Location research

Locations

For our music video we need at least 3 different locations to film in , but we have researched a variety of locations so that we can have our actor in places that only suit our theme and character, so by having more options we can choose the best for our video. We want locations that are very run down and urban so that we can represent the theme of the song thorough the setting of the video.

One of our locations is Leake Street tunnel, this is the image we want for our setting because we feel as its very urban and run down, but it has a creative and artistic side to it swell, so the different colours would look really good for parts of pure song where we need to show different emotions or a transition to a filler because even if we just have some shots of the graffiti and art it will still look very effective. This tunnel is also in London which is an advantage for us because there are many other places in London that look very run down and dirty so whilst we are there we will be able to film other places and get her lip syncing in different locations that we may suddenly see. The tunnel is also a good place to use because we could use different camera shots with Mikah heading towards the end of the tunnel with the arch which would look very effective especially when it gets darker in the day as her shadow may be all we see. 

Another location is an abandoned stables, this is located a lot more locally in Rainham. This means that its a lot more accessable and will be less time consuming. This is also a good place to use because its been destroyed and vandalised a lot so the dirty feeling will really be represented through this location. Also the stables is very big with many different locations within it, which means that we can use it for multiple shots especially with the different graffiti on the walls it could be very effective with Mikah stood in front of art. Another reason why we want to use this place is because its very dark and the lighting is quite minimal as you can see in the image above the only lighting that is available is coming from the broken ceiling with holes and it would have to be sunny outside for us to even get that amount of light. This is good because we don't really want our video to be bright because that wouldn't really represent the right image of the song, so that darkness is very beneficial to us when creating the vibe we want for the video.  

A third location is a council estate with flats, we have found a specific one in Brompton called Melville Court and we want to use this place because it again has the run down feeling and it looks almost deserted. These themes are beneficial to us because the song is about a gangster, which can either be very rich and successful, or have a lot of money some times but often owes people money meaning that they cannot afford lavish items and we have chosen the second type of gangster so this living accommodation will convey to the audience that she doesn't care if the gangster is rich or poor she just wants his love.

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