Artist setting and RECCE

Whilst planning my music video, I have realised that, whilst I am finding it okay to find settings to shoot my videos in, it is proving difficult for me to decide whether to shoot the artist scenes (of her miming) in a river setting, garden, or infront of a plain white background...

Option 1-Garden

• Greens might show up well in black and white
• Quit epicturesque in contrast to situations
• Wind may create quit e a nice effect on the artists hair ect. 

Option 2-River

• Water may suggest a 're-birth', something clear, pire and innocent
• Clear landscape
• Solome tone created by colours which would be emphasised b black and white

Option 3-White background

• Vommon in music videos
• Clearly distingushable between the artist and other narratives to prevent confusion
• White, pure and simple

I willtherefore continue to think about the pros and cons of each setting

Other issues....

1. Would ideally like a choir but seems inpractical
2. Perhaps would like a scene to include the teenage boy stealing-but may be difficult to film
3. Are you allowed to film in hospitals?
4. Need a doctors room for one narrative-where should i shoot this?

Other settings-REECE questions

Will there be any potential health and safety risk at my settings and how will these be overcome?

When filming in the forest/tree area, random twigs and other uneven areas could pose a health and safety risk, shots in public (such as on public transport) could also present a slight risk. In addition, the shots in the car could prove difficult to film without the driver from getting too distracted, and so emphasis will need to be made on filming the non-driver of the couple. Running shots (in narrative 1) will also have to be carefully carried out.

Will the time of day/weather affect the outcome of the photos? Have you allowed for this?

I intend to carry out shooting on a dry, ideally overcast day. Should it be raining or snowing, then filming shall have to be rearranged. I intend to film all of my narratives during the day time, although some shots at night time in narratives 1 and 2 could also prove effective. This will be dependent on when the volunteers participating in the filming are available, meaning that the times of filming should be more flexible and shooting can be carried out quicker.

Have you considered the background to your photos, particularly if taken outside? How will you ensure you will get the background you want?

I have chosen my indoor locations to specifically reflect the personality and situations of the characters, whilst also being practical for shooting surposes, so backgrounds shouldn’t pose a problem. Outside, however (particularly in narrative 3), other people in the hospital shots and those filmed in the car could present an issue, for example they may look alarmed or stare at the camera if they are aware I am filming,. I shall therefore chose to shoot on days where crowds aren’t usually a problem.

Do you need permission to take photos in the place/venue you have in mind?

I have already received permission to film in my various which may be otherwise problematic. These include various indoor locations (such as three different houses for the three different narratives, and in the car. Other locations such as outside of the hospital and in a grassy, forest like area shouldn’t present a problem.

Are you reliant on lifts/props/friends’ equipment/models? How have you planned that these things will come together at the appointed time? Plan B?

Unfortunately, like all projects including so many actors, I am extremely reliant on my friends to participate in my video, although I have tried to ask the most reliable people. I am about to book out a tripod and tracking device to use during the period that I intend to plan, although this isn’t necessarily a problem as other methods could be used to shoots tracking shots, and I already have a, although older tripod available to me.