Having decided upon what the video is going to portray, we set about exploring potential locations for filming. Some of the early stages of the video will be set in a bedroom – with one of the lead males – and it will attempt to chart his progression from getting ready for a night out with his mates.
Photos of the bedroom we’re looking at:
We identified this room as a possible location for these shots and were impressed by it’s versatility in terms of the different vantage points it has on offer. The size of the room is small due to the large bed situated in the middle of the room, which makes it difficult to capture any long, establishing shots. However, it does mean we can get intimate in our filming and if this location is used, we’re hoping the fact it’s up in the face of the lead roles that the viewer will feel like they are there too. In reality the Friday/Saturday night party scene is rather physical and personal. As we want to reflect and epitomise suburban life realistically, we need to ensure we capture the essence of a real night out to help our audience engage with what they are viewing.
As you can see by the images sandwiching this paragraph, there are some potential lighting issues we would have to overcome. There are many obstacles in the room and although we specify that the location needs to be messy to represent a typical young guy’s bedroom, it does cause problems for us in regards to filming. Some of the objects have noticeable shadows due to the position of the lights, however, we prefer the idea of having the room as dark as possible when filming, with only a spotlight appearing on the character.
All sound on the video will be non-diegetic due to the song being played over the top, rendering the quality of the acoustics as meaningless.
On reflection, we feel this room could easily be the young male’s bedroom. We will experiment with filming there prior to making a firm decision, although, contextually, I would suggest this is as good a location as we’re going to find.
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