Feedback!

In todays class, I set up a video, and then made my class mates watch my music video. I then prepared a list of questions to ask them in relation to my music video, and how the poster and digipak relate to the video.

From the response I got from them, it was apparent that although my music video is good, and that it works well under the genre conventions, there were a few mistakes which I was already aware of. Overall, the feedback was very positive.

Creating a Brand identity

The brand identity or logo for an artist is vital for simple recognition. After analysing previous CD covers before, I could refer back to see the style of logos being used currently.

From the research I had previously completed into the existing CD covers, it enabled me to thoroughly look through the styles of CD Titles and general logos. However, after much research, I found that there wasn;t a particular style which all RnB artists conform to, but they each have their very own style and it appears very up to them.

When thinking about my decided Artist name of 'Alyssa', I felt that the name was too short to abbriviate much like Jennifer Lopez as 'JLo', so I began playing around with different fonts from a variety of websites and slightly changing them through photoshop to create the perfect logo. Because a lot of my shots in the music video are quite 'Street RnB' with the brick wall and grafitti, I didn't want a 'Clean' looking logo such as Kelly Rowland's or the Sugababes, and I felt that a grafitti style logo would represent the style and look that I wanted Alyssa to have, similar to Alesha Dixon, and N-Dubz.

Whilst editing my final logo, i felt that the normal font was good, but  felt that like Nicole's logo with the different N, I wanted to change one of my letters to give it a personal touch, so I slightly bent the last A In Alyssa which I think works very well.

Overall, I am very pleased with my final Logo, and I feel that it will look very effective on my CD cover and Poster!

Poster and Magazine advert Research

When I came to research existing posters created for actual artists, I found that most of them stuck to the same image, or very similar to the CD cover for brand identity reasons. For example, Rhianna has used the exact same image for her poster as her CD cover, and used more information about the release dates of the album etc. After previous research of the CD covers which I had completed,(ALBUM COVERS RESEARCH POST) I began to work with ideas which I could use for my CD cover to work effectively, but also designs which I could encorporate a poster into the design for two effective pieces of work.

POSTER

CD COVER

I Also had to remind myself of previous research where I found a lot of artists use the same set for their CD cover photographs as in their actual music videos, meaning that I should keep a running theme of a shot in my music video, CD cover and poster all similar. I have decided that my 'Brick wall' feature in my music video is the most effective, and as well as my previous draft CD cover, I believe I can create an effective marketing scheme.

Artist Names

When deciding on an Artist name, I referred back to the other blogposts I had completed of research on other artists. I noticed that a lot of Artists used a simple name, almost like a statement, such as Rhianna, Beyonce, Alesha, Ciara, Shakira, Fergie and JoJo rather than using their first and last names much like an Indie artist may. This general trend within the R&B genre is very apparent, and therefore it was clear to me that I would like to conform to the trend.

I began playing with some ideas in my head, and came up with a few ideas such as:

• Alice (The Actresses actual name)
• Jayde
• Kara (Too close to Ciara)
• Sammy
• Lia
• Rosie

However a lot of the time, R&B artists names are usually quite original and quirky like Beyonce and Ciara. After reviewing my own ideas, I decided to quiz my peers within my Media class to see if they had any good ideas. A few suggestions were:

• Alyssa (A play on 'Alice')
• Jessii
• Kelly
• Grace
• Kitti

To seek more ideas, I posted a question on Yahoo Answers. The question was the same as I asked my Peers.

On my question, not many responses came in, however I found a similar question which has already been asked which had a few good suggestions such as:

• Malique
• Willow
• Etta
• Angel
• Breezy
• Serenity
• Celeste

After much considering of all my suggested names as well as my own ideas, I have decided to use the name 'Alyssa' as my artist name. I believe that it has the quirky edge to it much like 'Ciara' and 'Rhianna' and also fits the genre nicely.

Fifth shoot preparation

Friday 21st October

9.00am-9.40am (After School session) (40 Minutes)

Description:
This shoot is aimed at filming George. The shots don't have to be very long, I just need several pans of George as the male character to which she is referring to.

Location:
For this shoot, my location is going to be in our school Photography studio like the first shoot of Alice. This has no specific meaning, it just has good lighting and a good plain backdrop.

Pre-Preparation:

The lighting has all been set up again in a slightly different way, however still giving the desired effect of no shadows! The three point lighting is a technique that i have used again.

