Location Shots & Analysis

The the first section of the music video, which is 'Love The Way You Lie (Part 2)' we chose to film in 4 places; Costa Coffee in Manchester City Centre, Longford Park and a group members house and at the beach. This part of the song tells the female perspective of the relationship and transitions through the past and present, showing the good and bad times of their whole world.

Location 1 - Costa Coffee

We chose this because it is a typical place for couples to meet and is an example of a romantic scene. The concept itself is also similar the original music video for 'Love The Way You Lie', where the couple meet in a bar. We also may expand on this in the next section of the music video, by making the places of romance into something bad, to show how unstable the relationship becomes.

Location 2 - The House

In the original music video for 'Love The Way You Lie' the house plays a major part, it's the beginning and last scene of the music video. So to make our music video unique and original we decided that the house will introduce the video and the two main characters but we will also use other places and different scenery to show the characters in a different light. One scene in the original music video shows the two performers (Eminem & Rihanna) outside a burning house towards the end of the video; this a very impactful scene and we may consider utilizing this in our music video.

Location 3 - Longford Park

The park scene, can be seen as a very stereotypical scene, this stereotype portrays teenagers, as the park is a very common place for teenagers and young people to hang, and make out. We will use the park for one of the good times that the couple share.

Location 4 - The Beach

At the beginning of the original music video there is a scene where you can see the female protagonist sat on the floor in a living room. She appears to be holding a flame with her hands positioned opened and together, suggesting she is holding on to the 'flame' of their relationship, whilst also symbolizing that their relationship is a dark story to be told. This has influenced us to use a beach in are music video as it is a place of peace and calm, as well as place of reflection. It will symbolize that she wants to get away from the relationship but that she desperately wants the relationship to work.