Location research

Location research

This collage was put together to give my group and I a guideline of where we would like to shoot most of our scenes. Due to our song choice being dark and mysterious, we thought that locations such as graffiti tunnels and spacious areas would best suit the theme we are trying to create. For instance, empty areas such as Darland banks would set an atmosphere of loneliness and emptiness of her heart; since the lyrics are based on the actress trying to find her soul mate. 

We also thought the London-eye would adhere to this theme because it gives the impression that the actress is looking over the city of London to find her true love. This also gives a sense of dominance of her looking over everyone, which coheres to the lyrics as she's looking for a 'gangster' which suggests rather than her being an innocent girl, she's instead looking for someone with an authoritative and risk- taking personality such as herself. In contrast, the use of colourful and vibrant graffiti tunnels and the embankment skatepark with large masses of graffiti in London would give an example of the singers childish and playful personality, therfore giving the impression she wants someone to act out her adolescent years with; as well as linking to the 'gangster' theme. 

These locations would overall make the video more realistic and will bring the lyrics to life, therefore keeping the audience intrigued. Overall we would like to visit London, Darland banks, Chatam, Riverside Country Park and abandoned schools within Medway. Despite London, all of these locations are not a far distance from our homes. This is an advantage for us as it means travel cost will not be a problem and will also not be time consuming to get to, therefore we can make the most of the natural sunlight during the day as travel time won't take long.