Another location I plan to use is a house. In many hip-hop/R&B songs, they are set out in houses as most songs are based upon relationships. Using a house as a location fits in with our genre as it has been used in songs such as ‘Touch My Body- Mariah Carey’, ‘Tipsy- J Kwon’, ‘Wonderful- Ashanti’. I would like to include rooms such as the kitchen and bedroom as these are the main rooms shown in hip-hop/R&B music videos. The bedroom is also a romantic place which helps to connote the passion between the characters.

One of the locations I chose to use for our music video is an open field or park with long grass. As the song starts of slow and is based on the artist singing her opinion out, I thought an open field would be a good place to capture her emotions and thoughts. Fields and outdoor areas are also used in hip-hop/R&B music videos such as ‘I’ll Be Missing You- Puff Daddy’. A field or park is also a secluded place which helps to represent romance and privacy within a relationship, which fits in with the genre.

A green screen will be used to show the artist in a white room. This will be one of our locations as it is a typical location used in many hip-hop/R&B music videos. A white background is mainly used to show the artist by themselves singing or dancing. This will be useful for us as we plan to make our music video a narrative and the white background helps us in showing the artist’s emotions.

Location Planning