People Needed:

For this shoot, I need George, and obviously myself to film George miming/acting.

Physical Resources Needed:

•Video Camera- For actually filming the scene in which Alice is going to act out for me.

 •Digital Camera (Photographs)- This is for mainly evidence, but I am also going to photograph for my magazine article and Digipak.

 •Iphone- This is to Play the music for Alice to mime to primarily, but the device is also very useful as it is easy to jump to parts of the song.

Costume Needed:

 I'm not too bothered about what George is wearing as it won't matter to much as his feature is only going to be short.

Outcome:

After this shoot, I would like to have completely finished filming! Obviously I will have to review all of the footage to see if it is all high enough quality, but providing it is, I should be okay to start Editing!

Fourth Shoot

Outcome
Todays shoot went very well! As this is the last shoot with Alice, we were both very clued up on what to do, and the whole filming session went very smoothly. we Began with some reflection dancing with the large mirrors and then some windowsill which I felt were working very well!

Things went well

• I love the windowsill scenes, especially playing with focus and almost creating a Bokeh effect!
• The setting also did turn out to be perfect for the style I was aiming for, even if it wasn't planned!

Things to improve

• Some more preparation for actual dance moves was a problem again, but just ment it took slightly more time.

Shoot 3!

Outcome
Today, Alice and I planned to film my Dance studio scene with Alice dancing to a choreographed styled dance. The actual filming went very well however we had a major problem with the location as the location we had chosen was already in use when we came to film there! However, the Show must go on, and I decided to re-arrange my scenes. The last two scenes I had to film with Alice were the Dance studio, and the Drama studio. This gave me the idea of going to the Drama studio to see if it was free. It was free, however we did not bring the right outfit for Alice to wear in that scene. As time was running out, I changed my mind to set the Dance scene in the Drama studio. Although at first I wasn't happy with the set up, after reviewing the style I was aiming for (Grungy, slightly 'Gangster' look), the drama studio definitely reenforced this!

Things went well

• The actual filming went very well and I hope I have filmed some good footage to include in my video.
• The setting also did turn out to be perfect for the style I was aiming for, even if it wasn't planned!

Things to improve

• The initial booking of the dance studio definitely needed to be done as this was my first problem I encountered.
• The planning of the dance moves could of done with some more work before the actual shoot.

As we were already behind in filming because we decided to change scene, I didn't manage to get any photographs for possible Digipak covers, however here is a few screen shots of Alice in the Drama studio from footage I filmed!

Although I also planned to film George today, He was unavailable. This did not matter to much as I can film him on friday for the same period of time!

Preparation for shoot 3

Wednesday 19th October

3.20pm-4.10pm (After School session) (50 Minutes)

Description:
For this shoot, I plan to complete the 'Dance routine/Dance studio' scene. I would like to film Alice dancing in the studio which will feature in my music video introduction. The scene required the baggy hoodie and harem pants (Inspired by Ciara). I would like to plan as much of the dance before filming as possible as well as ensuring the location is to be available.

Location:
For this shoot, my location is going to be in our school dance studio.

Pre-Preparation:
before filming this scene, Alice and I spent some time looking over Ciara's Dance choreography and styling it similarly to our dance moves. Although they are not exactly the same, it still gave us some very good ideas of what to include. As for the location, we are filming after school so the studio should be empty.

People Needed:

Again, the only people needed for this shoot is going to be Me,To film and direct the shoot, and Alice, to Act and mime within the music video. Although an extra person for helping with general parts could help more, the resource was not available, however this shouldn't affect the running of the shoot.

Physical Resources Needed:

•Video Camera- For actually filming the scene in which Alice is going to act out for me.

 •Digital Camera (Photographs)- This is for mainly evidence, but I am also going to photograph for my magazine article and Digipak.

 •Iphone- This is to Play the music for Alice to mime to primarily, but the device is also very useful as it is easy to jump to parts of the song.

Costume Needed:

 •Baggy Hoodie

 •Harem Pants

 •Gold Necklace

 •Hooped Earrings

Outcome:

After this shoot, I plan to have thoroughly explored the scene and fully filmed the scene to the maximum potential with a various amount of shots. I again haven't set myself an actual target for how much footage I hope to gain, however the 50 minute session with preparation before the shoot should allow us a good amount of time to film good quality footage.

