Shot List

SHOT NUMBER	TYPE OF SHOT	DESCRIPTION	FURTHER INFORMATION
1	TRACKING SHOT- opening	This shot will show the artist ‘Miguel’ walking to the music studio, to meet with ‘Travis Scott’ to begin recording of their song ‘Skywalker’. The transition to the main music video will begin when the camera quickly looks up to the ceiling, and then transitions to the start of the music video.	As the camera follows the artist into the music studio, we won’t be able to see their face until they get into the studio and meet with the other artist.
2	MID PANNING (L-R)- ESTABLISHING	This short clip will establish the mood of the video.
3	MID PANNING (L-R) SHOT- start of the song	This shot will be a slow pan from left to right of a dark setting with ‘Miguel’ stood in front of a light impairing his face. He will be wearing some kind of glasses.	As the camera pans, ‘Miguel’ will keep looking straight ahead, but will move his head as the camera passes him. This shot will be in the evening.
4	CLOSE UP	this shot will be of 'Miguel' smiling at the camera as the song's beat drops.	This shot will also be in the dark.
5	MID SHOT	This will be 'Miguel' dancing to the song as he performs the lyrics.
6	MIDSHOT- Movement with dancing- camera will move from side to side slowly.	‘Miguel’ will be dancing/ performing the lyrics with a spotlight on him. This is to show the importance of ‘Miguel’. 'cap and a stem catch a wave on us, take a shot make a friend just enjoy the moment, i'm Luke Skywalking on these haters'	This shot will be 'Miguel' alone to make his importance more explicit.
7	MID-CLOSE-UP	‘Miguel’ will be performing the line ‘celebrate everyday like a birthday’. This shot will then transition with the camera panning sideways quickly and into the next shot.
8	MID SHOT- moving back slowly	This shot will show ‘Miguel’ performing the line ‘good things come to those that wait up…’
9	MID SHOT- shot will flip after line has been performed	‘Miguel’ will be performing the lyrics ‘but don’t wait to jump in too long’.
10	BIRDS EYE VIEW	This will be a close up of ‘Miguel’ ‘don’t sleep you gotta stay up’ x2	The music in this shot will be slightly dimmed until ‘Miguel’ smiles at the camera. The shot will then cut.
11	MID SHOT	‘Miguel’ will be in the middle of a group of extras who are standing around him wearing all-black/dark outfits. Miguel will be wearing a brilliant white shirt to link between the lyrics and the video. ‘I’m outstanding so I stand out’
12	MID CLOSE-UP	This will just be to fill in the space of the line ‘got more baes than a bathhouse’ due to lack of females who want to take part in my video.
13	WIDE ANGLE SHOT	‘Miguel’ will throw a basketball over his head without looking at the net and score. This shows his confidence, and as they lyrics ‘top gun on my Tom Cruise, I play for keeps and I don’t lose’. This is to link between the visuals and lyrics.	There will be no extras in this shot. Just ‘Miguel’.
14	MID SHOT- slow pan from left	‘Miguel’ is stood alone, wind blowing as he looks out over the land, lip syncing the lyrics as the camera pans.	No extras in this shot. Just ‘Miguel’.
15	MID SHOT/CLOSE UP SHOT- slow zoom out	‘Miguel’ will be stood in a parking lot with a bag of crisps, and eating them as the lyrics ‘pick your poison yeah I got what you need…’	This is done as an intertextual reference to a different music video in which Young Thug is eating crisps. It is also done this way because I do not want to promote drugs/alcohol with my music video.
16	CLOSE UP	‘Miguel’ is shown holding a piece of lettuce and after performing the line ‘got the green on rotation all night, we gon’ keep it psychedelic…’ he takes a bite of the broccoli. ‘Miguel’ will be stood by a salad bar.	This shot will show ‘Miguel’ wearing a green shirt instead of the other shirt to add to the link between visuals and lyrics.
17	MID SHOT	‘Miguel’ will be performing the chorus. This shot will be similar to those I gathered for the first chorus. There will be a snippet of the two artistsbefore it cuts to ‘Travis Scott’s’ verse.	There will be an overlay over the snippet of ‘Travis’ and ‘Miguel’.
18	MID SHOT	The shot will quickly cut to a new scene with Travis on a stage. There will be bright lights behind them so it will be unclear who has come out to perform this new verse, and create the imagery of a spectre emerging out of thin air.	‘Travis’ will be wearing a gold and diamond chain around his neck. It will be hard to see his face and he will appear as a ghostly figure.
19	EXTREME CLOSE UP	When the line ‘in my 23s having a Jordan moment’ there will be an extreme close up shot of a pair of Nike 'air force 1' basketball shoes. It will slowly pan over the air force 1's logo as the line is delivered.	The lighting will be dark, but the 'Nike' logo will be clearly visible as it will be the main focus of the shot.
20	MID CLOSE UP	When ‘Travis’ performs the line ‘wildin’ with the paper (it’s lit)’ the shot will show ‘Travis’ will have a handful of cash, waving it in front of the camera and throwing it around.
21	CLOSE UP	‘Ice all on my chain, imma…’ Once ‘Travis’ has performed the first part of the line ‘Miguel’ This shot will then cut to a close up of ‘Travis’	The focus of this shot will be on 'Travis' and his diamond chain.
22	WIDE ANGLE SHOT/MID SHOT	‘Travis’ will be dancing and hanging out. ‘Travis’ will be performing his line ‘I just popped two, I’ll be stayin’ up, hangin’ with the gang that is dangerous, I can’t f*ck you with my chain this sh*t tangle up, come and catch a wave take one out my cup…’	actor will have a cup of juice, and may sip throughout the scene. There will be bright light which lights the shot up. I may choose to add a different lighting source later on during production.
23	MID SHOT	‘Travis’ is inside, in the same scene as before with bright lights behind him as he continue to perform the song. ‘damn near OD’d, damn the police, wildin’ in SV, moving up your street…’	The lights will have changed colour to red, as a visual representation of the ‘heat’ that their lyrics are giving off and is a recurring theme throughout the video.
24	MID-CLOSE UP	This will be another quick shot of ‘Travis’ and ‘Miguel’  as they listen to ‘Travis’s’ verse while they drink orange juice. There will be a carton of juice and some cups on a table in the back. ’when we on the creek and bring sand to the beach, aint no day, aint no night, made no plans, aint no sleep, (yeah, yeah)’
25	MID SHOT	‘Miguel’ and ‘Travis’ will be dancing and performing the chorus, which will be intercut with footage from the whole video, including a few seconds of behind the scenes clips.
26	MID SHOT	‘Miguel’ will be dancing and performing the bridge of the song in various places. ‘Travis’ may be in the background.
27	MID SHOT	‘Miguel’ walking in reverse to the studio to perform again. This will have a static effect overlaying the shot.

