The reason, I picked the 'Windsor tunnel' is because it has an urban theme to it, it is well lit. It is the kind of thing you would expect in a Hip-Hop music video. The fact it is secluded also made it easier to film in, as there wasn't the worry of a constant flow of people walking by. The bullards, also reinforce the fact that it is a street location, which is good to use. The 'No Entry' signs on the floor, are also useful as it fits with the genre of music, that the song is categorised in.
Shooting around the river-side is an idea of mine to try, and juxstapose the typical codes, and conventions that are associated with a Hip-Hop music video. The location is easy to film, and if I film there at night, it gives the sense of isolation, along with a good backdrop of river water. It also has street lighting which could help, as I will be filming when it is dark, around this location.
The use of street signs are also very prominant in UK Grime videos, they are usually used to represent where the artist is from. This is why I think filming near a street sign will be good.
I will be trying different angles around the river front, in order to seclude the main character of the video, and show a different persepective to 'life' itself. As the song is called life, I did not just want to portray one image of life.
These are shots of Windsor Town Centre, I wanted to film here as it's easy to film here and gives the image of a professional video, with again juxstaposing what you would typically expect from a Hip-Hop music video. In addition to this I am picking Windsor Town Centre as it has a constant influx of people and therefore I want to record people walking past to show a different aspect of 'life', before speeding it up in the video.
These are the backstreets of Windsor, upon going location hunting I liked these, as they were easy to find, and film in and they offer a different sense of misc-en-scene and the fact they are the backstreets means no-body really walks down here much, which makes it easy to film in and around.
All the above pictures, are what you would associate with "ghetto life", they are something the urban audience can relate to, and the fact they are all locations, which are secluded from mainstream videos and something you would expect to find in a Hip-Hop video make them even better.
Above are possible locations, I am considering using for the music video. These where found when I went location hunting, around Windsor, and having taken a wrong turn I accidently stumbled upon this alleyway, and tunnel. The fact the tunnel, is well lit also helps as it is going to be shot at night, and because it is on location, it is not easy to take a 3-point lighting kit with me, so it is a bonus the tunnel is well lit. In addition to this, having listened to my audience during the primary research I believe these locations fit the 'stereotype', and also this is the type of location, which has an "urban", theme to it which the audience of the video, and listeners of the genre, and the song can fully relate to.
