Recce

After discussing locations with the group we set out to visit all are locations to see if they were suitable and to also plan on how we would frame our shots and where it would be best to position our actors. We also looked at other factors that may affect out filming such as lightening and audience. This was extremely beneficial as we could get to know our locations and get the feel of the atmosphere and prepare ourselves for when we start filming. The picture on the left is a location at Greenwich Pier this is where we film one of the lip synching scenes to the chorus. The reason why we chose this location was in the background the scenery is quite spectacular with city scrapers visible and the river Thames in the background, also the position of where the actor will be standing which in on the corner of the glass barricades means that there will be no interference from the public in the background and so the shot will only feature the male lead. In this shot the male lead will be lip synching towards the camera while his facial expression show pain and despair.  

This is the location we chose to for one of the flashbacks when the two characters in the music video initially meet. The reason why thought this would be a perfect location is that the area is secluded in that there are not many public members walking by also there is a bench where the two characters can sit and talk and this can be filmed easily. Also there are nice trees around the location and the pathway is wide enough to do a panning shot and to place a tripod at various angles. Also there is a lot of natural lightening available at this location.

At the start of the music video we are going to use Millwall Park where we film certain flashbacks as well as some lip synching scenes. The park is big and spacious which means that there is a lot of open area that we can film in. The picture on the right shows where we plan to position our actor and actress, they will be lying on the floor looking happily at each other while the camera shows a bird’s eye view shot of the couple together. We will also show a long shot of the stone ball on the top of the mini hill where the actor and actress will be sitting next to and this will provide different and unique scenery to that of many other parks.

We as a group decided that in one of the scenes we should have the male lead sitting under a bridge singing the chorus but he is looking upset and distraught and looking down at the floor and slouching against the wall of the bridge and we would film this by using a low angle shot. We found this bridge next to Millwall Park and though it was perfect as the lightening is not effected that the scene would be too dark and also because the bridge is wide enough so that is enough space to film the shot. The male lead will be walking towards the bridge but then sitting down alone looking very saddened and alone.


We also needed café to shoot one of our flashback scenes and we found this café in Greenwich Café Rouge which we thought would be the ideal location. The café has a somewhat 60’s feel to it and the lightening in the café is also very good. There were many tables and chairs and we found a place in the corner that we could use to film. In this scene the male lead will be with his former lover and this scene is to re-create there first ever date however he then revisits this café by himself to revoke old memories and then he envisions the time they spent there only to later realise he is only having an illusion.

Our last location of the shoot we chose was West India Quays the reason why we chose this location is because the backdrop is amazing as there are tall skyscrapers everywhere and then there is then this odd green bridge that goes against everything that is in the shot. This shot is the ending sequence in where the male lead walks up the bridge and burns the photo of him and the lover together and then throws it in the river while the camera gets a close shot of the burning of the photo and then follows the photo and it flickers away into the river and this is where the song ends. We then see the male lead walk away from the bridge and the camera shows a long shot as the male lead disappears into the distance.