'Singin' In The Rain' Inspiration;

I decided upon my final song whilst on holiday in Greece. My iPod was on shuffle and it was one of the first songs to play, it reminded me of classic films such as “Singing in the Rain” and “On the Town”

For the majority of my music video, I have been influenced by the 1950's classic, 'Singin' In The Rain'.
Due to my song choice, I have a lot of le-way to be able to use a similar setting/style of footage. The song sounds as though it from an era before it's time due to the editing effects on the sound. When I first heard the song I was instantly able to picture what style of video would fit to it and I thought of Gene Kelly's charm and charisma in this extremely famous clip.
He gives off a sense of class and grace, despite being soaking wet in the middle of a street, that I believe instantly captures an audience.

I want my video to be noticeably inspired by this scene so I have requested permission to film at my local Street Life museum where they have an artificial street based in the 30's/40's, similar to 'Singin' In The Rain' and where I can create the most authentic atmosphere possible. As the music video is more complex due to the era it is set, by using the museum I would have access to sets and props I would otherwise not be able to use to due to cost.

Unfortunately, I can not use Gene Kelly as my star for my music video, so I have asked one of my friend, Phil, who looks very similar to James Dean, and also has access to a lot of vintage suits from eras such as the 40's/50's which is a huge help and benefit for me.

As my song also mentions a part of taking off shoes and dancing in the rain, I want to include a scene very much like Gene Kelly dancing in the rain, however, due to not owning the location where I will be filming, I will be unable to do so. However, after discussing with my tutor, I will be able to film it in a cobbled street outside of the museum (on a rainy day) and if I stick to mainly close up's of the characters feet, the location change will go un-noticed.