Location Reccies

Valentines Park 
For our first location we will shoot in Valentines Park, this is because for one of the scenes we need a playground with a swing set. Also Valentines Park is quite central for all of our actors/actresses. Due to its large size we are more likely to be able to film uninterrupted which will result in a better finished product.
The openness of the park will contrast well with the busy and noisy environment of the Costa this will help to separate the different scenes for the audience. Also compared with the house location which is very private and will give an intimate feel to some of the more romantic scenes where as the park is an open place which is open to the public and so gives a different feel to the scene.




Costa
A location I have chosen to use is Costa coffee shop in Romford. I have chosen this location as it is a public place in which the atmosphere is buzzing and there is a appropriate visual style suiting my video idea. I believe this will create a appropriate mood for my video according to the script. Filming in this location will be difficult in the scene that other people will be there and we will be unable to control our surroundings however, we can deal with this by going at a time there will be less people and it will be more quiet.
This location varies from the others as it is more buzzing and fun than the park as the park is quiet and intimate as demonstrated in this circumstance. The coffee shop also varies from the dinner in the canteen as it is often stereo typical for a cute date however dinner is more romantic. This is suitable for my music video as my characters having a coffee date and dinner will emphasise the difference between the time of day/ a new day. I will also make this clear by the type of clothing the characters and wearing e.g.. dressy, casual.


House
A location I have chosen for two scenes of my music video is a house. I have chosen a modern house as I want to video to be classy and have a bright atmosphere. I feel that during the fight the house will be appropriate as it will appear big against the characters showing them to be venerable. I like this location as there are many rooms to film in which can be used for different scenes which appear to be in a different place. This will be an advantage as my partner and I will be able to film more than one scene at once without having to travel. This will save us a lot of time. This location compares to the rest of mine as it is homely, the characters in the scene are fully alone and in private. This will allow my characters to appear loved up and closer to each other than they would be able to in the other public places. This location will also show viewers the different ways the characters act in various situations. This location is suitable for my music video as it will allow me and my partner to be creative with the scenes set out which will change the atmosphere also it will show a contrast between public location scenes. 








Canteen

One of the other locations that we are going to film is in the canteen, we are going to use this as a setting for a romantic dinner. The main reason for this is because there are tables with chairs on both sides as in a restaurant, also shooting on school grounds means that we do not need to get written permission to shoot. This means that we can allocate more of our time to filming or editing the video.
Also because it is a lot larger than most restaurants and it is on school property we are more likely to be able to film with minimal noise and interruptions which will provide a better quality video. Another advantage of filming this scene at school is that there is easy access and does not require a long journey with the equipment. If shot from the right angles this location could have a more intimate feel than the park setting emphasising the image of a romantic dinner.