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1. Media Studies Music Video – Color me
Location Report - Rooftop Block 37 Askari 2
The Location
The rooftop located in Askari 2, Cantonment, is very ill maintained. Hence has walls with minimal paint, and old
commodities lying around. Generally this gives a very rough, and old impression. Thus it would be ideal for us
music video to film the ‘sad’ part. The plan is to record all of music video in this particular location twice. Once,
using a black backdrop and the second time using a wall as the background.
The rooftop is divided into two areas which are interconnected by a small corridor. Proof of which lies in the
photographs below
Walls and Backdrop
The two structures can be used as backgrounds, colors of the walls range from dull yellow, to grey, hence a
variety of colors are available to use.
Sources of Power
There is one electrical socket present on the rooftop, other outlets can be arranged via extension wire from the
main house. Incase of power failure a backup of two hours is available on a maximum consumption of 350
watts per hour. Hence lights, chargers, and other equipment can be used without interruption.
Permissions
Permission for usage of ground equipment has been obtained. Whereas permission for drone/aerial equipment
needs to be approved by the core commander of Lahore. Considering this, all drone shots can be obtained
outside of cantonment. A community with similar environment and architecture is Askari 5, Kalma chowk.

2. Lighting at night
There are no sources of direct light on the rooftop. Artificial lights must be used. Multiple exposers and
flashguns have been used to illuminate the otherwise dimly lit environment below.
Equipment
The rooftop is 45 feet above the ground, hence 72 stairs and 7 flights of stairs are to be climbed before access.
This can be a hurdle for heavy or large sized equipment, or a team member with an injury.
Noise
Between the hours of 1100 and 1700 the rooftop has a lot of ambient noise of vehicles, animals, children and
birds (especially crows). Otherwise between the hours 1800 and 1000 the area remains very quite.
Utilities
The rooftop is equipped with two freshwater taps, a fire pit. 9 Chairs and a toilet downstairs are also available.
For the purpose of keeping equipment safe, the door of the rooftop can be locked from the outside, a small
shelter is also present and may be used to protect the equipment from sunlight, rain, and wind.