Planning #3

When we met today, we tried to get into greater detail about where specifically we would film. We decided that instead of having a dance for the 1940s, we would move the 'dance' to the 70s: to a disco. In order to have a party for the 70s scene and make it look realistic we decided that we should actually throw the party rather than asking people to be extras, as this would eliminate the need for good actors and instead just people that like costume parties. To do this, we would need to hire a hall and in this meeting we began searching up places to hire on a small budget and began emailing them.

While waiting for their replies, we started looking for places for the other scenes. We replaces the dance from the 40s with a scene in an air raid shelter: luckily, my shed is actually an old air raid shelter which we could use. As it is quite nasty inside, we decided we would film an establishing shot of the shelter and then film the scene by candlelight in a dark closet/room, therefore making it seem like the same place. Obviously, I would also try and get rid of all aspects that make the shelter seem modern.

We also decided that for our 50s/60s diner, we would find a restaurant that has kept the theme and ask to film there. After considerable research, we found Frank B's which is fairly close to us all and had a suitable theme. We have also emailed them about asking to shoot there.

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We also started casting for our video. For our male lead, we knew we needed someone who was good at acting, not shy and more of an external person. For this, we chose a friend called Connor Bingham. He is a drama and music student who plays guitar, piano and several other instruments as well as sings. This means that he would be perfect for our music video as he is used to being in front of a computer, handling instruments and singing.

  

 For the female lead, we decided that I would play her. We decided this as it's a lot of shooting work and we couldn't risk someone externally not being committed to the project and flaking out. I also know the male lead the best, which is convenient as it means when we are performing scenes in which we have to be close, there won't be any awkwardness and therefore it should hopefully look quite good.