1. In our photos we took in St. Werburghs, they correspond with some of
Maverick Sabre’s album covers which are set in an urban setting. The
graffiti used in the background helps to promote the urban-feel of the
music, and are also similar to the settings and scenes in the original music
video. We felt it was important to remember to keep a majority of he
scenes in an urban setting to help reinforce the conventions of our chosen
genre.
2. As well as having a very urban setting, there is also a park directly next to it, which could be
incorporated to include a different feel to the music video.
One idea for editing is that we could swap between performance shots in the park and positive
narrative shots, whereas the performance shots based in the urban areas can be cut with
negative narrative shots. There aren't scenes shot in this type of setting in the original music
video, but we feel it still conforms with our chosen genre, as it can often appear as quite an
isolated, lonely scene which matches the mood of the song.
Next to the park is a path with a small fence separating it from the park, so the park is still
visible. There is graffiti on the wall running along the other side of the path. This allows us to
capture both the urban feel and the scenery of the park at the same time. This could be
effective in a tracking shot of the performer or actor(s) walking.
3. As a group, we’ve decided that the majority of our filming will take place in St.
Werburghs, possibly using Magpie Bottom for a few shots or sequences. St. Werburghs
incorporates a good contrast of scenery and urban features which are essential to
achieve the effect we want for our music video.
Also, Magpie Bottom can be relatively awkward to access if the weather is bad, so it
would be impractical to base all of our filming there when there is the risk of
equipment getting damaged or bad quality shots.
St. Werburghs is always accessible and the roads, houses and shops give a very good
urbanised setting.