We took this still shot from the opening 30 seconds of the music video for Bittersweet Symphony, which we were asked to recreate. We discussed how we could be as accurate to the original as possible through replicating the mise en scene, colour, costume and other key features.
For this we thought props played a key role in the look of the shot. The urban location is crucial to the main themes within the song and so we considered trying to get this as one of the most accurate aspects of our shot. We also studied the way in which the camera moved since it's all one continuous shot. Tracking its movement, we found it began at the feet, tracking, before moving back slowly into a mid shot, then long shot. We realised we'd need to use the steady cam if we wanted to achieve the same sense of stability.
We hope to film the shot with the same style road crossing with another road the the right of the frame, meaning we'll also have to shoot at a time when it is safe for us to cross frequently. This will be tricky to achieve, as really we also want a few crowds to create the sense of going against the flow.
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