- Woodland/ forest path for Samuel and a bridleway/ pathway for Lucy
- Transition from street to forest path
- Statue/ Sculpture
- Girls and boys bedroom
- Beach
1) For 'Samuel', we found a small woodland path in the woodland area near the local University of East Anglia.
There are several reasons why we chose to shoot the boys walking scene here. it was easy for all our cast and crew to get to by being walking distance from the city centre and where we all lived. In addition, it is still located in quite an urban setting so continuity is consistent as the boy can realistically transition from busy streets to a woodland path. The path follows a picturesque river going under overpasses and across footbridges. On top of these factors, the path is rarely busy which will be beneficial to us during the shoots. For our remake of the music video for Bittersweet Symphony, we shot on a very busy, city centre street. Filming became problematic as we kept having to wait for members of the public to leave the frame and leave us space to walk into. For our final production, we wanted a location that wasn't particularly popular for dog- walkers and other members o the public to pass through. This allows us maximum shooting time and ensures we get enough footage and b-roll. This location in particular is aesthetically pleasing and ideal in terms of practicality.
For 'Lucy', we found a pathway/ bridleway that we believed perfect for our music video.
It is distinct enough to be easily recognisable as a different place to where Samuel is, but at the same time similar enough to hint at the fact that they may be heading to the same place. This pathway is known as 'Mariotts Way' and as it is, in total, 26 miles long, there are lots of interesting features that our character could walk through/ past and prove aesthetically pleasing to the viewers. In addition, Mariotts way starts off at a busy roundabout. Again, this provides a realistic transition from where Lucy has been walking through the streets and where she will be next when it cuts back to her.
2) Transition from a street to this woodland area.
As previously mentioned, the location we have chosen for Samuel has an entrance that realistically transitions from a busy street to a woodland path. This maintains continuity as it is very plausible that this character could walk from his house to this path in a short space of time.
In addition, for the character of Lucy, Mariotts way starts off at a busy roundabout. Again, this provides a realistic transition from where Lucy has been walking through the streets and where she will be next when it cuts back to her.
3) Statue/ Sculpture
Another reason we found Mariotts way to be the perfect location for the character of Lucy was that on the same roundabout near the entrenace, there is a large, unique red sculpture. This provided an oppurtunity for Lucy, when she walks past, to have a flashback to visiting it and taking a picture with Samuel. It is unique enough to be something a couple may have a photo with. The notable and interesting landmarks along the length of marriots way, we anticipate, will give us the chance to take several photographs of the couple to put on the corkboard. Lucy could easily then reflect upon these locations when she gets to them.
4) Bedrooms.
The bedrooms are going to be the first locations of the music video, so it is important that it establishes the characters quickly. Our criteria for choosing the bedroom locations combined a sense of realism as well as pragmatism. For Samuel, we wanted a room that clearly belonged to a teenage boy, i.e. blue walls (traditionally male) and perhaps some props that were typical of this age group. In addition, we needed a boys bedroom that already had/ could have a corkboard in it for the collage of photos. We found the perfect location was my bedroom. It is quite large and open, allowing a tripod with a camera to fit in as well as allowing our group members to fit in comfortably. In addition, i have blue wallpaper with lots of football shirts on the wall; stereotypically, my room is very clearly a boys. Furterhmore, i have a corkboard on one of the walls, perfect size for our requirements.
For the girls bedroom, again we were looking for a room that is typical of the age range and clearly belongs to a female. We found these criteria were met by our actress bedroom at her grandparents house that she stays in when she visits. Again, this bedroom was clearly suited to our actress and it is contrasting to the boys room. This room is in an inner city house so it is going to be easy for all cast and crew to get to - an added bonus to using this location.
5) The Beach
We decided to film the climax of our music video, and the moment the two characters meet, at a beach. Living in Norfolk, we have many beaches at in the area but it was crucial that we found the right one that met our criteria. We needed a large, sandy, open beach that is easy to get to and wouldn't be too busy. Furthermore, we needed a beach that would have some sort of notable landmark. This is because, the photo the boy takes off his cork board at the start of the music video is going to be of the couple at this landmark on the beach. In times of their difficulties, he goes to the place most treasured by him to reflect on their relationship. When it turns out she has arrived at the same place, he reveals that he has been carrying a photograph of them both at this location the whole time. This means we need to film at a beach that has some sort of notable object/ place/ point of interest that a couple would likely take a photo with and is easily recognised as the same place in the photo by the audience. After extensive research into local beaches in the area, a short evaluation of each can be seen below.
Following much deliberation, we have decided to go with Holkham (Wells-next-the-Sea) Beach. This is because it is a relatively open, large and sandy beach featuring an iconic row of pretty beach huts that the photo could be taken of. In addition, its large size hopefully means we could easily find a spot where there are no beach goers and film the meet up with no members of the public in shot. Moreover, the beach is lined by a large area of woodland. This benefits the continuity of our overall product as it makes the fact that the characters have walked from an urban setting to a woodland and now to a beach more realistic. The audience will get the impression that the woodland both of them have been walking through joins on to this beach - adding realism.
