Recce

We completed a RECCE today in order to see if all of our locations were suitable for filming. Although all locations are what we wanted them to be and will be highly suited for our music video, as we won't be filming till late Autumn/Winter, due to the setting that we want, we are going to have an issue with daylight.

For our music video we wanted a autumn/wintery scene as it is a common association with happy couples and matches the theme of the song, however this does mean that we will have to film in the middle of the day due to lack of sunlight. This doesn't appear a problem on its own, nonetheless our male actor is only available after 2 o'clock until 5 o'clock- which means that our filming is going to have to be thoroughly pre-planned and set up prior to the arrival of the talent, in order to make the most of the sunlight without prolonging filming over numerous days.

Here are the locations for our music video;

Wicksteed Park: where we will be filming the field scene, the talent are going to be walking the dog whilst 'getting to know each other'

The Sorrels: we will be using this to film the scenes inside the house after the couple have just moved in to their shared home. This first picture shows the left hand corner when the talent will be sitting, and where you can see the edge of the ironing board in the picture, is where there will be some minimal belongings that the couple share

This is just a different angle of the room we will be using, as we will film multiple angles. We will use this angle to see the male lead gazing out the window thinking of the life he wished they could afford to live

The Donkey: the pub in which Billy Lockett will be performing. We chose this location to visit as it is quite a 'normal' and relaxed setting which conveys the idea of the song and reflects the fact that he is an Indie artist

The Lilacs: where we will be filming the bar scene when the couple first meet. We chose this location for the first meet of the couple due to the fact that it is a typical place for young people to meet and conveys the normality, allowing the audience to relate to the 'story' we are aiming to tell, making it believable

The Sorrels Street: this is the street that we are going to have the male lead walking down at the beginning and end of the music video in order to show that he is taking the audience on a journey. We have chosen to start and end in this way as it reflects a 'complete story'