Recce

There are very few locations that we are using for our music video. The reason being is because these artists who created the song are known for using a studio to create many of their shots. Only some outdoor shots are used in very quick shots lasting for no more than 1 second. The first location we have chosen is in a TV studio. This location is perfect as it provides a white background which can be used to reflect upon the artist’s thoughts and re-emphasise on the artist as being the main focus of the shot. The green screen can be used to place the artist on a location reflecting his thoughts. It will probably be in a dark scene considering the song has a low tone with it and is quite depressing. An idea that popped into my mind was to have the studio pitch black and have a projector projecting images of the girl in the background, much alike the one’s seen in the video for Drake’s song over.

Going to our chosen location Oxford Street, shown on the image on the left, made it’s easier for us to understand where the actress would be walking whilst we film her. When looking at the location, we looked at the spectrum of light which would be shining in certain parts of the video. For example, we could have light shining from the reflection of buses. We liked this effect which we have seen in parts in actual music videos. We got our model to stand in the location to see whether the shot would look good however our model wouldn’t be standing in the sun light for too long due to health and safety reasons. The camera would be on-going moving when shooting this part of the music video. This location is ideal to portray the successful lifestyle of our actress as she will be representing a successful business woman.

Another location we have chosen is Trafalgar Square, shown in the image on the left. The square will show the busy and hectic lifestyle of our actress as she walks past the square on her way to work. The shots we would possibly use are a mid-close up, a view point and a close up of the actress. We will have to rely on natural light as we will not be able to set up lighting at the square.

Advantages of using a studio

·         Quick, easily accessible

·         Able to conduct various shots in a short time span

·         Easy for actors to meet up

·         Ability to use green screen

Disadvantages of using a studio

·         Not able to get various backgrounds

·         Lighting may not be great

·         Minimum levels of props

Advantages of Trafalgar Square

·         People in the background, authentic

·         Nice scenery

·         Ability to use props

·         A lot of space to conduct various shots

Disadvantages of Trafalgar Square  

·         People may get in the way

·         Lighting may not be effective

·         Actors may not be able to make it