Planning, Location and Risk assessment

Planned ideas -
After changing the idea, I had brainstormed and researched further ways to present in the most impactful manner. The initial ideas and desires for the moving image piece will consist of the following, incorporating the narrative, cinematography and editing.

Narrative - 
- The video will have a voice over of an individual describing their personal LGBT experience when growing up. We hope to follow a structure such as "Since I was young..." The story can therefore progress, how the individual realised they were gay, times during secondary education, etc.

Editing -
As the narrative follows a journey, we would like to begin the video in black and white. This meaning all visuals in black and white, etc. We would like to match this with a journey of colour. As the story progresses, as the person grows up, the colour becomes brighter. My partner in this group has experience in colouring on Premiere Pro & therefore focus on colour grading.
- Following a retro style start with black and white, we may use the 4:5 ratio and continue this throughout, as it links to the start narrative and is a different layout to anything we have explored before. A personal notation, that myself and partner should be aware when filming, that we do not cut off any important information and set out a grid when filming.
- Adobe Audition may be used for the voice over, using effects under multiband effects such as Walkie Talkie / distorting the voices using Lowpass and Highpass, overall experimenting, sounding slightly different / faded out. A photographer/ videographer I have explored heavily in previous work has a video with faded out, radio type audio, along the audio editing I would like to create. -

- Incorporating research from influencers who smash stereotypes, we plan to explore the Soviet Montage technique using footage from a music video by artist Troye Sivan - "Heaven" about gay rights. It includes footage of LGBT people marching and protesting for equality whilst loving each other. The footage is historical, and is therefore in black and white. Also, the song is a soundtrack we may have as instrumental background music, depending on how the layers sound on Premiere Pro. The lyrics of the song also having huge impact, we could add some sound when having cutaways. Taking a pause from the voiceover for dramatic effect, for example. The song / lyrics below:

Cinematography -

- Visuals of graffiti streets, going along locations mentioned in recce.

- We plan to film in Soho, London, where there are many gay flags, socialising outside gay clubs and bars, people being affectionate by kissing and holding hands, etc. We also hope to approach any extroverted, expressive individuals at these areas, for example men wearing makeup or drag queens, then taking still footage of them looking into the camera.

- Footage will be parallel to sound, visuals that match the story. 

Location scouting / recces -
Some locations in London that are highly popular for their exploration in LGBT activities include Soho, London, a 5min walk from Tottenham Court Road station with many gay clubs and pubs.

- Wardour street, LGBT rainbow flags with gay cafes/ bars and shops.

- Fifth street, lively in the evenings and at "happy hours" 

- Old Crompton Street, also lively in the evenings with the popular G-A-Y bar/ club. 

- Shoreditch High street - graffiti shots 

Risk assessment - 
Risks -
- “Stranger danger” asking strangers questions may make them feel uncomfortable/ angry, we do not know how they will react.
- Camera handling and rain
- Stealing of possessions
- Bad weather, slippery
- Foot traffic
- Overstepping personal boundaries
- Pubs / timing of Friday or Saturday night, participants may be under the influence of alcoholic beverages.
- Background noise, bad audio

How to handle these -
- Conduct appropriate research to ask respectful questions, do not overstep boundaries depending on the
persons behaviour
- Keep camera bag & protecting equipment safe
- Do not loose sight of any equipment, take turns watching and filming, etc.
- Wear appropriate footwear on selected day and check weather before leaving.
- Watch out and be careful when crossing
- Due to the topic, we must be careful when asking specific questions to said public, respecting their privacy and being aware of their feelings/ of their boundaries and what they want to say if they’re within the LGBT community. 
- Watch situations, again be careful when speaking & do not overstep boundaries
- Take extra equipment before leaving e.g microphone, also check weather to ensure there is not too much wind.