Media A2 - Planning

Scene #	Shot	Type	Description	Done?
1 – intro	1	Close-up, pan down	Using a 70-300mm lens. Shot of tree branches
2 – Muslim figure walking through forest pathway	1	Medium shot, stabilized and slowmotion	Using a standard 18-55mm kit lens. Shot of the Muslim figure walking
2.1 – Muslim figure walking through forest pathway	2	Medium shot, stabilized and slowmotion	Using a standard 18-55mm kit lens. Shot of the Muslim figure walking, but this time with his hood on
2.2 – Muslim figure running through forest pathway	3	Medium shot, stabilized and slowmotion	Using a standard 18-55mm kit lens. Shot of Muslim figure running, presumably we don’t know why, and adds action/enigma codes
3 – Muslim figure walking through the forest’s open area	1	Medium shot, stabilized and slowmotion	Using a standard 18-55mm kit lens.  Shot of Muslim figure walking through the forest’s open area where he is vulnerable
4 – Establishing shot of tunnel where the Muslim figure comes across	1	Long shot, stabilized and slowmotion	Using a standard 18-55mm kit lens. A static dolly shot that establishes the tunnel where the Muslim figure is about to encounter a group of black men
4.1 – Shot where the group of black men are first introduced	2	Long shot, stationary shot	Using a standard 18-55mm kit lens. A stationary shot that introduces the group of black men as they’re having a conversation
4.2 – Shot of the group of black men noticing the Muslim figure walking by	3	Medium shot, tilting left and right	Using a standard 18-55mm kit lens. A tilting shot that presents the group of black men’s reaction to seeing the Muslim figure
4.3 – Shot of the group of black men’s hostility towards the Muslim figure	4	Medium close-up, stabilized and slowmotion	Using a standard 18-55mm kit lens. A medium close-up static shot that follows the Muslim figure, as well as the black men cursing at him
5 – Muslim figure travels back home walking	1	Medium shot, stabilized and slowmotion	Using a standard 18-55mm kit lens. A medium shot of the Muslim figure walking, as well as posing a very monotonous body position when walking
5.1 – Muslim figure arrives home and contemplates	2	Medium close-up, stationary	Using a standard 18-55mm kit lens. A medium close-up of the Muslim figure’s reaction, however doesn’t still present his face to keep the enigma code and ambiguousness
5.2 – Muslim figure reaches for his drawers	3	Close-up, stationary	Using a standard 18-55mm kit lens.  A close-up of the Muslim figure reaching to his drawers
5.3 – Muslim figure stops searching his drawers and looks up to his mirror	4	Close-up, panning up	Using a standard 18-55mm kit lens. Close-up of the Muslim figure’s facial expression, which then the camera slowly pans up showing his reflection on a mirror
5.4 – Muslim figure starts to hallucinate	5		Series of a montage that flickers and plays simultaneously, and reinforces his misery

MEST4 Preliminary exercise: Evaluation

1) Why did you choose this particular recreation and how does it link to your main production?
We as group chose to recreate a music video of JME due to the fact that we believed it would help us in our main production. This is the case as the music video we recreated shows the representation of young black males in Britain. We felt that this would link to our investigations as we investigated the representation of different ethnic minority groups.

2) What difficulties did you face in producing this recreation?

The main difficulty we faced was most defiantly casting and finding the right people to help us shoot the recreation. This was the case as it was hard to rely on people to turn as this recreation required more than 10 people to be in the video.

3) What are the strengths of the production?
One strength was that we tried followed the same choreography that they did in the video. This is the case as the video required a lot of movement due to the intensity of the music and the artist.

4) What aspects would you look to improve?
We would look to improve some of the costume. This is the case as darnel wasn’t wearing the exact same clothing as JME in the music video.

5) What lessons will you take from this process that will help you with your main production?
Being able to work at all times and producing at a high quality because of the camera settings. Also, we need to makes sure that the people we need are reliable and will turn to the shooting sessions we do in the course of producing our main production.

6) Now that you are ready to start your actual linked production, explain clearly what you will be creating and how confident you are in delivering this.
We'll be creating a music video with three different running narratives of three protagonists from different ethnic minorities and the decisions they make that will define their character. I am quite confident of delivering this piece of work we get everything right in terms of casting. This is essential as we need these characters to come to life.

Recreation task

Name of the text you plan to recreate:

JME- ‘Man Don’t Care’

Scene/section you will recreate:

The opening 30 seconds

Location you will use for your recreation:

Drama studio

Actors you will require for your recreation:

Around at least 10 people

Props/costumes you will require for your recreation:

Black out outfit

Equipment you plan to use:

Dolly cam, lighting, spider cam,

Linked Production brief

Your Critical Investigation topic:

‘’To what extent does Narcos reflect the representation of Latinos/Hispanics in American Television?’’

Your Linked Production brief:

Music video on representation/misrepresentation ethnic minorities 

Length/size of production (e.g. 3 minutes, 5 pages etc.):

3minutes

Give an example of an existing media text this is similar to what you plan to produce:

United 93

Give an example of an institution that would produce or distribute your planned production:

Youtube

How would your production reach its audience?

The way in which my production will reach its audience is through entertainment.

Who do you plan to work with on this project?

John,