruct pedestrians whilst using our filming equipment.
Front of the castle:
Whilst there are no major risks evident when filming in front of the castle, we will need to take into consideration other people passing by and to not obstruct them.
Archway behind the castle:
From doing our risk assessment we noted that the area is fairly steep, thus meaning carrying heavy camera equipment such as a tripod may result in slips/trips. To avoid this we will ensure to walk slowly and carefully.
Drama Studio:
Whilst the college drama studio is a large, open space during our risk assessment we realised that a potential risk would be tripping over loose cables/wiring which are found in conjunction with the lighting apparatus. Another potential risk/hazard we found whilst using the drama studio is the use of the stage - actors may slip/trip.
