Location 1 - Forest

Good for an iconic memorable shot, (POV or over the shoulder shot would also look interesting, giving the audience a sense of running into the unknown which real soldiers face daily), the scene looks claustrophobic and puts the audience in mind of entrapment, something which happens to team 1 in the music video. This shot would look good in the first scene where the general is giving orders to the two teams before sending them off down the path. I will probably use the rule of thirds in this scene with the general on the right, the two teams on the left with the tunnel in the centre. The camera would be a medium shot of the actors before moving into close ups of all the performers. I would also most likely use an over the shoulder running shot when the performers are running down the path.

A dark and winding road; an iconic image. Good for a long shot or a POV shot as both will show the scene well but the POV shout will make the audience more involved, I would prefer a log shot of the scene because it would show the teams better and contrast the close ups of the band and ‘ghost’ solider.

Either of these shots would be good as a long shot with the trees between the camera and performers, as it gives a sense of separation, which is something soldiers would feel if they were deployed, another interesting view would be a long shot but have the camera following them from a distance as it would give the audience the idea of trying to be included but aren’t because of the situations soldiers find themselves in can be isolating.

This view is to the side and above the shot 0968, this shot will have the teams running past in the centre between the tree’s and will have the ghost of the soldier watching from the other side to show the audience that he is an observer like them.  

This is another shot where I could use thirds rule, the camera will be still and the teams will run past from behind, two members on either side. The camera could also be with the performers in this shot as a POV or over the shoulder shot.

A high angle shot for the camera to show the scene and make the team look vulnerable; this scene will most likely be put just before the ambush. 

This shot will be one of the last, when the ‘ghost’ is walking away from the scene through the trees as the music fades out.  It will most likely be a long shot but have close ups of the band performance cutting over while he walks away.

This is the tree where the ambush will be set for team 1, this would be a good low angle shot as the team runs towards the tree, sees the trap and then jumps out of the way.

These shots are two angles of the same area, a small dugout in the valley. It isn’t a good hiding place but the shots from inside the dugout look like they are from a hiding place which gives a voyeuristic aspect to the music video.

Checking how the camera looks with POV shots at different speeds.

Talking about one of the scenes in my storyboard.

This is me trying another POV shot of a winding path.

Looking at some angles with the camera