Music Video Planning: Locations

For the groups music video we had to go and look for location before filming to give us a better idea to what we want, and the pros and cons of the location. With the idea that has been chosen for our music video we will need 4 different locations.

Location Number 1

Location 1 is Boultham Park, where we will have the lead singer running around. The lead singer is chosen to be in Boultham Park because with nature wanting to be the main point and the lead singer is the more important they should be put together. Boultham Park was picked because it was in the middle of both homes and also because of its band stand in the middle of one of its fields. We wanted to use the band stand as relapse points were it all comes together. It was also picked because of it secluded paths covered with trees, to give the right feeling to the atmosphere. If Boultham Park is not used then Hartsholme Park would be our next choice because of it having the same characteristics but, Hartsholme is a busier park then Boultham that will cause filming problems. If we was to change the park part altogether then the common would have been used to replace it. The filming would be done early in the day, for the best lighting and also because Boultham Park being dangerous later on in the day.

Location Number 2

Location number 2 is urban home area. This area is where we will see the drummer running around, to find his way back. Because of filming advantages we have chosen to use the area around our school because we will be able to use our free time at school to walk to the area with the equipment borrowed from school to do our filming; and have time to go back and upload it to the computer straight away to back up the files. The problems with using the urban home area is with passing cars being in one shot and not another.

Location 3

Location 3 is held within the city with the bass player running to find his way back. This location could link with the urban area so you are planning to shot it up near the cathedral were the building and the look is different. Problems that can occur here is with people walking around the shots when we need to take the same shot but at a different angle.

Location 4

Because of the lack of knowledge we struggled to find a location for the performance part of the music video. For the performance part we wanted it to be an old stage where it could symbolise there part gigs. But with not knowing any we decided to use the stage at our own school. With using our school stage it will make it easier for us to do the filming, but it isn’t going to give us the right mood. With this location, as a group we will have to go to the dance department to be able to book out the stage, because Dance will normally have the whole hall booked for their lesson.