Today we started filming, and we decided to use a friends house, which we thought fitted the "vulnerable" side of the protagonist perfectly. We firstly had a tour of the grounds of the house, where we took pictures and then decided where to film which sections. I thought that the "white bench" in the picture above was a perfect area to film the first verse of the track. We also found other sections of the garden, such as the wooden fences and gates, which gave a "cage" appeal, but still kept the pretty garden effect. This incongruous setting was perfect for the alter ego. We checked the white balance and wide screen options and whilst Tom and Sophie rehearsed their argument scene inside the house, me and Josh filmed some location shots, which would be played as a part of our pre-song material, to establish to the audience where the action is happening. This happens in Diana Vickers - "The Boy Who Murdered Love Video", when it pans around the roots, zooms in to the mansion and has several shots of certain aspects of the house. The "white bench" really reminded me of that video, and inspired me to hopefully get some shots there. We filmed location pans and stills all around the garden, using unusual angles and lengths, so that in the editing process later, we had enough footage to use. At the start of our pre-song material, we plan to include some silent location movement shots, only maybe ambient sounds that would be enhanced, this is to set the scene of the music video but also hopefully used to create an unusual, tense atmosphere which will hopefully foreshadow the narrative of the upcoming music video.
(Whilst I was taking pictures I took some videos which could be used on the blogs, Tom then made a whole video of these video shots to reinforce our filming session).
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