The Oak tree - The oak tree was the one of the main features shown in our music video and digi-pak. Reaching extremely high, and having a trunk circumference of approximately 2..5 metres the tree was extremely safe to be around and was a perfect place to use for our miming scenes. We decided to use the tree as one of the main features in the music video as it allowed us to be able to position our male actor (mime) in various positions around the tree to give dramatic effect. Also the tree was chosen to represent something dying. This was because the relationship in the song is falling apart and in a sense 'dead'. At the end of the song the singer is shown letting go of the tree, which is symbolic for him releasing the relationship and moving on.
The Barn - The barn was also situated on the farmland, and followed a similar theme of old and decaying. The walls were made of concrete and the wooden boards also made the location feel prison like. This is where we chose to shoot the dancing scenes as we could easily represent the female character as 'trapped' as is suggested in the lyrics. ''Do the things you always wanted to, without me there to hold you back, don't think just do...''. On the day of filming we had to arrive earlier to clear and set up the barn. Unlike the other locations we could not prepare earlier as it the barn was actually heavily used by the farmer.
The fields/animals - The farmhouse is surrounded by 25 acres of fields and land making our choices vast of where to film the needed footage. The fields were split into segments, however we were given permission to move fences if necessary to create larger areas to work in. The horses we were given access to were in the main field. There was more than enough room for the horses to run when we filmed creating a great effect of freedom, this was designed and chosen for use as we believed it represented the freedom of the women in the relationship, after the horse becomes free from its master.
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