Location 1 + 2 - Colegate, Norwich NR3
These 2 locations in Colegate in Norwich are local and easy to get to for all my actors, but are also away from busy public areas meaning we can get all the shots we need without any interruptions. The benefit of it being in a public area also means that I don't need to ask anyone's permission to be there.
The left location is very edgy, and the fact that there's a line down the middle with two different colours means that I can create a really cool effect in post-production. I feel like this would be good for a Hip-Hop music video and sticks to codes and conventions.
The location on the right (Location 2) is perfect. It's in Colegate, just like Location 1 which means it's easy to get to from the other location meaning I can use all my equipment. 'No gods, no masters, no cages, no borders' basically means that we're free, and that's what the majority of black people want, is to be free. Being free is a sort of utopia, and my music video is about the dystopian world that black people live in so it's kind of ironic, but also gives us hope.
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Location 3 - The Alley, Norwich NR2
The Alley would be a good location to shoot in either the outside space, the inside space or the art gallery space.
It's local and easy to get to for all my actors including the owner of The Alley who has full access to every room.
Sometimes it's fairly quiet for times when I want emotional shots, but also when it gets busier I may want shots with lots of people in.
There's dim lighting in the inside space, natural lighting or street lighting outside and harsh lighting in the gallery space.
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Location 4 - Norwich underpass, Norwich NR1
Norwich underpass, like the other locations, is public place meaning I don't need to ask permission to use it - which takes time. (Something I don't have a lot of)
This makes filming here a lot easier and more viable and because it's public, it's open 24/7 so I can film at any time of the day. Filming at night time isn't as easy because there's no natural light, something I intend on using, but in the underpass there are working lights. I did this location recce in the day time and at night time to ensure it would work just in-case I need to use to lights in the underpass.
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I'm unable to do a location recce of London as it's expensive to get there, but I can work out the risks and ease of access etc without going there.
When I shoot in London I will be going alone and filming everyone who's already there so I only need to pay for my own transport, this makes filming here a lot cheaper and a lot easier for me.
As it's a protest, there are risks in terms of violence and riots, but it's supposed to be a peaceful protest, and as it's just me going, I've only got myself to look after instead of a group of actors.
After weighing up the pros and cons of this location, I've decided to still go ahead with shooting. This location is perfect to capture the emotion I want, whilst still sticking to Hip-Hop music video codes and conventions. It allows me to get multiple protest board shots, multiple shots of crowds of black people, and also to speak to some people about their own experiences of police brutality and ask them for their opinions on my music video idea.
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