This would be a good location choice for the outside scenes of my music video due to its gothic architecture. Such a style of architecture is relevant because my chosen band fit into the genre of Goth Rock and in addition to this, the majority of videos I analysed were largely based in buildings which were Gothic in appearance and so this is an important convention to fit in order to make my video obviously in relation to Rock music.
The beginning of my video is mainly based on the door because it is meant to foreshadow and symbolise the idea of being trapped behind that very door and so a large, Gothic door such as the one displayed would be a good choice in order to display the most relevant and visually pleasing imagery possible. For example, a plain door such as your average house door would not be nearly as appropriate to the video as it would have no visual impact and would not appear quite so intimidating.
This house could be appropriate for a number of reasons, for example, the story of which the song is based on specifies an abandoned house. This house also appears intimidating due to the overgrown foliage and boarded up windows/doors. However, as I said earlier, an average in appearance door would be less appropriate due to the lacking impact it would have on the viewer, therefore perhaps making this house a second option as opposed to a first.
In my video, I will need a multitude of long tunnels to film my actor running through. This is because the main theme, once inside the house, is escape and so the idea of an endless tunnel to run down implies that escape is impossible and also implies an abnormality in the house as most houses do not stretch on for so far. Although long and dark, this tunnel would also be a bad choice for a number of reasons. For example, the unnatural lighting would disrupt my atmosphere of abadonment as most abandoned houses do not have working lights all the way down the hallways. In addition, the paved road/pathway would also give the video a modern appearance which is not the intention of this video.
The grotto would be a perfect place to film the inside of my music video due to its abandoned appearance. The combination of darkness and old stone would create the perfect image of a haunted house similar to that of horror movies such as The Descent, although not based in a house, the caves of which the movie are based in are similar to that of the grotto, both of which have a chilling effect with the intention of provoking fear within the audience.
In addition, the grotto has a tunnel running through it and so I could also film my running scenes here.
The only problem with the grotto is the natural light which comes through some of the openings in the tunnels, however, this could easily be used to my advantage, for example, I will be less likely to need unnatural lights to light up my actors if there is already a natural light which illuminates them. This will seem less harsh than false lighting and so the video will seem more natural in appearance.
Due to my chosen locations, there will now be holes in my plan. For example, I will be anable to open the doors to either house and so I will have to use careful editing to make it appear as though the actress has gone through the door. In addition, at the end of my music video, I wanted to pan out through the hallways and out the door of the house, however, this will no longer be possible due to the inside shots of the video and the outside shots will be separate locations. However, with careful editing, this could be something I try and experiment with.
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