Location shots and camera angles

Here are all the location shots that were taken by my partner during the narrative filming, these locations may strike you as a slightly odd place to set such a genre video yet that is what enables it to stand out. Yes there is an element that as we live in the countryside it is more difficult to find something substantial enough tto adhere to the genre conventions, yet using this fact and turning it around to subvert and amplify the stark contrast of this genre in comparisons to others has really worked. Using such a soft and calming environment like the garden sequence and the barns enabled the raw emotion and feelings and unrest of this narrative to be shown. Not only does it work as a storyline yet it works with the lyrics of the song itself, 'can you feel my heart...i'm scared to get close but I hate being alone' - these lyrics are amplified by the mise en scene of the outside shots, as 'feeling my heart' doesn't have to be taken seriously, to understand what truly is in someones heart can be a long and revealing journey, to show a male in such a soft and 'feminine' environment such as the garden and the bedroom and be an idea as to what is truly in his heart as the lyrics ask.

The choice of location for the band scenes can be seen in the video I made and found in the post titled 'A very speedy setting up the kit' - this location for the band scenes is actually the house of the guitarist (Elijah) and Drummer (Reece), the original idea for the band was to use a studio set up, however not only due to technical difficulties yet time constraints of the actors other obligations, we decided to change venue. I had remembered when helping to move the 'band members' into their house that they had a large living room, I discussed this with my partner and we agreed that a simplistic mise en scene for the band shots would work well in conjunction with the narrative locations. We researched similar techniques used in music videos of the same genre and found that not only the band whose' song we're using (BMTH) have used this contrast before but others like Sleeping with Sirens and Of Mice&Men too and all of which have proved very successful and gave us confidence that it would work in our music video too.