Thoughts for the Video

Our first thoughts for the video are to film at a picturesque, quiet location. The filming will incorporate the story we are trying to portray. It would be very difficult to get The Crookes to star in our video as they are very busy touring at the moment, but we have another local band who would be happy to perform in the band. The idea we have for the video does not incorporate much footage of the band anyway, as we want to keep it quite simple and a but mysterious as to who is in the video to tell the story. By this I mean, the camera angles would be very unusual and inventive, for example, shots of the behind of the person so the sudience do not know who it is. Camera angles like this and the idea of this video would keep in with the feel for the video. We also want to keep the video original and push the conventions of a normal music video by incorporating some animation in the video. The animation would incorporate pictures and text moulded together like a moving photo album to create a flowing storyline.

Initially we thought of filming at Britannia Pier in Great Yarmouth which is a
seaside resort. We thought this would fit in well with the Charlie Chaplin/Maccabbees theme. We also looked at Wroxham Broads as a possible setting as it is very quiet and peaceful location.

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We have looked into Britannia Pier in great detail and have decided that it is probably not suitable. Originally we thought Brittania Pier was unspoilt and unmodernised. We have looked into this and it has been modernised alot, therefore not suiting the bands image or the ideas we had for the video.
We have looked at many alternative locations including:
- Elm Hill, Norwich and
- Wroxham Broads (pictures above)
The main problem we are facing in filming outside is obviously the weather. Ideally our video would be set outdoors as we think this would work will and really tell the story, but if the lighting isn't right, it could spoil it. The only other option is to film it in the studio. The main idea for a studio video would have to be as if the band are performing, but we could possibly add some extra footage in with the band at different locations.

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