We decided to feature a scene of the band cycling to the recording studio. This fits youth culture and added a narrative line. The Smiths cycled through Manchester in their video for '
Stop Me...', they are the icons of Indie so it was a good idea to reference their video as an influence for ours.
Another video we are using as an influence is Arcade Fire's video for '
The Suburbs', whose bike shoots are more angled towards youth culture as they have teenagers cycling not young adults, therefore their behaviour in the video is more playful than in The Smiths.
LOCATION
We haven chosen to shoot this at an alleyway in Hampton Court because it iscentral to where everyone is coming from and we can also keep the area we want to film in quite private.
PROPS
We need 4 bikes at Hampton Court somehow! As not all of the cast members own a bike, it will be neccessary to borrow these and get them to the location in advance of the shoot date. Fortunately, one of the cast members lives locally and is able to store the bikes. We will need a tripod for the camera.
COSTUME
As it is cold outside in December, all the band members will be wearing coats and not the same clothes as the performance shoot as this is a different period of the video.
SCHEDULING
As this shoot is to be done outside, the ideal is to have good weather and on a nice day so we are reliant on the weather being good to also achieve the ideal lighting quality. As it is winter, we can't do this after school so have set aside several dates to keep free so we can decide on the day when we see the weather.
