HARROW COLLEGE
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SCRIPT DEVELOPMENT Script/Storyboard/Image /Production
design
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Portfolio in Media
snorton-taylor
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Costume
Hair
& Make-up
Other
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All Black clothes; black vest top, black trouser and a
gold scarf to represent simplicity but elegance at the same time. The all
blackness of it all creates an illusion that she isn’t or might not really be
there. The grey hoody that she wears during the video outside is used to
represent the mood that is about to dawn upon the actors in the video. It
also for that particular scene allows her to blend into the crowd and not
really be noticed.
The make-up used is a lot of gold tones and subtle
colours to make her look natural but ‘goddess like’ at the same time. if
extravagant make-up was used it would take away the focus from the actors and
place it all on the artist. In any other music video that would be the point
but in this music video the focus is supposed to stay mainly on the narrative
occurring. The hair was style appropriately to the original style of the
artist’s hair. The blonde colouring in the hair reflects the tones used in
the make-up. Colours like those used are dominant enough to be shown on
camera and to create an image which is the opposite of those actors in the
video. This adds to the idea of her not being real in the video and helps to
make her stand out against the actors in terms of looks.
The accessory of the gold heart necklace in the video
is used as a symbolism of love which to each character in the narrative seems
to be inexplicitly forgotten. The colour gold again compliments the artists
tone of gold’s and browns previously used on hair and make- up.
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CHARACTERISATION ie within narrative
Name: Kelly Morris – main character
of the victim
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Age
Ethnicity
Social
class / Status
Gender
/ Sexuality
Ability
/ Disability
Regional
identity
Marital
/ family status
Physical
looks / build (inc any mannerisms)
Personality
(eg shy / nervous / confident egocentric)?
Costume,
Hair & Makeup
Representation
issues (in relation to above) inc relationship to archetype / stereotype.
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21
Quarter
caste
Working
Class
Female
– heterosexual
Healthy
and able
None
Single
Tall,
short dark brown hair, slim build, brown eyes
Reclusive,
one friend, fairly happy, keeps herself to herself, occasionally sociable,
focused
Dark
brown hair in a graduating bob cut, casual clothing with a sense of style,
foundation and mascara
The
way women are represented; weak, vulnerable, open to manipulation. The fact
she gets attacks while walking home alone and then welcomes the guy who
attacks her to feed the habit he got her hooked on, complies with these
stereotypes of women. The actions she commits in the video are not ones that
women typically undergo in our genre of music video. No dancing, singing or
relations with male acts takes place among this character.
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PRODUCTION DESIGN
Location: Harrow on the Hill area
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Set
design
Props
Special
fx
Lighting
Use
of colour
Other
points of note
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A
longish road opposite a hill, a main road and a station
No
props needed other than ones naturally in the scene, i.e. cars etc., except the brief use of missing
posters for later in the narrative
N/A
Natural
light used
N/A
On
this location, Kelly, Tamara and the artist Leanne but on separate occasions
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CHARACTERISATION
ie within narrative
Name: Tamara Danquah – Victim number
2 and witness to the attack
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Age
Ethnicity
Social
class / Status
Gender
/ Sexuality
Ability
/ Disability
Regional
identity
Marital
/ family status
Physical
looks / build (inc any mannerisms)
Personality
(eg shy / nervous / confident egocentric)?
Costume,
Hair & Makeup
Representation
issues (in relation to above) inc relationship to archetype / stereotype.
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17
Black
African
Middle
Female
– heterosexual
Healthy
and able
None
Single
Short,
black hair, small build, brown eyes, dark skinned
Shy,
artistic, focused, sensitive, innocent
College
student attire, hair in a bun with a flower, no make- up used
The
way women are represented; weak, vulnerable, and open to manipulation. The
fact that she witnesses the attack and keeps it to herself supports these
suppositions of women. The representations of young black girls doesn’t fit
with the personality of the character that Tamara portrays as they are seen
to be loud and aggressive.
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CHARACTERISATION
i.e. within narrative
Name: Saskia Calliste – Kelly’s Best
Friend
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Age
Ethnicity
Social
class / Status
Gender
/ Sexuality
Ability
/ Disability
Regional
identity
Marital
/ family status
Physical
looks / build (inc any mannerisms)
Personality
(eg shy / nervous / confident egocentric)?
Costume,
Hair & Makeup
Representation
issues (in relation to above) inc relationship to archetype / stereotype.
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21
Black
Caribbean
Working
Female
– heterosexual
Healthy
and able
None
Single
Curly
black and red extensions, brown eyes, average height, bigger built, dark
skinned
Loud,
extrovert, caring, short-tempered and emotional
Casual
attire with style, curly red and black extensions, foundation, mascara and
eyeliner
The
way women are represented; weak, vulnerable, and open to manipulation. The
representations of young black girls being aggressive and out there fits her
character as when she realises that someone has been hiding information about
her friends whereabouts she lashes out. She doesn’t not fit into the normal
stereotypes of women being weak and open to manipulation but vulnerable and
overly emotional,
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PRODUCTION
DESIGN
Location: Kelly and Tamara’s House
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Set
design
Props
Special
fx
Lighting
Use
of colour
Other
points of note
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A
medium size room
A
bathroom
A
bed and other typical items that you find in a bedroom e.g. wardrobe etc.
