LOCATIONS, PROPS AND COSTUMES

Karis, Lucy and Eleanor

LOCATION NO.1 MILLINGTON WOODS

A 52 ACRE ANCIENT ASH WOOD SET WITHIN A VALLEY OF THE YORKSHIRE WOLDS, A LOCAL NATURE RESERVE

Ease of Location Easy to travel to for group members. Only a 10 minute short drive from our homes. It will be easy for us to transport our equipment there without any hassle.Suitable for Intimate scenes with focus on 1 or 2 subjects. For walking scenes, particularly with a lot of establishing wide shots as well as close upsSignifies Intimacy, romance, warmth with the autumnal/winter season also representing letting go of the past and representing the new beginnings Millington Woods would be perfect for scenes focusing on a couple, perhaps on a date. This is perfect for our music video as the basis of the storyline is focused around a couple therefore a date scene which could be filmed in such a focused manner would contribute to the delivery of a storyline for the viewers

LOCATION NO.2 FANGFOSS JUBILEE PARK Ease of Location Easy to travel to for group members. Only a 5

minute short drive from our homes. Easy to transport equipment to however the trek from a parked vehicle to the park itself could be hard with equipment Suitable for Scenes showing the relationship between two people, playful and walking scenes available to be shot Signifies Fun, playfulness, Joy, Family, A slightly less intimate feel than Location #1 at Millington Woods Fangfoss Jubilee Park is also perfect for a date scene. The park has separate sections and locations which makes filming easy due to the variety of shots and the number of different parts of the video I could film all within the same locations e.g. laughter can be shown in the park with slightly sadder times being shown in the walking green area.

A COMMUNITY GREEN SPACE, FITTED WITH A WOODEN PARK, A ZIPWIRE AND A LONG ROUND SHAPED SRETCH OF WALKING GREEN

LOCATION NO.3 GOODMANHAM ARMS

TRADITIONAL EAST RIDING OF YORKSHIRE COUNTRY PUB LOCATED IN THE SMALL VILLAGE OF GOODMANHAM

Ease of Location Easy to travel to for group members. Only a 15/20 minute short drive. Could be hard to transport equipment and gain consentSuitable for Intimate scenes with focus on 1 or 2 subjects. For date scenes or dialect heavy, conversation scenes over a local pub meal or drinkSignifies Intimacy, romance, cosiness, warmth, homeliness and a local community feeling. Happier times between the couple as oppose to more negative aspects of the relationship. Good for portraying their relationshipGoodmanham Arms pub is the perfect location for a setting for the 2 main characters due to the cosiness and warmth the interior of the location has. The large coal fire ties into the theme of Location #1 with the autumnal/winter feel and the winter representation the pub gives

LOCATION NO.4 YORK PARLIAMENT ST. & ST. SAMPSON’S SQUARE

THE ‘ST NICHOLAS CHRISTMAS FAIR’ & CHRISTMAS MARKET IN THE CITY CENTRE

Ease of Location Easy to travel to for all group members. Could be difficult to transport equipment due to the city centre location, especially in the busier Christmas periods. Suitable for Lighter, romantic and happy scenes. A couple attending the market together as oppose to them being filmed alone there.Signifies Intimacy, cosiness, the winter season, Christmas, festive times, happiness, a communal feeling due to the busy location. Happier times between the couple as oppose to more negative aspects of the relationship. Good for portraying their relationshipThe York St. Nicholas Christmas fair/market is the perfect location to show the happier, more fun times of the couples relationship. The Christmas theme to the location will tie in with the previous locations which will be showcasing the autumn/winter season.

LOCATION NO. 5 WILBERFOSS, FIELD HEAD & BIRKER LANE FIELDS

FIELDS, GREENERY & A QUIET WALKING LANE OVERLOOKING THE SUNSET

Ease of Location On the doorstep for group members. Easy totransport and set up equipment due to the spatial locationSuitable for Peaceful scenes, characters alone or together. Signifies Tranquillity, peacefulness, nature, romance, autumnal/winter season, loneliness, homeliness, comforting Wilberfoss Field head & Birker lane fields are perfect for scenes showing the loneliness or quality time spent alone. The fields are perfect to film any nature scenes, whether that is of a rising and falling sunrise and sunset or to simply record nature sounds

Props◦ A collection of flowers for a memorial of someone that has passed away. This includes several bunches of flowers. The

flowers will be used at the end of the video when the female character visits the memorial of her late partner. The chosen flowers will have to be types of flowers that would be seen at a grave, not flowers that would be used for celebrations. This is because it wouldn't be appropriate for the chosen theme.

• Musical instruments will be featured as props. We need to include a microphone, guitar, keyboard and possibly some drums. This is to be featured in the shot of the live performance of the band. Alternative rock / indie bands such as The Script usually include a scene with the band playing live, therefore we have incorporated this into our ideas. For example the image to the left is taken from the video for The Hall of Fame and it is a scene of the band performing in the video and props such as drums are included.

• Christmas items will be featured in the video. There is a scene of the couple in a flashback at a Christmas market. We are going to ask for permission to film in the Christmas Market at York. We would need to include a shot of the couple buying something at a stall. So we need to include a Christmas stall as one of the props. Also the lights in these shots may include Christmas lights and possibly the Christmas tree in York city. The couple could buy some candyfloss at one of the stalls. To the right are some images of what the Christmas Market has looked like in previous years.

• One of the scenes we are filming at is a country pub. In this scene the couple will be sat down having a drink. Therefore weneed props such as glasses of either wine, beer or a soft drink.

Costumes

◦ Both the main male and female character will be wearing casual clothes. This is because the video is set in an everyday environment. As the video is set in the Christmas period then warm winter clothes will be worn. Such as thick winter coats, scarfs, hats, trousers and jumpers. Throughout the flashbacks, the characters will wear a variety of different clothes to indicate to the audience that time is passing and the flashbacks occur on different days.

◦ In the shots were the female character is visiting the memorial, she will wear black or dark clothes because dark colours symbolise death. Also at a funeral or when visiting a grave people traditionally wear dark colours. This will suggest to the audience that the male character has passed away, this will make the storyline flow better and ensure that the audience don’t get confused.

The image to the right is an example of the music video ‘The Man Who Can’t be Moved’ by The Script. We are recreating this video and this is the kind of casual clothes that the actors are going to be wearing.

This screenshot is from the video ‘Secrets’ by One Republic. The female character in the music video is wearing casual winter clothes, which we want to recreate.

Ideal clothing for the male character in our video

Funeral clothing