Locations Ideas

Locations
For the location of our music video we are aiming to create a retro music video from the 1940s/50s intertwined with a edgy feel which suits both the band and the song. It is important for the location to be familiar with our audience who are individual, edgy and unique characters. In research i found that Shoreditch along with Camden and Nottinghill are all locations in london which identify with our audience due to their unique edge and artistic elements. Outside of London i found that Bristol also shared the same unique, vibrant and individual atmosphere, however it is expensive for travel purposes especially if we wanted to re-film certain frames it would be unrealistic to find the time to travel back and fourth from Reading to Bristol frequently.

Bristol wall mural.

Shoreditch, London.













Properties  I found several location websites that features properties in London especially for filming and photography uses, so i emailed these companies in order to find out more information about what they offer and if i would be able to use the premises. Unfortunately, in response to the email the company were not offering their services within our budget.

Here is  screenshot of the email i sent to the companies;
http://jjlocations.com/
http://www.shootfactory.co.uk/
http://www.1st-option.com/

Cinemas  I researched other locations in london that would suit our 1940's/50's theme and found a 1950's cinema in Shoreditch called Electric Cinema so i emailed them to ask whether they would be able to let us use there premises for a short space of time so that we would be able to film one frame of our music video, showing the couple in our video on a date.  This inspiration came from a scene in the film "500 Days of  Summer." Cinema dates are associated with romantic films and we want to portray a cinematic feel to our music video as it is following a romantic narrative.

Other cinemas include: 

The Phoenix Cinema

The Ritzy

Prince Charles Cinema 

Theatre
I also emailed several theatres including, The Hexagon, The National Theatre and The Oxford New Theatre. I thought that a theatre would be effective as a frame in our music video because i took inspiration from this clip of the film "LOL"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zy9oufgK2yk The two are stood alone in a stadium in one frame and i feel we could apply this to our music video by using a theatre as that will give off more of a1940's/50's impression. 

Oxford New theatre 

Dominion Theatre 

Hexagon Theatre 

Ballroom

In the Music video "The one that got away" By Katy Perry the narrative follows a very similar story line to ours. The couple in Perry's music video go to a dance, which inspired me to look for 1950's ballrooms that still exist in England. I found one called Rivoli Ballroom in London and i therefore emailed to enquire as to whether we could film in their premises for up to twenty minutes.  

Films such as The Notebook that were based in a similar time period to our music video have ballroom dances too and it is evident to see that this was the culture of the 1940's/50's therefore it is important for us to stay true to the decades to avoid confusion and for our audience to be submersed in the storyline. 

 The Mandarin Oriental also has a ballroom, so we may be able to ask for permission to film here. 

Shoreditch Town hall  - Unfortunatly Shreditch Town Hall charged too much money for us to hire it out therefore we wouldn't be able to use it. 

 

 Reading Town Hall- This is local and also a very elegant and callsic hall, perfect for the feel of our video.

Museum

We found that the Natural History Museum in London opened over 100 years ago therefore would  a suitable location to film in. We envisioned the couple on a date walking through the corridors that are lined with vintage decor.

Other locations we have found include The Love Shake in London and Notting Hill bookshop which featured in the film Nottinghill.

Osterley Park and House 

We could potentially use Osterley Park and House as a location. Filming the exterior of the house could show where the protagonist lives. I used inspiration from the film 'The Notebook' where the protagonists house looks similar to Osterley house both our music video and the film are set in similar time periods and have common themes .

House in 'The notebook.'  

 Osterley House. 

Bandstands 

We thought that bandstands would convey a romantic atmosphere, therefore have decided that a proposal could take place under a bandstand for one of our scenes. There is a local bandstand in Reading and a bandstand in Richmond Park and Victoria Park. 

 

War Museums 

 Imperial War museum- Churchill war rooms

The war rooms suit our music video really well for the male part however the entry into the museum is expensive so we may not be able to film there because our budget would not accommodate that as well as travel to London. 

Royal Airforce museum London

This museum is free entry but we are unsure whether the pieces at the museum are necessary to put in our video.

Milestone Museum 

The milestone Museum in Basingstoke is made up of various recreated streets found in 1930's Hampshire therefore would have been similar to that of the 1940's.  
Some building that have been recreated at the Milestone Museum include:
A victorian Pub
A 1930's town with shops
A victorian railway stationA victorian terrace house

There are also vehicles featured at the museum from the same era as we are basing our music video, for example the bus which we could potentially use for the good-bye scene.The milestone Museum is indoors therefore weather wouldn't affect our filming which is an advantage. The only disadvantage is the public but if we were able to hire space for an hour then there would be no one there which is excellent.

London Museum of Transport

For the London Museum of Transport they have a museum depot with old fashioned trains on platforms. The museum also features vintage cars and other transport modes. 





Carters steam fair- Maidenhead

The carters steam fair is a vintage fair and we believe that we will be able to get some really good shots of the couple on a date at the fairground. Referring back to the film 'The notebook' the couple first meet at a fair ground which shows that during the 40's/50's fairgrounds were a common attraction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gDTFygaSws

If weather conditions prevent us from being able to film then we will film the couple doing indoor activities at the fair such as the mirror room and the bumper cars.  

An alternative location that is similar to the vintage funfair is Winter Wonderland in London. This would be a more practical place to film as we would be able to get the majority of our filming done as many of the locations we are interested in are in London, this would avoid us having to spend our budget on travel expenses. Winter Wonderland is open from the 18th November onwards therefore is seasonal and we would have to wait a while to film, however in the meantime we can film all our shots that are within close travelling distance before then.

