Friday, 5 December 2014

Planning: Locations.

Location notes on the locations we plan to use.

Living room.
Relevant to genre: -Connotes safety, wealth and style. - R&B music videos usually have shots in a house.
Relevant to target audience: -Audience are familiar with the location so it will be beneficial to film in.
Location description: -A living room containing a sofa, table and other furniture -Low key lighting will be included.
Advantages of this location: -Warm conditions. -Easy to obtain and film in. -No background noise.
Potential problems: -Finding a suitable living room that suits the style and genre.
Existing videos that have influence you with this idea: -Justin Timberlake - Suit and tie


Location: South Bank.
Relevant to genre: -R&B genre usually involves drinking, smoking and partying themes-We will be using this in our video.
Relevant to target audience: - These themes are also popular within teens and young adults of this generation, so it is relatable to the audience.
Location Description: -Used to capture famous landmarks of England. -Show teens exploring the popular places in London.
Advantages of location: - A lot of space to film - A lot of light even at night. - Easy to get to.
Potential problems: - External people getting in the way of the shots. - Dangers of being with expensive equipment near water.
Existing videos that have influenced you with this idea: - Frank Sinatra's That's life

Location: Car.
Relevant to genre: - Shows wealth and style. - Popular form of transport.
Location Description: - Modern day car with nice looking interior. - Will be used for transportation purposes to get to the different locations.
Relevant to target audience: - Popular stereotype of the genre that the audience will be able to identify with. - Audience will want to know what kind of car that the star drives
Advantages of location: - Easy to film in - No background noise. - Easy to obtain.
Potential problems: - Car accidents - Money for petrol may be an issue. - Police- filming while driving.
Existing videos that have influence you with this idea: - Justin Timberlake's suit and tie

Location: Central London’s Nightlife.
Relevant to genre: - Popular stereotype of the genre. - The themes that go along with this location: Having fun, partying, etc.
Relevant to target audience: - It’s a world-famous landmark. - People can identify with this location if they live in this area.
Location description: - Central London at night(dark, but illuminated by lights. - Tall buildings - Lots of cars and people - Very colourful.
Advantages of location: - Open space - Lots of room to film - Easy to get to - Identifiable to the audience.
Potential problems: - Police(legal paperwork may be needed) - Some of the people being used in the video may not know how to get there
Existing videos that have influenced you with this idea: - Westlife's smile as it is in the casino and suit and tie by Justin Timberlake 

1 comment:

  1. More planning and organisation here of the locations you and your group plan to use. Each location is thought about critically and you state similar products that have influenced your ideas.

    To improve;
    -can you include an image of the location analysis you did in class?
    -can you include images of the location or a similar location you plan to use?

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