Research & Planning: Actors (Jodie)

For our narrative we aimed to follow a couple, however, following the same couple around for the duration of the video could become dull. Therefore, we chose three couples, each leading different paths and incorporated them into our video. 

Couple 1: Patrick & Catherine

We are using two very close friends, they both take A level drama so we had confidence that they would be able to take filming seriously and act as if they are in a real relationship.
Their part is set in central London, this allowed us to interwove their footage with time lapses of London City which helped us experiment with the movement and pace of the video.

Couple 2: Dan & Megan

For our second couple, we asked our friends who are actually in a relationship to take part. For their scene we chose a Skate Park location, this is very relatable for our target audience (teenagers), furthermore, using a skate park allowed to capture many shots, filming the skateboarders from all angles.

Couple 3: Joe & Marcella
Joe and Marcella are also close friends of ours and are in a relationship. As they know Dan & Megan we decided to shoot with all four of them in a park, we found this looked more natural. Filming with all together made them more comfortable and less aware of the camera. Also, the idea of friends hanging out in a park is very relatable to our target audience. 

Couple 4: Etienne & Hanna

Lastly, we asked another couple we know if we could include them in our video. As I was already out in a club with them I discretely filmed at moments that they were unaware of what I was doing, this made the footage look more realistic and natural. Clubbing is also very common among teens, this causes it to be more relatable for our audience.