Location Shots

When recording our pitch we had spoke about our main location/band shots. We gained inspiration from other music videos and incorporated them into our music video. Below are the examples that we're going to try and use:


Band Shots: Because our band shots are only consisting of one band member, we didn't need a vast space to film this in as we wanted him to be sitting down. We chose to use the facilities that we were open to in Trinity School and therefore used the drama studio, as it had wooden flooring, and a black back drop(curtains).  These black curtains are effective as it means that nothing will distract the audience from the shots and a particular shot we wanted to use was Kieran getting up at the end and walking away from the camera, luckily the black curtains make him blend in the further he gets to them and he can also go behind them.

Narrative: For our narrative we wanted our shots to be outside do that there is more action and intriguing shots. We chose to use London Bridge train station because it is very large and has many platforms to chose from, it also creates iconography for an audience. We chose to use a train station so that we could show the separation between me and kieran. The use of the train station meant that we could film on the platform, on the train and inside the station. A particular shot we wanted to do was on the train so that when I look out the window, my reflection will show as well as the scenery outside. Another particular shot we wanted was being on the platform and the train going past and I'm no longer there. 

Narrative Continued: The other location in which our narrative was filmed is by the Bluewater lake, we used the bridge, the tunnel and the lake within these shots. We chose to use Bluewater lake as it created as romantic setting. We already had an idea of what shot we wanted to do on the bridge, this was showing Kieran on his own, then a ghost shot would take place and I'd appear next to him. Using the lake meant we could take abstract shots of ducks swimming away (reflecting Delilah leaving.) The lake is also effective as it has the reflection of the trees and the sun on it. 

Introduction:For our introduction we used stop motion editing with scrabble letters to spell out 'Plain White T's by Hey There Delilah' we wanted the letters to be able to stand out against the background so we chose to do it on a light wooden table. Kieran took this piece of filming therefore it was done in his house on his dining table.