First attempt of Editing a CD Cover

After my first photoshoot where I managed to take a series of photographs which I could use for my Digipak, I decided that I could attempt to edit my one of my photos to see how it could turn out.

This is the Photo I am experimenting with.

Firstly I zoomed into the eye to edit it closely.

Using the burn and dodge tool, I made the whites of Alice's
Eye much more white, as well as the 'Glisten' in the pupil.

I then highlighted the eye with the magic wand tool. I Then
wanted to make the blue in Alice's eye more vibrant.

Using Hue/Saturation, I Added saturation making the
blue stand out more.

The Eye finished!

I then highlighted around Alice using the Magic wand tool
again and copied and pasted her as a layer.

I could then make the background black and white, leaving
Alice in colour which looks very good in my opinion!

I Then closely cropped the image to leave half of her face.
I think this looks really effective as well!

As I haven't decided a name for my artist, Just to experiment
with typography, I used the phrase 'NAME'.  I also found a
pretty basic font.

I then Rotated the text to go down the side of the frame.

This is the result of my CD cover experiment!

Although this CD cover is very basic and not exactly how I want to do my real Digipak, I'm glad I experimented with RnB looks for my Digipak!

Second Shoot!

Outcome
Today, Alice and I went to the local park with Alice to film another of my scenes for my music video. The filming went overall very well however due to the fact that the park is local, it was very hard to get concentrated footage without distractions. For example, at one point, we were filming the whole song throughout, and a dog walked past and wee'd up the wall next to Alice! Although it was very funny, it did very much disrupt the flow of filming. Little distractions like this kept occurring as other members of the public were distracting.

Things went well

• The Setting was PERFECT! I really love the way the setting and mise-en-scene of the whole scene, and it definitely is exactly the style of RnB I was aiming for.
• I Also managed to take a variety of different photographs which I plan to possibly use in my Digipak design!
• We also learnt the song much better which enabled us to shoot larger and continuous takes.

Things to improve

• Although we couldn't really improve it, the constant distraction was the one thing that let this shoot down.
• Another thing we could improve next time we shoot is the speed in between takes as we spent too much time deciding exactly what to do whereas we could list the shots before we go to shoot.

Not totally sure about the expression on her face, however
I like the subtle graffiti behind her.

My Favourite shot, very RnB styled! Possible Digipak cover.
I do think that the style of shot looks slightly 'Advertising'
however a lot of RnB shots do!

With some basic editing, this photo could also be good to
possibly use in my digipak.

I love the notion of looking in this photo, she looks
Beyond the camera which is intriguing. 

Setting up the lighting

As my first shoot was in studio with official studio lights, I was able to set the lighting up in a professional way. As I am also a photography student, we have previously studied studio lighting and creating a professional look through three point lighting.

Three point Lighting
Three point lighting is a set up of lights used in film and photography where the use of three studio lights allows the director or the photographer to control the amount of shadow created by direct lighting onto the subject. This helps studio producers in film and media massively as the presence of shadows often is unwanted, and this is the solution to setting up the lighting correctly. Below is an example diagram of standard three point lighting and is exactly how I managed to set the lighting for my first filming session in the photography studio.

The Lighting set up, Two of the lights.

The Other light in my set up.

The Reflector
When coming to shoot my music video, I also borrowed the light reflector from my photography teacher. The reflector's purpose is to re-direct light to a specific area, subject or scene. The reflector that I used in my music video is gold and reflective. This directly bounces light onto the reflector and bounces the light to the subject and also warms the colour giving a glowing effect.

This is my Reflector.

After setting up the lighting structure, I checked a few times that all the shadows were definitely eliminated, and finally I managed to get to my final set up!

The Final Lighting set up.

As you can see, all shadow is eliminated!

Preparation for Shoot 1

Wednesday 12th October

3.20pm-4.10pm (After School session) (50 Minutes)

Description:
For this shoot, I wish to film Alice in the Photography Studio wearing the Ciara inspired costume. I also wish to use a chair for a prop. The task I have set myself is in my opinion achievable as it is 50 minutes to film roughly five minutes or more of footage, although I do need to account for the in between briefings of what Alice is to do, and costume changes and set up initially.

Location:

For this shoot, I wish to film in the photography studio. I have already checked that the studio will definitely be free, so as far as concerns with location, there should be no problems.

