Mise-en-scene: casting details, location scouting with photographs, props, costume and make-up, lighting

Mise-en-scene: 

The main aim of the music video is to show a fast paced video with city life slowed down to country side life. The contrast between traditional music video to low budget.

Casting details: 

Vinesh(Director)
Ishan(Actor)
Vandna(Actor)
Max Diablo Propeski Nandra (Actor)

Location scouting with photographs: 

London; embankment ,Leicester square, oxford circus
Gerard’s cross; town centre, train station
Southall; station,
Ealing; station, town centre.

Props: 

Tooth brush,
Phone,
Bed,
Food,
Dog bowl
Leash
Balaclavas

Costume: 

Costume will be street fashion mixed with some ideas of gang culture for instance such as balaclavas but also sport brands.

Make-up: 

Make up will be very little to none for Ishan; the reason for this is because it shows the true reality. Vandna on the other hand may have a little bit more make-up in order to make her stand out.

Lighting: 

The lighting will be based on natural lighting where applicable this will be done in order to ensure that we show the reality of true low budget music videos. Natural lighting will also be very beneficial in ensuring high quality shots which don’t have noise in them.

Shot list

Producer: Vinesh Ghela

Production:

Shot No.	Shot Type	Details of Shot	Timing-seconds
1	Medium long shot, IPOV	Vandna cutting food	3
2	Medium shot, VPOV	Ishan laying on sofa	2
3	Close up, VPOV	Vandna tearing bread and putting it in a bowl	4
4	Medium shot, VPOV	Walking to Ishan with food in hand	4
5	Close up, IPOV	Vandna looking disgusted	2
6	Medium shot, VPOV	Ishan eating sloppy, rapping	4
7	Close up, IPOV	Ishan picks up food and throws on floor	2
8	Medium shot, VPOV	Ishan eating/rapping	4
9	Medium Long shot, VPOV	Ishan gets up and walks out the door	3
10	Medium Long shot	Ishan walking in the street, rapping	3
11	Close up	Ishan rapping	4
12	Medium shot	Ishan rapping	4
13	Medium Close up	Ishan rapping	2
14	Medium shot	Ishan opens the car	3
15	Close up	Ishan sits in the driver seat	2
16	Close up	Ishan looks to the passenger seat and someone is sitting there	2
17	Close up	The two then start shaking their heads and dancing	3
18	Medium shot	Blackout	3
19	Close up	Ishan wakes up	2
20	Medium shot	Ishan starts rapping in his bed	3
21	Medium shot	Ishan walks out the door	2
22	Close up	Ishan rapping	3
23	Long shot	Ishan rapping	4
24	Medium shot	Ishan gets in car	3
25	Close up	Person is sitting in the passenger seat	3
26	Medium shot	Blackout	3

Recreation video feedback

Grade: B

1) Why did you choose this particular recreation and how does it link to your main production?

My critical investigation is about women in the media and representations of females. The recreation video links to my CI as it breaks stereotypes because there is an Asian female as the main female character and this is not usually seen in music/rap videos. It therefore alternative.

I chose to work with Vinesh and Ishan as the video She by Tyler the Creator links to Vinesh's CI as it involves POV shots and Ishan's as it is alternative music and links to his CI directly as he focused on Tyler the Creator.

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

In the process, we learnt and practised more about different camera shots e.g. POV shots.

3) What are the strengths of the production?

WWW:

• Exact timing of task (30 seconds)
• Correct hand gestures and facial expressions
• Effective editing/camerawork
• Accurate shots
• Strong camerawork
• Good setting/location
• Well planned

4) What aspects would you look to improve?

EBI:

• Lip syncing
• Colour correction
• Closer to the real costumes for linked production
• Missed camera angles e.g. low angle
• Mise en scene

5) What lessons will you take from this process that will help you with your main production?

Next time, we need to work on lip syncing as it could be improved to match the song.