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These are some of the locations I think I would like to use for my video; the areas are quite busy so I will have to take that into consideration as I had planned to make sure that the girl in the video was always alone to emphasize the fact that she has been left. I also want to film my video while it is dark and hopefully raining; so the places will look slightly different. I chose them as they have the slightly old look and there are lots of over hanging trees to make it look darker and slightly eerie; if I filmed in the city centre then there would be lots of bright lights and shops and restaurants distracting from the girl in the video.  

Location, Location, Location...

For my video I want to film in quite dark and dreary.  I want to film some of it in a bus stop so I think one of the best ones to use would be in Tombland, Norwich as there are lots of big trees hanging over it making it slightly darker and more depressing.
Another place I want featured in my video is a restaurant/cafe I want it so the girl is walking along the street and then sees them; so one place I could use is somewhere on St. Benedicts street, maybe the Pizza Express as it is quite a busy street and the restaurant has a big window that I could film through.
I also want to film things during the day, to show the different times of year, maybe using the rain and sun together with the way the character is dressed to show how time has gone by. For places to film during the day I have been thinking about different parks and the beach.

Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles is an experimental electronic music band from the province of Ontario consisting of producer Ethan Kath and vocalist Alice Glass. Crystal Castles are known for their chaotic live shows and their low-fi melancholic home productions. To listen to Crystal Castles "is to be cast adrift in a vortex of deafening pain without a safety net. You get the feeling you could do anything in the world, but that 'anything' would ultimately mean nothing. Crystal Castles marks a nuanced emotional territory that dance music never covered before.

Storylines

From my audience research I can tell that most people think that the storyline to the video is one of the most important things. However Crystal Castle videos generally don't have strorylines that run through, they are more abstract pieces, so I need to find a balance between the two.

Some artists are known for their videos having storylines that link directly to the song for example, Plan B's current album, The Defamation of Strickland Banks tells the story of his alter ego, Strickland Banks, each video continues from the previous telling the rise and fall of Strickland. Its something Plan B then himself brings to stage, always dressing in costume.
Another artist famous for their story telling is Lady Gaga; each of her videos is an entirely new story, each of them like a mini movie on their own. They get people talking about how outlandish she is, which is what the aim of music videos are, to get people noticed.
Some videos imitate the lyrics to a tee; for example Just Jacks song The Day I Died - it told the story of a man on the last day of his life the video follows on the lyrics and tells the story with James Nesbitt featuring as the

Narrative of the Video

At the moment I am thinking that the video is going to be about a girl whose boyfriend is really unreliable and she is trying to convince herself she doesn't love him although she can't get herself to leave him. He never turns up when he says he will and all he ever does is make her cry.

Letter to Fiction Records

Fiction Records represents many bands including Snow Patrol and The Cure; one of their main bands is Crystal Castles. I emailed them asking whether it would be ok for me to use the song I have chosen 'Not in Love' - Crystal Castles ft. Robert Smith. The song isn't officially released until the 6th December so I had to include the fact that I wouldn't be showing my video until after then.

"I am currently studying media at A level. I am just starting a project to create a music video. I am writing to find out whether you would be happy for me to use the Crystal Castles track 'Not in Love', specifically the rereleased version featuring Robert Smith. Though I am aware this song is yet to be released, I will not be completing my project until after the release date.
Thank you very much for your time, and I look forward to hearing from you."

This is the reply I recieved

Hi Vicki,

The track goes on sale at itunes on Dec 6^th 2010. To license the track, please email kate.bestic@umusic.com

Good luck with your ALevels,

Fiction

However I do not want to licence the track as this costs money and I will not release the video myself it will only be sent to the examiners. So I will just leave that as it is and download the song, legally, when it is released on the 6th of December