Dale End car park was used for the first opening shot of Birmingham City Centre and the third verse in the song in which David sings alone and Dale End was used for the first shots of the band themselves.
Moor Street Queensway was used for the first verse in the video as it was a busy, well lit area with lots of people and traffic to make the video seem more professional instead of being filmed in a basic room and to introduce the setting of the video.
Spitfire Island was used for a big section of the traffic scenes in the video mostly to it always having a constant stream of traffic.
In Digbeth, using the High Street Deritend / Bordesley most of the graffiti was filmed here, especially the elaborate street art pieces as companies would often hire people to advertise their company using the walls by the means of street art, a car wash we used was an excellent example as they used graffiti as a means to attract a young audience. We also used this high street for the homeless shots of David as it had a very urban neglected appearance and some of the traffic scenes.
New Street Station, Queens Drive and the surrounding areas were used for Davids businessman shots such as walking past shop displays and out of the station.
The Bullring Shopping Centre was also used for Davids businessman role shots and some scenery shots of the Bullring itself and Selfridges was also used for the final shot where the two characters come face to face with each other.
Lionel Street was used to record the second verse in the canal area and the A38 surrounding was also used for some traffic scenes.
Lancaster Circus Queensway was used for the final band performance in which David sings 'I don't have a gun' and George and Josh play guitar in the back of the shot.
Colmore Row and Birmingham Cathedral were both used for Davids businessman shots, such as walking out of the building and Colmore row was also used for some building and scenery shots.
Other locations used were often for one shot purposes, such as;
Farnborough road used for the skate park signs and some graffiti.
Broad Street used for traffic and building shots.
College Road used for the security camera footage.
Props used: 1 Tripod for the performance elements to the video.
2 guitars to add to the performance element of the video.
1 guitar amplifier so the band could play the actual song to keep the miming accurate to the original record.
2 sets of costumes for the band members, one casual and typical of a rock video (such as plaid shirts, dark jeans, plain / dark t-shirts, old / grungy shoes or trainers) and the other for the second verse when things start to head towards the business theme (plain white or black work shirts for the band members combined with jeans to keep to the rock element).
4 sets of costumes for David, who acted as both the homeless man and the business man in the video, his first costume being the same as the other band members, casual, jeans, a plain t-shirt and leather jacket, his second outfit fitting with the band in a black work shirt over jeans etc. His third costume was multiple dirty shirts and hooded tops with muddy shoes and a rucksack for the homeless role and his final costume being a black work shirt with purple tie, a black blazer and black work trousers with smart leather shoes for the businessman role.
1 set of documents for David to be reading in the businessman role.
1 mobile phone for him to speak into while playing this role.
1 empty alcohol bottle for David to drink whilst playing the homeless man role.
1 bench to link to the homeless role.
1 upturned hat and different coins lying in the hat for the homeless man role.
Hours of footage: 2, both on separate 60 minute long mini DV tapes compatible to the camera.
Number of actors; 3, all male, ages 18-21.
Days of filming; 9, filming hours ranged from 10am to 11pm, to gather a range of activity, weathers and different natural light settings.
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