N/A
A
red head
N/A
The
two houses are separate but the style of rooms are the same. We use the same
equipment lights etc.in both houses.
In
this scene, Kelly, Tamara and mystery attacker on separate occasions
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PRODUCTION
DESIGN
Location: Windmere Pub
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Set
design
Props
Special
fx
Lighting
Use
of colour
Other
points of note
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A
pub garden
No
props needed other than ones naturally in the scene, i.e. benches; although
cigarettes and bottles containing alcohol are used
N/A
Natural
light used
N/A
In
this scene, Saskia and Kelly; then later an anonymous friend for seconds only
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ASTRONAUT
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PICTURE
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SOUND
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1.33
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Sc1) Harrow park/Harrow Road
a) Long length shot focus of
sky/sunlight back to our artist ‘Lady Alexander’ sitting on the bench looking
up to the sky. Changes from sky to the girl four times. Then when the beat
changes to upbeat we see close up shot of our character and she walks down
the street on mobile.
b) Bumps into friend in the street
and walks in the same direction, back to shot of her walking down street on
mobile to her sitting on the bench with her friend smoking cigarettes and
drinking alcohol. Then goes on to show her crossing the road and other
character following.
c) Then shows composition of place
where she was raped, girl witnessing it and image of girl on floor covering
face.
d) When singing the chorus, ‘Lady
Alexander’ sings directly at the camera mid shot.
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Sound
fx
‘she was on her way home and he
was lying await’
‘the decision so innocent as
innocent as she...an innocence interrupted by an incident’
‘an unprovoked the most venomous
attack, he took from her that which she can never get back. And left her with
that that she can’t get rid of’
‘She builds a rocket out of stars
in her spoon...’
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1.34
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Sc2) Tamara’s bathroom, bedroom
and hallway/ green screen room
a) Intercut sped motion shot of
different character in the video (Tamara) getting sick in toilet, then skip
to another shot of her on bed wiping eyes/crying.
b) Next, is a mid shot of main
character (Kelly, moving camera down to show bottom half then slowly moving
camera to the face and man grabbing her arm tightly. This then switches to a
long shot of other character in the video, who plays Kellys friend (Saskia)
walking down the street and then close up as we see her pin the missing picture
of Kelly to the tree.
c) Next combinations of shots show
her on bed waiting. Sped up version showing selection of shots.
Then goes on to a medium close up
shot of Lady Alexander sitting on the bench, moving camera round her whilst
she is still. Then goes on to close up shot of her singing the chorus.
Finally middle shot of main character (Kelly) sitting in bath tub with shower
on.
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Music
(next verse begins)
‘A habit she never wanted, a pain
she needed numbing.’
‘An evening she can’t forget, memories
she can’t stomach not for nothing but a needle in her vein. Friends she
ignored till the phone stopped ringing till the door stopped knocking. Her
door she only opens to let him in, but she has no money so she lets him come, you can take that wither way’
A window she rarely
opens so she can see the day,
Her stove she only uses to heat her spoon, For her the only way she can reach the moon.
She builds a rocket
out of stars in her spoon,
Straps up, the only way to make it to the moon, Dear god, I hope you haven't forgot This young brave astronaut |
2.32
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Sc3) Harrow road/green screen
room
a) Combination of shots including
Tamara running down street long shot slowed down in black and white, then mid
/over the shoulder shot of Saskia shouting at Tamara. Cut to the shot of
Tamara running back down the street in black and white. Coming close towards
the camera.
b) Cuts to medium close shot of main
character staring directly at camera
c) Extreme close up showing Lady
Alexander eyes then cuts to a repeated shot of Kelly on floor pushing towards the camera,
cut to other shots of the characters In the video, long shot walking down the
road to close up shot of the missing poster that is pinned to tree.
d)
Medium
close of chorus sung by Lady Alexander staring at camera in green room
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‘Looking up, looking
up, looking up for the young brave astronaut
Give it up, give it up, give it up for the young brave astronaut I know that you're busy but any time you got, God please make a visit’
To the young, to the
young, to the young,
To the young brave astronaut She opens the window for a glimpse out And heats a spoon over the stove Feels a familiar sting and then slips out With a window that isn't quite closed With the window open and the stove still lit, Along with the rain came a gust of wind, Which blew the fire out, Gas still running and her still breathing the gas in. She builds a rocket out of stars in her spoon, Straps up, the only way to make it to the moon, Dear god, I hope you haven't forgot This young brave astronaut |
