Setting and locations - The River

To make our music video the best we could we decided on using as many different locations as possible without it becoming ‘odd’ and going against the codes and conventions of a rock music video. I have always thought of using the River Crouch as a location for a media product. As my Dad owns a flat over looking it at South Fambridge I have become very familiar with the river having spent a lot of time there fishing and walking in the summer.

Firstly the river bank in general is an appealing place that will stand out in a music video. It will create enigmas to why the guy is running along it and how he got there. Being a rock music video this will not be established so that it leaves the audience trying to figure out the answer, therefore thinking about our music video for a greater time. The Bank creates an isolated effect as there is nothing but fields and water. There are boats mored in the river but where we are filming they will not be seen.

Unfortunately when i went to take photos the tide was raising which means I could not take photos of the river bed when the tide is out, which will be used in our music video. The concrete kelp works well with creating a bold contrast with the middy river bed and the green scenery on the bank. We are going to use this to have a selective amount of colours in one shot which will produce a colourful and eventful music video. It Will also keep the audience focused on the video as running along a river can be seen as boring.

However there are pill boxes from the war still located along side the river. my initial idea was to use this as a sage for the band to play. After a lot of consideration I summed up that getting a drum kit to this location would be extremely hard. After all we had found a better location to shoot the band performing at which would be a lot easier. Another key point about this location is that the ground has grown over it in the years. This means there is no entrance. We can use this for the part in the third verse where it says “and I couldn't find the door”