Tuesday 2 February 2016

MEST4 Linked production: Research and planning

Research: notes on at least THREE similar texts to the one you are creating. What are the key conventions? What can you learn/borrow from the examples you have looked at?

J Hus - Calling Me


This particular text has the concept of J Hus explaining how he doesn't have time for "love and affection" as he is dedicated to the streets. The lyrics match the mise-en-scene particularly when he states "you think I'm just a road man / With no goals and no plans" and clearly J Hus is outside of an estate dealing with illegal activity. The fact he leaves his girl in the video to return to trapping constructs a continuous flow for the narrative as it tells a story. 


Falling - Krept and Konan




This particular text has a narrative and the duo Krept and Konan rap about "falling" in love and missing their girls. They both sing the lyrics to their girl that they are rapping about to make it seem as a continuous conversation. When the intense lyrics being sung the lighting goes low-key to reflect the emotional and serious atmosphere and the tension that follows on from these emotional lyrics. 


It Ain't Safe - Skepta ft. Young Lord




This concept of this music video shows Skepta rapping about how it isn't safe in the streets of London due to violence, gangs and drugs. The mise-en-scene of a trap phone and loads of money could be used in our linked production too as the song shares similar meaning. This helps to generate an urban, gritty atmosphere. In terms of people there is at least 30 gang members which shows how the sense of brotherhood and how they are all united to protect to each other as "it ain't safe."

Project schedule:

Filiming - Feb half term and editing - the week back after half term

Mise-en-scene:

~CASTING:

  • ·         Josh
  • ·         Courtney
  • ·         Charlottle

~LOCATIONS:
  • ·         Golf links estate
  • ·         Hotel
  • ·         On lady Margret road

~PROPS:
  • ·         Baking powder- (cocaine) drugs
  • ·         Nokia brick phone
  • ·         Money (lots of notes)
  • ·         lighter

~COSTUME AND MAKE UP:
  • ·         Tracksuits
  • ·         Addidas trainers
  • ·         Heels (expensive)
  • ·         Revealing clothes
  • ·         Extreme/ trashy make up

~LIGHTING:
  • ·         Low key lighting (chorus and taking the drugs)
  • ·         Natural lighting (for the trade, dark winter lighting)
  • ·         High key lighting (for when she’s on the drugs)
Script:
Lyrics to Nines - Yay


[Intro]
[Hook: Tigger da Author]
I know her young and she grew up all alone(oh no)
Had the money so she had to earn her own (oh no)
And she never had no angel on her shoulder (shoulder)
Even though everybody want her , she don't

[Chorus: Tigger da Author]
She fell in love with the yay
Fell in love with the snow
Fell in love with the yay
Fell in love with a blow
She fell in love with the yay
Fell in love with the snow
She fell in love with the yay
Now she can't let go

[Verse1:Nines]
It's been a while since I seen her smile
I was thinking why, I hope she knows it's a nigga style
Cah I liked her from school days, felt embarrassed to move to her
Cah its 2015 and I still move haze
She wasn't what I thought
Most things she could've bought
When her squares came through
But all she wanna do is snort
All this money got her acting greedier
She anti-social , but she’s always on her social media
Showing off her new shoes , and Italian cloth
Snapchat her whole life’s a reality show
When she's in trouble that's the only time she prays
She just want to buy more yay , she's high all day
Every weekend , always partying with the wrong crowd
Used to be quiet , now she gone loud
Always got a new set of friends
Knows niggas are from every ends
And she don’t mess with guys with corsas
You need to get a benz

[Hook: Tigger da Author]
I know a youngen and she grew up all alone(oh no)
Had the money so she had to earn her own(oh no)
And she never had an angel on her shoulder(shoulder)
Even though everybody want her , she don't

[Chorus: Tigger da Author]
She fell in love with the yay
Fell in love with the snow
Fell in love with the yay
Fell in love with a blow
She fell in love with the yay
Fell in love with the snow
She fell in love with the yay
Now she can't let go

[Verse2:Nines]
To the stars is where she said she was going
Should be in uni instead of hoeing
Probably calm down when her belly’s growing
She starts acting moody when she needs a gram
Always crave attention probably why she can't keep a man
She still look pretty when I seen her
To me she's a queen , but a nitty to a dealer
She said she never trust a guy so I must be high
Thinking I can turn a caterpillar to a butterfly
She used to have big dreams
But gave em up by the time she turned 16
She needs to get away run away like mary j
Even when she had job she still sniffs everyday
Hollas her sugar daddy when her purse is low
Reminds me of a story brook she curse for snow
Just a story about a young who run away
That fell in love with the yay

Shotlist:


SHOT NO:
SHOT TYPES
DETAILS OF SHOTS
TIMING
1.     
Establishing shot
Of a long road as a girl runs towards the camera
5 sec
2.     
Medium close up
Of the girl running but still crying SLOW-MO
3 sec
3.     
Close up
Camera moves up from rapper feet to his face
4 sec
4.     
Medium close up
Of the girl running still SLOW-MO
3 sec
5.     
Medium close up
Of the rapper in a low lit alley way
4 sec
6.     
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7.     
Panning shot
Of hotel room/ girl laying in bed with a boy/ 
5 sec
8.     
Close up
Of the boy then tracking shot to the girl
3 sec
9.     
Close up
Of the girl as she shuffles to get up
3 sec
10.     
Medium shot
As she puts on her clothes while sitting on the bed
6 sec
11.     
Long shot
Gets up looks around (shot so we can see her face)
5 sec
12.     
Medium close up
as she reaches for the side table (shot from the back)
3 sec
13.     
Extreme close up
Picks up money, walks past  (still camera)
3 sec
14.     
Medium shot
Shoving the money in her pocket  (as she walks out)
3 sec
15.     
Medium close up
Over the shoulder texting someone (drug dealer)
3 sec
16.     
Extreme close up
Camera on the fool (heals walking out, door closing)
5 sec
17.     
Medium close up
Of the rapper “when shes in trouble”
6 sec
18.     
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19.     
Long shot
Of her applying makeup (shot from the side)
3 sec
20.     
Over the shoulder
Of her reflection in the mirror (looks: disappointed)
21.     
Close up
Of the reflection of the mirror (looks down… sigh)
22.     
Medium shot
Looking down fiddling (contemplating)
23.     
Extreme close up
As she arranges the cocaine with card
24.     
Close up
She rearranges her hair to take the drug
25.     
Still camera
She gets off the shot as she snorts
26.     
Medium shot
Of the rapper rapping
8 sec
27.     
Close up
Wipes her face, looks at herself one more time
28.     
Medium shot
Gets up to leave, rearranging her bra
29.     
Close up
Putting the remaining drug in her pocket

Storyboard:











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