Location Reccies

Underpass

In our music video we will be filming in an underpass in romford near the market there was also another underpass that i was thinking about using that was in Gants Hill but i decided not use that underpass because it was a bit to far for people in the muic video to travel. The underpass in romford will be filmed at night because it will add a dull and lonely mood to the song, as the underpass has bad lighting, due to the song being slow and not about good things that occurred in the artists life like " begging for money in primary school ", and not being able to find the true meaning of life this is a good location for the music video to be filmed. As the underpass is a public place it is very easy for access which shows that it is practical. The benefits for filming in an underpass is that it is adding the effect to the music video of loneliness and depression, however the drawbacks to filming in the underpass is that different people could walk past the shots which would mean that we would have to film more that 1 time to get the correct shot.


Car Park

In our music video we will be filming in a car park that is next to Romford market as it is close for all of the actors however the other potential car park was the westfields but it had to much lighting so it did not have the effect that i was looking for. This will be filmed at night because the lighting will add the effect of sadness and depression due to the darkness and flickering of the lights, this then adds to the mood of the song as it shows that he has grown up in and is still in a world that he does not like for example when he says in his lyrics "were living in a world that's scandalous", the benefits for using this location is that it is public so we do not need permission to film there also it adds the effect to the music video that me and my partner are looking for, however the downfall is that there could be a lot of cars and then if we have to shoot it again the same cars may not be there.

Park 

In our music video we will be filming in a park in Romford because it is close however the other park I could have used is St Chads but they shut to early for the shots that we would like to use. The reason why we have chosen to use a park is because this will add a more urban look to the music video when we will be showing shots of graffiti which will then shows the artists urban statues throughout the music video. The benefits of this location is that it is public and we can get a lot of good shots done there of the artist looking lonely, however the downfall is that there could be people trying to get in the shot or also different people in a shot that is supposed to be the same.

Church

In our music video we will be filming in outside a church this is because it will add an effect to the music video of him being religious and wanting to forget what he has done and seen in the past for example when he says "i used to go church every Sunday". The benefits of this location is that it is public and open location as it is on the street and we are not going in to the church however a downfall can be that people keep walking in and out of the shot and if we are doing the same shot in different angles then it would look weird as people will be in and out of different shots. 

School

In our music video we will be filming in school this is because my partner and I go to this school so it is easy to film here. We have decided to film here because it will show his life when he was younger and how was living his life as a child which in his lyrics seems like he did not have a good life and he still does not have as good as a life as he would like. The benefits of this location is that it is the school that we go to so we do not need permission, however the downfall is that the children that we want to be in the shot may mess around and also other children may keep getting into the shots when there not supposed to.

Romford Market

In our music video we will be filming in Romford market which is near to the other locations however the other potential market is Roman Road however that is quite far for the cast to travel. We have chosen to film here because, there are a lot of people walking there during the day and the shot that we will have will add the effect that the artist is alone in his own world and he does not have anyone and no one is paying any mind to him. The benefits of this location is that it is public and it is also local so it is in walking distance from the actors that are in the music video, however a downfall could be that there may not be a lot of people walking past on that day which would then mean that we would have to go and film on another day.

Studio

In our music video we will be filming in a studio because it is in our school and we do not have to pay for one however another potential one is my brothers however he lives in southend and it is a bit far to travel. We have chosen to film here because, this shows that the artist is trying to do something with his life rather than being like everyone else for example "black boys acting like savages" this shot then shows that he does not want to be like the typical black boy he wants to stand out. The benefits of this shot is that it is easily accessible as the studio is in our school and also we just have to ask a teacher for the keys, however a downfall could be that the actor may not be able to film on the day that we need which then means that we would have to film on another day.  

Street

In our music video we will be filming in a alleyway & the streets in Romford near the market this is because it is close however the other potential location was the alleyway that is in Chadwell Heath however we decided not to use that one as there was a few gangs around there. We decided to film in this place, because this shows that the artist is lonely and depressed and you can see this during the intro and outro of our music video. The benefits of this location is that it adds the effect of the artists urban statues, that me and my partner are adding to, however a downfall could be that people would be walking in and out of the shots.