Pre-Preparation:

For the location, I had to pre book the Photography studio. Not only did I need to book the studio, I also set the studio up exactly how I needed it when Alice was free, we could have the full 50 minutes to film whilst Alice was free. I also ensured that All the resources were in good condition, for example charging up the cameras and phone, checking the quality of the tripod and setting up the lighting perfectly before the shoot. This should save time before filming which will help the productivity of the session. I also have briefed Alice on some of the shots I wish to shoot. For example, the Ciara Chair scene has been emailed to Alice, and we have gone through how we are going to execute the shot.

People Needed:

The only people needed for this shoot is going to be Me,To film and direct the shoot, and Alice, to Act and mime within the music video. Although an extra person for helping with general parts could help more, the resource was not available, however this shouldn't affect the running of the shoot.

Physical Resources Needed:

•Video Camera- For actually filming the scene in which Alice is going to act out for me.

 •Digital Camera (Photographs)- This is for mainly evidence, but I am also going to photograph for my magazine article and Digipak.

 •Chair (Prop)- This is for the Ciara inspired shot with the chair where I shall have Alice leant back on the chair similarly to Ciara.

 •Tripod- This is not necessarily needed, however if i find that I want some more still shots with more controlled movement, then this is useful.

 •Iphone- This is to Play the music for Alice to mime to primarily, but the device is also very useful as it is easy to jump to parts of the song.

 •Studio Lights- To create the studio look to this scene, I am going to use proper studio lighting to make the video look convincing.

Costume Needed:

•White Crop Top

 •High Waisted Jeans

 •High Heels

 •Gold Necklace

 •Hooped Earrings

Outcome:

By the end of this shoot, I wish to have five minutes of good quality, solid footage in which I can begin the editing process in which I aim to cut the scenes up and lip sync them to the song. Although my estimate of how much footage I want to shoot is rough as I don't know how quickly we will be able to get on with filming, and the speed we can shoot, however after this first shoot, I will know more about the other shoots.

Provisional Schedule for filming

To enable me to thoroughly plan my time accordingly, I hosted meeting with my actor and actress to find a good time to film with them all. My aim was decided that I would have all of my filming completed by half term. This was a very tight schedule to agree to so I held a meeting to agree and officialise filming times and dates. As I don't have any free periods in which I could film either my Actor or Actress, we have decided to heavily rely on after school sessions.

Availability
After our discussions, we found that Tuesdays were not suitable as Alice had other commitments after school as well as the lack of shared Free periods that day. Wednesdays and Mondays we were all free after school for at least an hour. Thursdays were unavailable, however I requested to move my timetable slightly with my other lessons in order to fit an hour and a half of filming completed. Fridays were also completely not free as Alice has other commitments after school. As George is in my media group, I found no dificaulty in fitting him into the schedule as we have all six lessons a week in which I can film, however we chose Wednesday as it is a double lesson to ensure more filming time.

Monday 10th October - Photoshoot/ Dress Rehearsal
The purpose of this shoot was to check our final designs for costume and makeup to ensure that Alice and I both knew exactly how to set up quickly and correctly. We decided on this time that would be a good time to shoot as we both did not have any other commitments after school and were available for an hour.

Wednesday 12th October- 1st Shoot
We decided that wednesday was also appropriate, however it would be tight as I had other commitments at 4.15 leaving us 50 minutes to film. In this shoot I would like to film the Studio shoot as this was an available location.The shoot includes using the plain top and jeans outfit as well as the chair to style to shot like Ciara's video.

Monday 17th October- 2nd shoot
In this shoot, I would like to film the Park scene with the brick wall. This will give us time of about 1 hour and 20 minutes to shoot the whole scene a few times. The location is always available as it is public, but because of this, we chose to shoot this scene in the time period where we have the most time possible as it was very probable that there would be distractions from other members of the public.

Wednesday 19th October- Filming George + 4th shoot
In this time period, I would like to shoot the scene with George as the main male casting. This will be an ideal time frame as I have a lesson with George which allows me to have George to film for 50 minutes. I have also got Alice free after school in this same day in which I plan to shoot my 'Party' and Glam scene in the drama studio. This will enable me to shoot another full scene in which I can hopefuly complete and finish.