There are several reasons why we chose to shoot the boys walking scene here. it was easy for all our cast and crew to get to by being walking distance from the city centre and where we all lived. In addition, it is still located in quite an urban setting so continuity is consistent as the boy can realistically transition from busy streets to a woodland path. The path follows a picturesque river going under overpasses and across footbridges. On top of these factors, the path is rarely busy which will be beneficial to us during the shoots. For our remake of the music video for Bittersweet Symphony, we shot on a very busy, city centre street. Filming became problematic as we kept having to wait for members of the public to leave the frame and leave us space to walk into. For our final production, we wanted a location that wasn't particularly popular for dog- walkers and other members o the public to pass through. This allows us maximum shooting time and ensures we get enough footage and b-roll. This location in particular is aesthetically pleasing and ideal in terms of practicality.
For 'Lucy', we found a pathway/ bridleway that we believed perfect for our music video.
It is distinct enough to be easily recognisable as a different place to where Samuel is, but at the same time similar enough to hint at the fact that they may be heading to the same place. This pathway is known as 'Mariotts Way' and as it is, in total, 26 miles long, there are lots of interesting features that our character could walk through/ past and prove aesthetically pleasing to the viewers. In addition, Mariotts way starts off at a busy roundabout. Again, this provides a realistic transition from where Lucy has been walking through the streets and where she will be next when it cuts back to her.
2) Transition from a street to this woodland area.
As previously mentioned, the location we have chosen for Samuel has an entrance that realistically transitions from a busy street to a woodland path. This maintains continuity as it is very plausible that this character could walk from his house to this path in a short space of time.
In addition, for the character of Lucy, Mariotts way starts off at a busy roundabout. Again, this provides a realistic transition from where Lucy has been walking through the streets and where she will be next when it cuts back to her.
3) Statue/ Sculpture
Another reason we found Mariotts way to be the perfect location for the character of Lucy was that on the same roundabout near the entrenace, there is a large, unique red sculpture. This provided an oppurtunity for Lucy, when she walks past, to have a flashback to visiting it and taking a picture with Samuel. It is unique enough to be something a couple may have a photo with. The notable and interesting landmarks along the length of marriots way, we anticipate, will give us the chance to take several photographs of the couple to put on the corkboard. Lucy could easily then reflect upon these locations when she gets to them.
4) Bedrooms.
The bedrooms are going to be the first locations of the music video, so it is important that it establishes the characters quickly. Our criteria for choosing the bedroom locations combined a sense of realism as well as pragmatism. For Samuel, we wanted a room that clearly belonged to a teenage boy, i.e. blue walls (traditionally male) and perhaps some props that were typical of this age group. In addition, we needed a boys bedroom that already had/ could have a corkboard in it for the collage of photos. We found the perfect location was my bedroom. It is quite large and open, allowing a tripod with a camera to fit in as well as allowing our group members to fit in comfortably. In addition, i have blue wallpaper with lots of football shirts on the wall; stereotypically, my room is very clearly a boys. Furterhmore, i have a corkboard on one of the walls, perfect size for our requirements.
For the girls bedroom, again we were looking for a room that is typical of the age range and clearly belongs to a female. We found these criteria were met by our actress bedroom at her grandparents house that she stays in when she visits. Again, this bedroom was clearly suited to our actress and it is contrasting to the boys room. This room is in an inner city house so it is going to be easy for all cast and crew to get to - an added bonus to using this location.
5) The Beach
We decided to film the climax of our music video, and the moment the two characters meet, at a beach. Living in Norfolk, we have many beaches at in the area but it was crucial that we found the right one that met our criteria. We needed a large, sandy, open beach that is easy to get to and wouldn't be too busy. Furthermore, we needed a beach that would have some sort of notable landmark. This is because, the photo the boy takes off his cork board at the start of the music video is going to be of the couple at this landmark on the beach. In times of their difficulties, he goes to the place most treasured by him to reflect on their relationship. When it turns out she has arrived at the same place, he reveals that he has been carrying a photograph of them both at this location the whole time. This means we need to film at a beach that has some sort of notable object/ place/ point of interest that a couple would likely take a photo with and is easily recognised as the same place in the photo by the audience. After extensive research into local beaches in the area, a short evaluation of each can be seen below.
Evaluations of Potential Beach Locations by Isaac Winterburn on Scribd
Following much deliberation, we have decided to go with Holkham (Wells-next-the-Sea) Beach. This is because it is a relatively open, large and sandy beach featuring an iconic row of pretty beach huts that the photo could be taken of. In addition, its large size hopefully means we could easily find a spot where there are no beach goers and film the meet up with no members of the public in shot. Moreover, the beach is lined by a large area of woodland. This benefits the continuity of our overall product as it makes the fact that the characters have walked from an urban setting to a woodland and now to a beach more realistic. The audience will get the impression that the woodland both of them have been walking through joins on to this beach - adding realism.
Effective and detailed, evaluative blogpost. Strong work.
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