Planning: Location

Dark, isolated room

 Here we will have our star perform throughout the duration of the music video and there will be a dim spotlight on the star.

• This is relevant to the lyrics as she says " I cant recall the last time I took advice from anyone". This is relevant because she is alone in this dark room showing that she trusts no one and only counts on herself.
• This is relevant to the soul genre as soul music is often about real life issues and being in this dark, empty room alone is allowing the star to reflect on life and herself.
• This is relevant to the target audience as it is common for young people to feel alone when they are going through stress.
• Advantages of this location:

- There should be no disruptions
- Should be easy to direct the actor
- There is not much needed to create the shot.

• Disadvantages of this location:

- It may be hard to film as there is going to be low lighting in the room
- Low lighting can cause bad quality footage

• Jhene Aiko - The Pressure, influenced us with this idea.

Empty Streets





Here we will have our 'Prom girl' character getting laughed at and bullied by her peers and then running away. The streets should be empty, dark and isolated.

• This is relevant to the hip hop genre as it is an urban setting and hip hop is a very urban genre.
• It is relevant to the target audience as young people often want to just run away in times of stress. In this case the stress of being bullied is something a lot of young people, especially teenagers, can relate to.
• Advantages of this location:

- Lots of options as there are so many streets we can use
- Realism
- Can film locally

• Disadvantages of this location:

- May be traffic
- May be people in the shot

• Ludacris ft Mary J Blige - run away love, has influenced this idea

 House

 

Here we will be using a house and portraying it to be our 'couple' character's house which they live together in. We will mainly be filming in the living room, kitchen and bedroom.

 

 

 

• This is relevant to the lyrics when she says " I can't recall the last time I took love from anyone, I called daddy, Who's got one anyway?". This is relevant because a home is supposed to be somewhere you feel loved as you are often living with family, however in this case she doesn't feel loved and her boyfriend being her family makes her feel unloved in her own home.
• This is relevant to the genre because soul music is intimate and a house is a closed intimate space.
• The target audience would be able to relate to this as it is sometimes the case that young people don't feel happy in their own homes and feel like they just can't get away and like they're trapped.
• Advantages of this location:



- Easy to find a house to use

- Easy to use in the narrative

• Disadvantages of this location:

-The house we're able to use may not be spacious enough

- The lighting may not be good

• Eminem ft Rihanna - Love the way you lie, influence this idea.

 

Train Station

This location will be used in one of the final scenes where our 'Prom girl' character may or may not be about to commit suicide.

 

 

• This is relevant to the lyrics as the artist is saying "crucify me" meaning she wants to die.
• This is relevant to the target audience as there are many cases of teenagers and young people wanting to commit suicide and they often use train stations.
• Advantages:

- Many train stations near by

• Disadvantages:

- People may think its real and someone is really trying to commit suicide.