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Filming Locations

     After talking to my parents, I’ve come to the conclusion that Santa’s Enchanted Forest might not be the best location for the music video. It is far from where we all live. Additionally, each ticket would be about $50 per person. If we want to get a lot of actors, it is not going to be feasible to pay that much per person. As a result of this, we may need to change a few things about our project to accommodate these circumstances. Though Santa’s is still our top choice, below are a few other options to explore in case we do decide to change the location. 


The Mall


    The mall is an inexpensive holiday experience that we could center the music video around. It’s completely free to take pictures with Santa. Additionally, it would add a comedic element to the video.Malls are usually well decorated with festive things like bows, trees, and stars. However, most malls aren’t fully decorated at this time so the theme of the video may be more understated.


Tradewinds Park


    Tradewinds Park is another option for location. The park holds a “Holiday Fantasy of Lights” event at the park. The place is filled with holiday decorations. Its also much cheaper than Santa’s Enchanted Forest because we would only have to pay for a tickets per car rather than per person. The tickets are $24, but there are several days where the price falls down to $20. Even tough the location is very festive, it does have setbacks. At the park, we are not allowed to get out of the car. This means that a majority of shots would have to pans and wide shots. This would pose a major problem for us, as we have to show a variety of shots in the video. Also, it would just make the video uninteresting and repetitive.


    An honorable mention is driving around in different neighborhoods and showcasing their decorations. If that option is chosen, we are more likely to end the video off at a decorated home, showing the characters watching a movie together or doing another festive activity like making cookies. 

    Though all of these options have their own benefits and drawbacks, Santa’s Enchanted Forest seems like the best option for us. It5 has great ambiance and a lot of different activities for the actors to do. If it5 does not work out we will choose one of the other options, but right now we will continue with the first choice.


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