Performance scenes
The video will primarily be filmed in Lea Valley/Hackney Marshes. I feel as if both of them have large enough spaces of just about nothing so that we can get the extremely wide angle shots. The flatness of both parks is also good as it makes the sky look bigger, and will add to the effect had by the sky's colours in the shots, truly showcasing each period of the day. It also means that on the overcast days (on which we will film) the entirely black silhouette of the protagonist's costume will stand out and pop even more against the all-white/grey sky, and it gives us more flexibility in terms of which angle the shots can come from. There are also multiple forest paths and bridges nearby, meaning that we can potentially film more shots per day than if they were far apart, and it eliminates a lot of the issues with continuity. They're both lonely, distant, and largely empty places, which fits in well with our general motifs, considering the place looks like ever so slightly like Chernobyl.
Here are some inspiration images taken at the locations, in order to give you a visual clue as to what we're going for. The last isn't really the look we want per se, but it does prove my point about the sky.
Montage shots
The majority of the montage shots that we're doing are close-ups and extreme close ups, mainly of situations and images more documentary-esque than what we're filming with the performance scenes. As part of this, some of the shots taken will likely be situational; if either of us have the camera we can take some of the shots when we come across them in real life. The cathedral scenes will be done in one with Gothic architecture, as the shapes and spikes found on/in those would be visually fitting to the theme we're trying to portray. Otherwise, we will use our school's studio in order to use their lighting equipment to add the professional quality, and playing with darkness/light that is often used in the works of James Blake and other sombre, experimental artists.
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