LOCATION LISTBy Francesca Tutty

SOUTHEND We are positive that a beach scene will

feature in our music video as it is iconic of teenagers having fun. Therefore Southend we hope will be the setting we would include and the beach and funfair situated there will add to the diversity of the locations dramatically and our montage. As this location is a family one we will take care when filming trying to avoid small children and the elderly as these social groups are not within our target audience. We will also be diligent in our travels to and fro as it is a long while away.

STREET/ALLEY We have decided that for our opening

scenes we will be using a dark/dreary alley as to show the sadness and dark tone as the protagonist has just broken up with her boyfriend. We hope to be shooting on a rainy day to add to the atmosphere and get across the characters sad emotions through pathetic fallacy. This will contrast to the lively, upbeat atmosphere of Central London and we will use a side street which is isolated and confined to highlight the protagonists loneliness.

TAXI TROCADERO This idea was in Icona

Pops music video for ‘I Love It’ and this appealed to us and so we are definitely going to be shooting a scene in this location. It will portray the theme of exploring and going places in the city of London. To ensure our safety we will confirm that the taxi is registered and will not be travelling a long distance as to not

waste money. This is an arcade within

Central London which will enhance the idea of young people having fun. As we were not able to gain access to clubs (which is in most pop songs and also Icona Pops music videos) we found many other ways to show the protagonist having fun. This will be our unique way of incorporating dancing through the dance machines. There will be many children and so we will try to avoid them within our shots.

CENTRAL LONDON Easy access – train journey away London is iconic, a lively city with a fun

atmosphere this is why we want to film in such a place. We also have discovered that Icona Pop’s own ‘I Love It’ had scenes in a city, therefore we believe this will add to our own music video.

This location will establish the setting of England and will increase the idea of going out and having fun with its diversity and status.

The difficulties may be that there will definitely be large crowds which will make filming harder and there is always a risk of transportation troubles. But to avoid this we will ensure that we always check the BBC News and transport for London website.

HOUSE PARTY We want to include a house party as

this will be our way of showing a party scene without attending a club, which we are too young to do. This is typical of young adults/teenagers and as the location will be one of our houses then we will be able to control all the variables, who/what will be there. To prevent hazards then we will be inviting a little amount of people, will be granted parental permission and will set up the house as to no damages be afflicted.

IBIZA One of my group members travelled to Ibiza

on holiday and so we took the chance and she managed to film some scenes. This location is infamous for its young adult appeal and will provide good location shots. This again will make our shots more varied and the beach is more befitting, with golden sands.

The aspect of a holiday is also largely connect to young adults/teenagers who make up our target audience and so we hope to include this location in the beginning shots, displaying the song title in the sand of the beach.

HYDE PARK This location will highlight nicely the

summer days which is a key feature in the lyrics of the song ‘I Love It’ we also know that there are pedalo rides on the lake and so we will be filming there soon. There is the risk of our filming equipment being damaged by the water, but to reduce the loss we will be saving all the data on our phones before setting off.

FIREWORK DISPLAY ENFIELD TOWN PARK

This location and shot will again increase the variety and entertainment in the montage we want to produce. It is an easy and effective way of showing the audience that the characters are having fun, the bright colours will also add to the pop convention of using bright, funky colours.

The difficulties may include that there will be a lot of people and so we will have to take care, we also have to make certain that we arrive early to get sufficient space to film.

DINER/RESTAURANT This location will reinforce the idea of

the protagonists hanging out with friends to get over a breakup. The risk of noise pollution is high and may decrease the level of professionalism and quality so we will film not at peak times. Therefore the dialogue within these scenes will be clear and effective.