Planning: Casting shots

The wooded drive-way i thought would be the perfect location to shoot in my scary themed music video as trees are represented in scary films to almost have a wicked mind of their own.

This stone 'water bath' i thought could come in useful as it's old look makes it look rather dis-figured and scary. I wanted the girl to pour water from a jug into here.

This wooden door looks rather grand and old. It's shape looks dominant and spooky. Old traditional buildings share representations of history and hidden secrets.

I chose to film on this field in order to show the enormity of the grey building. I have used the balcony area to show importance of the singer with a low-angle camera shot.

I walked past this bush and couldn't help but notice there only being one rose, i thought i could use this to symbolise love 'dying out'.

This little stone seat i thought could be used as a good location as it fits in with the natural surroundings and i felt that at night it could look scary with the trees.

These grand wooden steps i thought would make a good opening to a scene as the girl will be filmed in sections from the feet, upward.

Here is the view from outside. Originally i was going to have the girl looking out of the window with a 'possessed stare' but i felt this wasn't a shot i wanted to include in my video.

This opening through the woods i felt would look really good as the girl i wanted walking down in a scary 'jerky' style. I wanted the camera to be placed at the foot of the slope so that the girl could walk towards the audience.

The divide between the bushes i feel encloses the walkway, it looks as though the bushes would try and stop the girl from getting through.

This curved walkway looks almost maze-like, i wanted the girl to run in slow-motion through as if she's hiding in the woods.

I have chosen this tree as it had a ledge so that my singer could stand up in the tree.

Alike the other photo's of the woods, this one shows the trees placed close together, making an ideal wooded scene.

I was going to use this hole in the tree to engrave the names of the 2 lovers in order to show a history between them and a reason for the singers feelings.

This vast open field i thought would be great for the running scene that i wanted to achieve, the audience can see the singer running a long distance.

I thought i would use this wall for the singer to walk on, however i found this to be dangerous as it was wet and slippy.

From the start of my planning i have been very enthusiastic with my idea of a tracking shot down the lane. My idea was that i would ask an adult member to drive this pick-up truck slowly down the drive so that my singer could keep-up the pace from behind.

This is the footpath alongside the lane, i didn't use this location, however it was a part of my planning.