Winter Wonderland 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSxwScFfByg

Winter Wonderland is a huge fairground that comes to London every winter for a couple of months attracting many tourists. The advantage of using this location is that there will be so many different shots we will be able to get, however a disadvantage is the amount of people there could get in the way of our filming making it difficult to get good shots. If it is raining it will also be very difficult to film there because it is outdoors. 

Gods Own Junkyard
Gods Own Junkyard in London is a museum of lights. Their past clients include Vogue and Dynamo. We believe this would be a perfect location as it will look unique and effective in our video. It is indoor so weather conditions will not effect us. The only disadvantage is perhaps some of the lights would be too modern for our video. 




Columbia Road

Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes

Sky Garden 

Union Chapel

Leadenhall market

British Library Reading rooms

Exteriors of hotels 

 The Mandarin Oriental 

The Ritz
















Wiltons Music Hall

   












kyoto gardens in holland park

The Kyoto Gardens offer a romantic atmosphere which would be perfect for our narrative.












Trafalgar Square Christmas Tree
 This would look very romantic howeer the Christmas tree only gets put up on the 1st December and our deadline to complete filming is before then. 

This would be a good vintage looking location and good to film at as long as the public do not get in our shots. 













Buckingham Palace Fountain

Oxford

Mood board

Ideas for shots
https://roomstyler.com/rooms/15988284/ideas-for-scenes-of-music

I put together photographic inspiration for the types of shoots we could include in our video. These images were found on Tumblr, which is a social media site where the majority of users are within our targeted audience age range of young adults. Catfish and the Bottlemen are very popular within Tumblr as many tumblr users are fans of their music. I felt that if i got shots like these that are popular on tumblr it would really attract my audience.

Ideas for actors:
https://roomstyler.com/rooms/15989129/actor-ideas

Once again i got most of these images off of Tumblr. This suggests the actors i have explored are the kind of people my audience look up to and associate with. It is important for me to have the right actors as the music video focuses upon these characters and audience theories such as Laura Mulvey 'The Male Gaze" where the idea stemmed from that the audience look through the eyes of a heterosexual male.

Ideas for costumes:
https://roomstyler.com/rooms/15989485/costume

Costumes are very important too in music videos as they make the video aesthetically pleasing and visually interesting. Due to the fact we are doing a period piece the costumes have to be very related to our specific era in order to create the most effective video. The costume decides how the audience perceive our characters and therefore connects and relates with them. Costumes that contrast with one another in a a romantic narrative suggest conflict, whereas costumes that coincide with one another suggest that they were meant for each other.

Production Team

For our music video we have agreed that the Camerawoman will be Ellie Moore, this is due to that fact that not only is she is a keen photographer but also has taken photography for both GCSE and A-levels therefore would help her with her studies. Although we will all contribute to the editing of the video Ellie will be able to specialise in unique editing techniques because of her photographical background and her creativity. Ellie will be using her camera which is nikon D3200 to film our music video therefore will enhance the quality making it appear much more professional. She is aware of the vitality of composition and understand what looks good on camera. 

The director of the Music Video will be me, because i am able to organise tasks efficiently and my creative flair that i have gained from studying art textiles has given me an artistic and imaginative eye. I will also be the stylist for the music video as this will give me good practice towards the course I am aiming to pursue at university. I enjoy doing both hair and makeup and have had a lot of practice with working with makeup on our female actor so i know what will suit her best. I am currently working at a hair and beauty salon therefore i can use the beauty and hair equipment in order to make Ellie's appearance specific for the era and of a professional level. We will use a close contact of Ellie Moore's who owns a vintage shop and will therefore allow us to borrow clothes specifically for the music video.


Eleanor Ward will be our production assistant as her organisation skills will mean that our work will be produced to a higher standard and will not take exceptionally long to film. With this role eleanor is able to assist in both filming and directing. One of her roles will be transporting the crew to and from locations so that we have easy access to re-film at places if need be .

Our Concept

Our music video is for the song 'Hourglass' by Catfish and The Bottlemen. We were inspired by the lyric in the song "Craving your calls like a soldiers wife" we develeoped this idea and created our own version of a couple during the war. After researching locations and watching various music videos as a group we believed that to make our video unique from many others basing it in the 1940's would edge away from the generic love stories that most music videos feature. We wanted the narrative to give off a cinematic feel to really engage the audience and evoke emotion from them as I believe the song alone evokes a lot of emotion therefore accompanied with the music video would bring something innovative and different to the indie rock music industry. We are pushing the boundary by creating a video looking at the song from a different slant than Catfish and the Bottlemen may do themselves. 
During the video the couple are going to be seen doing romantic things such as, going to fairgrounds, museums and the cinema. After the male actor proposes to the female they get forced apart as the male actor has to go away to the war. while they try to remain in contact through letters it appears that there is a strain within their relationship. Later in the video the male is reported killed in action which is seen as the woman opens the letter as she dresses for his funeral revealing flashbacks of their time together.  

Costume Finalisation

This outfit will be worn for the funeral scene where our actresses is preparing for her partners funeral. The dress is balck and full length, then she will where a classic black fascinator, this will allow our audience to clearly connote the dark colours with feelings of sadness evoking emotion.

This will be the outfit for when the couple say goodbye.

I believe this outfit would work nicely as an eveing outfit.

This outfit is casual so can be filmed for the less formal scenes.

Again, this is a very casual yet girly outfit which would be perfect for more casual scenes.