The Woodland Spa

Project overview

Client: The Woodland Spa: Burnley

Location: Lancashire

The Woodland Spa in Burnley is a luxury wellness centre, celebrated for its serene atmosphere and soothing experiences. I worked on this project as the Director of Photography and Camera Operator, capturing the space in a way that felt both luxurious and inviting.

A woman with wet hair in a swimming pool enjoying the water with her eyes closed and arms raised behind her head.

Over four evenings, working with more than twelve actors and models, I shaped the light and framed each shot from 10:00 pm, when the spa closed, to 06:00 am before it reopened. The goal was to create visuals that drew viewers into the spa experience and conveyed its restorative essence.

Crew

  • Director: Mark Oulson-Jenkins

  • Director of Photography: Luke McCulloch

  • Camera Operator: Luke McCulloch

  • Production Assistant: Georgina Wilson

Equipment

  • Camera: 1x Panasonic S5IIX

  • Lenses: 1x Sigma Art 70-200mm F2.8 L-Mount, 1x Sigma Art 24-70mm Mk1 F2.8, 1x Panasonic S 50mm F1.8

  • 3x Aperture 300w

  • 1x DJI RS4 Gimbal

A woman in a white robe swimming in a dark indoor pool with blue underwater lights, with a modern orange-lit fireplace on the wall behind her.

Behind the scenes

Camera filming a restaurant scene with people dining, with a focus on the camera viewfinder showing two people sitting at a table.
A film crew documents a dinner date between a man in a dark shirt and a woman in a blue dress at a restaurant.