Location and Test Shots

After creating a storyboard to better visualise the music video, I decided to try and bring it to life by taking some location shots around the school site and outside. These shots are a good way to try out ideas for the camera that may not be picked up from a drawing or by eye, such as the way the light shines onto an outside object or shadowing. Aspects such as depth, zoom and actor positioning can also be determined from the location shots which makes filming much more straightforward to plan.

Here are some of the photos I took and some notes to go with them;

 I thought that I could potentially use an establishing shot of the sixth form or school as the music begins to play to set the scene. The choice of using either a shot of the school or sixth form is important, as it will dictate the mood as well as the costumes needed for the video such as a school uniform.



















A potential classroom with whiteboard, although I would prefer one that was longer rather than wider. I tested a shot on the whiteboard and it works out quite well, although I will need to be careful for continuity in terms of the position of the writing on the board  and making sure it's always in the same place.

The exam hall I could use. It looks quite big and ominous and the clock in the centre of the frame helps to show it is a timed exam with lots of pressure on the students.