Sunday, 24 September 2017

Quiet Roads (Filming locations for Car footage)

I have been assigned to look for some quiet roads where we could possibly filming footage of a car in motion near Maidstone. Here are some of which I have found:

Lower Road,  & Dean Street, East Farleigh B2010 (Located South West of Maidstone Town Centre)

This road, although part of a B-Road, appears to be a quiet enough road with several winding bindings ideal for shots of the car. Dean St in particular leads towards a farm and is more narrow. The only problem is that, because of this, we might keep having trouble with oncoming vehicles and ones from behind won't be able to over-take with ease. Though this may be a problem with most of the roads I'll find.




Pilgrims Way, Maidstone ME14 3EB


Pilgrims way is a small street that, eventually leads into what appears to be a farm lane surrounded by fields, making a nice backdrop for the car to be displayed in front of.

However, a small problem is the fact that the area leading into this road in built up and our filming might cause some disturbance among the residents. As long as we stray away from the more urban parts of the road, we should be fine.



Pilgrims Way & Water Lane, Boxley, Maidstone



By coincidence, there is also another Pilgrims Way in Boxley, Maidstone, just north east of the centre of Maidstone. The road itself appears to be quiet, again passing many fields and there are less urban areas than the aforementioned road. This road also connects with Water Lane which appears to be much the same way. Again, the narrow road may cause problems if any other cars happen to come by.



Wouldham Road, Wouldham. (Near Rochester) Other wise shown as High St


Wouldham Road is mostly a straight road, perfect for longer takes of the car. There are some small urban areas dotted across this road as it leads straight through Wouldham (West of Gillingham) itself but there are plenty of long, empty stretches of road which we can use. The scenery overall is mostly filled with trees lining the sides of the road and large fields can often be seen on longer stretches of the road. It is a dual road, however, meaning that it may be a busier road than others.



Chart Hill Road & Lower Farm Road, Broughton Monchelsea (South East of Maidstone)














Chart Hill Road, much like the other roads I have listed on here, is a narrow, mostly enclosed road with a scenic backdrop which would be ideal if we want a quiet place to film footage of the car in motion. However, a road literally on the other side of a field next to it is a farm road and thus appears even more enclosed and provides more bends which would make for some good opportunities for footage.



Extra:

Tyland Lane, Abbey Gate, Maidstone, Kent.       Chatham Road, Sandling, Maidstone, Kent

These are small no-through roads. Perfect if we need somewhere secluded. The only issue is that its a residential area (not-built up however) and may cause some minor disturbances.


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