Location Research | Canterbury

Our chosen Locations for filming in order for the day:
The majority of our filming will be located in different places in Canterbury. As it is full of different places and things to do and see. Enabling us to get powerful and effective shots of our protagonist and the setting around them shots. Here are our following locations in Canterbury;

• Rainham Train Station
• Canterbury High Street
• King Ethelbert Garden
• Love Lane
• Outside Marlowe Theatre
• Dane John Gardens
• Westgate Gardens

Rainham Train Station:

This will be our first location where we will be filming, as it is the beginning of our characters journey. It is not located in Canterbury however it is our way of getting there. We will begin filming just outside the station, in order show her approach to the train station and confirm to the audience that she is travelling and going somewhere. We will be filming outside the train station, inside, on the platform and on the train. It will almost be a montage of shoots as our protagonist begins her journey. Even though this location will only have a short appearance in our video it is essential as our theme for our video is to portray a story; so the idea of the train station and her getting on the train allows the audiences imagination to wonder where the protagonist is going.

Canterbury High Street:

Our second location will be Canterbury High Street where we will be filming lots of different shots in order to create a montage of our protagonist walking around town when it came to editing. The reason we chose the High Street for this is because it is full of people which would help the video seem more realistic as our protagonist is in a realistic scenario (a busy town). Our main location in the High Street to film will be alley ways where we will be effective long shots, benches, outside shots of little shops and cafes etc. We will be filming during the day as it is the beginning of our protagonists journey; the montage will help with the audience understand that.

King Ethelbert Garden:

Our third location is King Ethelbert Garden. We chose this particular location because of the statues there. I liked the idea of showing the audience all the different kind of things our protagonist sees while she's on her trip. This will also be another location where we see the hooded figure, however it will be very brief, so its not too obvious yet to the audience. The ending will be the big reveal. This is an ideal location choice because it is fairly close to our other locations, meaning we walk past it as we get to the others. 

Love Lane:

Our fourth location is only a small one and there will be only one very quick shot of this in our montage. The reason that we still wanted to walk there and film it even though it will only be there for a couple of seconds is because of the beautiful pattern work on the wall. I felt that it would be aesthetically pleasing for the audience to see, as we plan to film where there are brighter colours that contrast from the screen, making it harder for them to look away. The art work can also go with the Indie Rock theme as aspects that are associated with Indie Rock include different kinds of art.

Outside the Marlowe Theatre:

The reason for choosing this next location is due to the different statues and objects outside of the Theatre. This includes the Bronze Statue of pantomime legend Dave Lee, the metal face sculpture and the River Stour. These beautiful aspects of this location will be effective in our video because I believe they would not only be visually pleasing but also some could give an interesting message along with the overall message of the actual video. What I mean by this is the overall message is about mental health; the face sculpture looks like a mask to me and could represent the protagonist hiding her true emotions to the rest of the world, the statue sitting on the bench could represent her inability to move forward with her life. Much like the statue she is stuck in a spot any cannot move forward with her life (due to her mental issues).



Dane John Gardens:

Our second to last location is Dane John Gardens where the main aspect I wanted to go there for was the fountain in the centre of the garden. I chose this location because I want to get some close up and arty shots of the water. There is also a long path with trees going down either side of it. I liked this aspect as it will allow me to get scenic and arty long shots of our protagonist walking towards the fountain. In fact, the whole garden is aphetically pleasing, which will help the music video seem more professional.




Westgate Gardens:



Our final location will be Westgate Gardens where we will film along the side of the river and in the gardens next to the river. I felt this location would allow us to get some lovely scenic shots, as well as some effective shots that will play nicely along with the storyline. Shots such as, focus pulls, long shots, pans etc. In addition, the long paths will help when we begin the running scene of our video (where one character is chasing the other).

Character Mood Boards

 For character one we wanted a female as it challenges the stereotype when it comes to all make band having a lead female protagonist in their music video. Along with this, I wanted to make sure she would be wearing darker clothing to match the tone and overall message that we will be trying to portray in the actual video. This mean she will be wearing black jeans, a black top, a dark coat an shoes to match the outfit. Along with a backpack, which will help raise the idea of her going on a journey and almost trying to escape something. In addition, her hood will also be up for the majority of the video as it suggests she is trying to hide from something or trying to be noticed by anyone. This will link to the idea of Mental Health and Mental Health issues.

For the lip-syncing part of our video we wanted him to link with our protagonist. The purpose of this is to link their situation and/or state of mind. They may be experiencing the same things. Also I didn't want his outfit to distract from the important aspects, which is the actual lip-syncing. As he is the expressing the actual lyrics of the song through sound. Where as our protagonist is expressing them visually (by her actions). This is why we have chosen a black outfit; black top, black trousers. This will also link with Kaleo's style, as for a lot of their videos they are wearing darker clothing.

Storyboard pre Filming

Here are our storyboards that I wrote out before we went to film. We did it this way because it was more convenient for when we will be walking around in Canterbury. In addition we also wrote it in order of what we needed to film, not in order of what it will be in the actual video because we would be able to get more filming done a lot quicker.

Final Idea for our Music Video

Our final idea for our music video is going to be a surrounding message about mental health, as this is something we both feel very strongly about. It is also something that will link/go well with the overall tone and lyrics of the song we chose; Way Down We Go by Kaleo. Our music video will have a storyline and will show a journey our protagonist is taking through different locations, along with a separate character in a separate location lip syncing the song. Moreover, our protagonist will be walking through these locations only to realise that someone has been following them the whole time. They will chase that person and in between the chase scenes there will be flashbacks from previous scenes where it is made more obvious that a hooded figure is standing beside our protagonist and following them. All while this is happening their will be cuts to the lip syncing character. In the end of the music video our protagonist will catch the hooded figure, turn her around and it will be a reflection of them. They will be looking at themselves. This will be a human form of her mental health. It is dark, hands over head and is never too far away to make simple things/tasks a lot more difficult. That is the overall deep message that I wanted for the video. It will end with our protagonist having a break down in our chosen location and our lip syncing character singing the very last parts of the song.

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