Settings Board

In the video below I have included a range of photos and video clips of the places that I will be using in my film. I chose these 3 locations based on my story plot, which you can read about in my "Plot Ideas" post. Please watch the following video and I shall analyze each location afterwards.

From the video you can see that I am using 3 locations. The first one is the waterfall. There are many advantages to filming at this location. The first is that it is completely covered by trees. This is great for filming because it reduces the changes in lighting considerably, which is important for continuity if I need to film at this location multiple times. After inspecting the surrounding area I have found a foot path that can take us directly to the waterfall wit ease. This is good for me because it makes transporting camera equipment a lot easier to and from set. As you see in the video there is a stable platform that is easy to get to that will allow me to get a great angle of the lead actor under the waterfall. This is good, as there is minimal risk of my camera operator being injured while shooting at this location. Another great aspect about this setting is the positive atmosphere it creates. The footage above has not been altered in any way in regards to colour. This means that the bright colours of the setting can be used to conform to the stereotypical colours of comedy, which I may or may not want to do depending on what the lead character has already been through (whether he is already fed up with camping. Another great aspect about the lighting is that I will only need to make slight adjustments during the editing stage of production. 

The second setting that I shall be filming at is a little beach by the reservoir. There are many advantages to filming here that will improve my story plot. The first being that it is easy to locate. This is good for my production because if the location was too remote and I was not able to find the location again then this would mean i wouldn't be able to do any required re-shoots. This would mean that I would have to find another suitable setting for my film, which will require a lot of time because finding a location that is within walking distance and has a large body of water can be hard to locate. Luckily none of these problems will occur at this setting. As I mentioned in the video I did not anticipate such as massive increase of water in the reservoir between my initial inspection and my second inspection (one day for good weather conditions and one day for poor weather conditions). Thankfully their was a place suitable for my film 15 feet away from my initial setting.

The third and final setting that I shall be filming at is known as Great Links Tor. Despite the tor appearing to be dangerous if there was any danger such as an unsuspected injury then the closet place of civilization is a pub, which is a 10 minute maximum walk away from the top of the tor. This is great for me because the setting has the aesthetic that I aim to achieve for a scene in my film, which is harsh and brutal. However, it is also a lot safer when compared to the other tors that I could have selected. A problem that I may face is the noise pollution from the wind. I do posses a wind break, but after my initial scout of the setting I believe the wind will be too strong for the microphone to discern any dialogue. This means I may have to make a few adjustments to my script in order to compensate. Another great aspect about this setting, that I won't be able to get with the two that i have previously talked about, is that I will be able to show the audience the grand scale of the setting my character is in. This is because it is all open fields. This allows me to show the audience that the character is truly alone from just the size of the place.   

To conclude, I think all of my settings are currently suitable for filming purposes, By selecting the locations prior to completing my final draft of my film it allows me to see what scenes I could realistically create with the locations that I have found. I am also able to refer back to my settings board video and remind myself of the actual size of the locations. This is good because it prevents me from writing scenes that would be impractical or impossible to do in the locations that I have selected.