Thursday Period 3-4 20th October-3rd shoot
For this shoot, I would like to film my choreographed dance routine in the dance studio. This is because the dance studio is free in this time period, and I can also get a good amount of time to get this scene done as I think that it will be fairly time consuming.

Now I have clearly shown and planned exactly what I will need and exactly what I am going to shoot and when, I feel much more prepared in what I need to have completed by my deadline. Although the filming should all be complete in plenty of time, it also will leave me time to review my footage over the half term and decide if I need to re-shoot any of my scenes to improve the general footage quality.

The Camera!

To film my music video, I must decide what to film with. For this, I experimented with a few cameras and weighed up the benefits and drawbacks for each camera to decide what I shall film my music video with. My selection included many cameras, all shaped and sizes from the schools media cameras, however I narrowed it down to my favourite two.

Canon EOS 500D
The Canon EOS 500D is not actually the School's camera, it is my own. This is an option that my teacher suggested as he does recommend Canon Photography cameras for filming as they have HD video recording features. The main benefit of using this camera for me is that I already know how to use the camera effectively through my Photography work and my own personal use of the camera, and the other thing is the complete availability of the camera as other members of my media class will be requiring the other cameras.



Sanyo HD-1000
The Sanyo video camera is another option that I had to film my music video on. This was the same camera I used when I filmed my opening scene to a movie in My Foundation Portfolio. This enabled me to understand the usage of the camera however I had not used the camera in a while, and would take some time getting used to. The camera is also a very popular one to use amongst the rest of the media students which made me slightly anxious because if i chose this camera to film with, it could be unavailable a lot of the time making my production time shortened.




After considering both of my favourite cameras to use, I have decided to use my own Canon EOS 500D as this will completely allow no problems with cameras being available to film with when it comes to shooting! The only slight worries is the manual focusing on my camera as the auto focus takes more time when filming HD footage, however with enough experiments, this should not be any worry.

How music is distributed

The distribution of music is very different to ten years ago. The new ways of distributing music definitely makes accessing music much easier as the only way used to be to buy the CD from a shop, however now we can easily purchase a MP3 straight to our computers to place straight onto an MP3 Player/Ipod. To demonstrate the different ways a artist would distribute their music, I am going to focus on one artist in the same genre as my own song, Rihanna, and her album 'Rated R'.

The Website for Rihanna is very simple, and there is a clear section that says 'Shop' which leads you to a sub-website where they sell all of Rihanna's albums as well as merchandise such as mugs, signed posters and T-shirts. Although this form of purchasing an album is very costly, it is definitely official.

ITunes is the new hype which has revolutionised the way the public purchases CD's and MP3's. This new way of downloading MP3's is a great way to directly buy songs straight onto a Ipod which is also a major trend. This of course has limitations. Because of the huge amount of traffic for marketing which comes to iTunes, the cost per song does tend to be high. 

Amazon MP3 is also another way of purchasing MP3's directly. The pricing strategies of Amazon MP3 is aimed much lower than iTunes, although probably not as popular. The price for the album here is 3.99 compared to a staggering 6.99 on iTunes.

A very new form of buying music is also through retail brands which are now opening web downloading stores such as Tesco. Tesco also would sell the album in store for a competitive price for the physical album, however now they are competing with Amazon, iTunes and many more such as HMV and Zavvi.

After researching the different types of ways music similar to my own gets distributed, I feel that I now know more about the kind of industry and competitiveness in pricing there really is. It will help for when I come to create my magazine advert, I know who i'm pitching the advert to.

Mood/Lighting Moodboard

One main feature I have noticed throughout the RnB genre as a whole is the presence of contrasting styled shots. For example, one main style I have noticed throughout my music video research of RnB artists is the 'Glamourous' style where thery have very well lit shots aiming to give a very seductive mood to the shot as well as the lighting being very warm tones.. In comparison, I have noticed the 'Grungy/Empty warehouse/anti-Glamourous' shots where the artist remains looking stylish, however they use very cold and grungy lighting. These moodboards are examples of exactly what I mean.

The 'Glamour' Mood/Lighting
The glamourous style shot is very apparent throughout the genre of RnB which is a definite style and lighting I want to re-create. The closeup shot of Rihanna (Bottom, Right image) shows very high key lighting around the face to particually highlight the beauty and makeup. I also love the Jennifer Lopez screenshot (Centre Image) with other warmer tones which highlight the features on her face well with the lighting on her face. For example, the lighting is obviously to the right of her face highlighting her cheekbone rather than the other side of her face which is in shadow.

