The document outlines various locations that will be used in a music video narrative, including:
1) A teenager's bedroom to film a scene of the character waking up to a phone notification.
2) An underpass representing urban transitions and providing a wall for a poster.
3) The riverside of the River Nene for a scene of the character throwing pebbles in angst.
4) A school parking lot suggested by focus group participants as an urban environment.
5) The exterior of a house for a flashback scene of a past negative relationship event.
6) A school meeting room replicating a therapist's office for a therapy scene with a large window.
2. BEDROOM
I’ll be making use of a teenager’s bedroom to portray the
bedroom of the character during the parts of the narrative where
he is at home. This is especially necessary for the section of the
video where he wakes up in his bed to a notification on his phone
regarding a therapy appointment.
3. UNDERPASS
I’ll be making use of an underpass to represent a transition between
locations as the character moves from one places to another. As well as
this, the graffiti that surrounds the specific underpass that I plan to use is
representative of the location’s urban environment. This type of area is
relevant to the rock genre, as it portrays its brash, grunge nature.
Aside from representation, the graffiti nearby will be especially useful
when integrating the promotional poster into the video, as it will be
attached to a wall covered in graffiti.
4. RIVER NENE
For part of the narrative of my music video, I’ll be making use of the
riverside of Peterborough’s River Nene. Alike with the underpass, this
location falls into the urban environment category that reinforces what
my target audience will expect to see from a rock music video.
This location is necessary for my character’s portrayal as reckless
teenager, as I have planned to film a scene where he is throwing
pebbles into the river out of angst.
5. PARKING LOT / CAR PARK
For another narrative section of my music video, I’ll be making use of
my school’s car park. Alike with the underpass, this location falls into the
urban environment category that reinforces what my target audience will
expect to see from a rock music video. As well as this, when carrying
out my focus group interview, the participants suggested the location.
They proposed that when they picture the music video for Dark
Necessities, they can imagine the character walking around urban
environments, one of which that they suggested was a car park.
6. - House exterior for flashback scene
- School meeting room, book out, professio
environment for therapy scene, big windo
for filming from outside
HOUSE EXTERIOR
To demonstrate the disruption of equilibrium in the narrative of my music
video, I’ll be filming the exterior of a house. At this location, the
character will walk past the house and experience a flashback of a
negative event from his past relationship. The flashback itself also
shows scenes of the same house exterior to ensure that the narrative is
clear enough for the audience to interpret.
7. MEETING ROOM
For the section of my narrative where the equilibrium is beginning to be restored, I’ll be making use of
one of my school’s meeting rooms to replicate the appearance of a therapist’s office. I chose this
location for the therapy scene in my music video because of its professional environment, which will
translate well into my music video. This will ultimately allow my audience to interpret the location the way
in which I intend for it to be interpreted (as a therapist’s office).
As well as this, the room is on the ground floor and has a large window from which I’ll be able to make
use of by filming from outside. In doing so, I’ll be ensuring that my music video consists if a variation of
camera angles to give the audience a variety of different perspectives to watch the video from. By doing
this, I’ll also be fulfilling the entertainment gratification of my target audience.