Thursday, 16 December 2010

Locations

In my music video production, I have chosen several different locations to film. I have chosen to film in Yate, Mangotsfield and Longwell Green. Ring roads between all of these locations shall be used as well.
I live in Emersons Green and this is where the filming shall begin. The journey to Jamies house is not long so, detours shall be taken along the route to increase the time of filming within the loansharks car. The Mangotsfield area I personally know quite well and so does Jamie, these first two areas will not be in the filming process long. This is because the majority of the driving and filming shall be done on the ring roads and at Longwell Green.
Longwell Green I chose is for the layout and setting that it portrays. At Longwell Green they have an underground car park which had perfection written all over it when i knew what i was going to film. The Underground car park shall provide excellent lighting and more than enough space for the actors to perform in the music production.

Actors

My music video production has only two actors in it. A loan shark character and a loan victim character. The two chosen actors I have to feature in my production are myself Steve Widger and Jamie Hammond, both with experience in different areas related to my music video.
Jamie Hammond has GCSE level experience with acting from taking drama. He has also taken part in past media productions of mine "The Following". Jamie is a reliable actor and I am very pleased that he has agreed to take part in the production of my music video.
I the same as Jamie have taken drama at a GCSE level and have experience in more media productions from fellow class mates. Myself and Jamie have experience behind the wheel of our cars and hope to use that experience within the filming of my production.

Tuesday, 7 December 2010

Costumes

The initial idea of my music video is that of a loan shark chasing up money from some one who owes him. In the Video there just the two characters, the costumes have to match the cars in which they drive to signify in depth the style of the character.
A typical loan shark is usually signified by the clothes he wears, this being the smart and fancy look on a big man. Trousers, Shirt, Jacket, Tie and Smart shoes. A clean and tidy hairstyle accompanies the loan shark. Accessories wise a typical loan shark is usually seen chewing on a Cuban cigar to represent the idea that this character is big boss man. It signifies that he is important and rich, the kind of character not to be messed with.
The average man is refereed to as a simple character, typically casual dressed. An average man is atired with a T-shirt and jacket, jeans and trainers. Hairstyles vary from tidy and messy usually spiky or natural. In this case the representation of the character matches the car in which he shall be driving.
With the loan shark in my music video, I do want to try and represent him in the same sort of way as described earlier but with keeping the idea that the car he will be driving will be that of a street racing car. To be exact a Volkswagen Golf GTI 2.0 litre which has been modified with a body kit and lowered suspension. To keep the concept of the loan shark within him, I do not want to represent him atire wise with street racer clothes but that of a loan sharks. The car basically illustrates the idea that he is loaded with money. The loan shark shall be dressed with dark clothing, so a dark potentially shiny shirt with rolled up sleeves, dark trousers and dark shoes (not trainers). I will still have him chewing on a cigar, toothpick or match stick to represent the idea that he means business.

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