The 'Grunge' Mood/Lighting
Another RnB style for lighting and mood creation is the glamourous actress looking fully madeup shot in a 'dingy/Grungy' setting such as wrecked walls, empty warehouses and other cold and almost could be spooky setting however the attractive actress brings it back to a purposely designed shot. This is re-enforced more by the use of colouring and mood. Although the initial mood is set by the physical frame, the colouring and mood is set through lighting and colouring in post production. I particually love Ciara's shot (Right,Middle) where she is leaned up against a wall with severe cold temperature with the colours using blue's and greys. The light again is lighting up once side of her face, and one side is in shadow.



After reviewing what types of moods can be created through the power of lighting and and post production with colouring, I now know for certain that I would like to produce two styles of scenes, one very studio/Glamourous styled shoot as well as a very grungy style to contrast and add dimension and meaning into my music video.

Five Final Locations

Location/Scene 1- Dance Routine/Studio
For this scene, I wanted it to be quite like Cassie's video 'Me and U' where she dances the whole way through the video in a dance studio, however our dance studio at school is much more 'Modern' than the one in Cassies video. I am still confident that this location is going to be good, and I am hoping to use colourisation settings to give it more of a grimey look to the video like in Cassies.

The Dance studio at our School.

In our Dance studio, we have a stained glass window which I have decided may be quite good to shoot a few frames of Alice in front of the window miming the song. I am confident that even though i have no evidence of a window being used such as my one, I still think it could fit well with the 'Studio' style shot of an RnB music video.

The Glass Window in the Studio. 

Screenshot from Cassie- 'Me and U' (also Square glass windows)

Cassies Music Video- 'Me and U'

Location/Scene 2- Brick Wall/Backstreet
The Brick wall scene is another that I also may consider changing into black and white, however I do like the vibrancy of the brick walls colouring. Anyhow, I do love this setting as it is exactly the way I imagined it for my music video when I came up with the idea. The only one thing I am worried about is the fact that this wall is outside, and I would of preferred a studio styled lit scene, whereas I have to use the natural light. The Screenshot of JLS shows a good example of the type of scene I wish to construct.

The Brick wall next to my school.

Screenshot from JLS- 'Everybody In Love'

I also wish to do a similar styled shot to Rihanna's 'Unfaithful' Music video where she is lying down on a sofa with graffiti behind her. This is my imitation of this, and I think its going to be a very successful shot.

My Styled shot inspired by Rhianna.

Rhianna- 'Unfaithful'

Location/Scene 3- Glam/Studio
For this scene, I wanted a plain backdrop, so I decided that the Drama studio would be appropriate. Although the drama studio is quite 'Shabby', this may add extra dimension to the mise en scene of my video as I am conforming to the conventional style of RnB, and in particular the grungy styled settings such as Alexandra Burkes Video 'Bad Boys', there are frequently shots of her behind grungy settings, and throughout a lot of scenes in RnB.

The Staircase in the Drama Studio.

The Stairs in the Drama Studio could provide a good scene very like Nicole Scherzinger's Video- 'Wet' Where she is also sat on the stairs in a grungy setting. I believe that this will prove a good scene and an interesting view for the audience, especially the CCTV style shot like Nicole's as well.

Nicole Scherzinger- 'Wet' CCTV Styled Shot.

The plain back wall which is the main background for my video.

Alexis Jordan- 'Good Girl'- Similar dark background

However, Although Alexis Jordan had a plain backdrop in her music video, I feel this is too boring, so using the drama studio with the imperfections, I feel that it is also a lot like Alexandra Burkes Video 'Bad Boys' where she takes the other extreme of using extremely textured backdrops.

Alexandra Burke- 'Bad Boys'

Location/Scene 4- Studio/Chair
In this Shot, I wanted to include a more basic styled backdrop as all of my others have included a certain scene such as the dance studio, or more textured such as the brick wall, therefore the presence of a white backdrop with studio lighting is good for the style of shot I would like to have.

The Photography Studio at School.

Location/Scene 5- Hunk/Male Actor
For this scene, I am also going to use the Photography studio because I will be zoomed right in taking closeups of the male actor, and therefore do not require any special required backgrounds as the actual visibility of the background will be low.