Locations

Reepham Road - scenes with the band performing on bikes. Due to this being quite a busy road I will have to be selective about filming times. Luckily shooting at night time allows me to film safely and fits in with the song lyrics "Oh what a night to be alive". To film I could get someone to drive in a car down the road and I could either sit in the back seats and safely lean over to film or safely sit in the boot and ensure that the car is traveling at a slow-ish speed. I feel that this would work well in keeping the camera shot steady and would be effective in terms of positioning (i.e. middle of the road). To ensure that the 'band' is well lit I could either source some large powerful torches or attempt to use another car's headlights either behind the subjects or, if possible, in front.
The 'band' would bike down the road in a triangle formation with the lead singer at the front point and the other two members cycling slightly behind. If possible I can get the musicians to be holding a guitar etc so they're cycling without holding on. However, for safety reasons this might not be feasible. If this is too unsafe I can use part of Marriotts Way as it will have the same effect with the trees and the long path as the road and I will be able to ensure that nobody is in the way of me filming. I got this idea from Bat For Lashes' video to "What's a Girl To Do".

Castle Meadow - final scene of Rory as a 'homeless person'. I feel that the location of this would work well due to the concrete being fairly grey and dirty - symbolizing how his life has spiraled out of control. The bench that is seen in the photo could be the place that Rory wakes up as this is directly opposite the bus stops and it would be easy to create a shot of him looking over at the female character (who would be stood waiting for a bus). Again, in terms of shooting time I would have to be selective due to the city being very busy at certain points. I feel that shooting very early in the morning before the buses run (6am or sooner) would work well because I wouldn't have people standing in the way of the shot. Also, it would imply to the audience that this is Rory's permanent home.
Rory could be positioned laying down on the bench when he awakens, this allows me to experiment with a wide range of shots (POV, extreme close up, panning, tracking etc). He could be wrapped in a sleeping bag or just a few pieces of newspaper. I feel that as this will be the last shot of the music video it must make an impact on the audience and finalize the narrative well; thus the greater impact I can create the better.

London Street - scenes of drug purchasing/criminal activity. I made a moving image of this location as I wanted to show its full dimensions to discuss fully my ideas. This part of the street has three different entrance ways. I thought it could be interesting to film Rory purchasing drugs etc from a dealer. This could be shot in more of a conceptual way as both Rory and the dealer walk to the centre of the triangle from two different entrances. I could do tracking and close ups of them walking, meeting, exchanging drugs for money and then walking in the opposite direction from where they originally came. 

Similar to the other two shots I'd have to think about when I film this as I don't want people getting in the way of the shot and I also don't want to create a cause for concern with surrounding people actually thinking something is going on. Therefore, a morning shot would probably be best as it will be light enough to film and the city is still usually busy late at night. 

OTHER LOCATIONS:

- 'Night Club' - dark-ish room with lights and lots of people. Could be filmed in a range of places - school drama studio, my house or an actual night club (during the day but filmed as if it was at night). 

- House setting - to convey the arguments that Rory and the female character have. My house or someone else's house would be fine as there's not many shots of the house. 

- Restaurant - "So get out". Development in the relationship - this is built up so that when Rory becomes drug-dependent it's made more shocking and conveys the narrative better.