Costume Research- 'Travis Scott'

To enable myself to find a suitable costume for my 'Travis Scott' actor, I did some research using the website 'Looklive' which shows a celebrities' outfits that they have worn previously. Travis Scott often wears oversized and baggy clothing, more often than not, this is designer clothing. His favourite brands include Nike, Supreme, Ksubi, and Vans. These are not all particularly affordable, so I may use some products from the 'Similar' tab provided by Looklive, which gives you a similar-looking product compared to the real thing. I will probably use a lot of clothing from the website 'Asos' and other cost-effective alternatives to imitate the look of these different designer brands.

 

 

 

 

 



Costume Research for 'Miguel'

In order to find a suitable costume for my actors to wear in the music video, I have used a website called 'Looklive' to find outfits which Miguel has worn in the past. These have given me some inspiration to find a suitable and affordable outfit for my actors to wear in the video. Miguel often wears designer clothing such as Yves Saint Laurent or Greg Lauren, which are both expensive luxury brands that you might expect a successful artist to wear. As I am not in a financial situation where I could afford these clothing items, I will be using cheaper alternatives which can imitate the style of YSL or Greg Lauren. Miguel appears to be a big fan of Vans shoes, so I will have my actor wear a pair of Vans shoes in the video, to create an intertextual link between my music video and Miguel as a person. He also appears to wear washed/distressed denim on many occasions, so I may have my actors wear similar denim in the music video.

 

 

 

 

Possible Costumes- 'Miguel' Actor

The reason I have chosen this outfit for 'Miguel' is because it is similar to the outfits that Miguel has been seen wearing in public. I may decide to also have the actor wear glasses similar to those Miguel wears too.

 

 

Possible Costumes- 'Travis Scott' Actor

Costume Idea for 'Travis Scott' Actor

 

 

This costume is based off of what Travis Scott wears himself, and also from the results of my survey. The survey results said that people expect rappers to wear brands such as Supreme (shown in first image) and Nike.

 



Equipment List needed for footage & shoots

Cameras and related equipment

·        Canon DSLR 650D

·        Tripod

·        Hand-Held Camera Stabiliser

·        Variety Of Lenses (for different shots)

The reason I need this equipment is to be able to gather the right footage for my video. The camera mentioned above is the only camera I have access to, apart from my phone's camera. I don't think that a phone camera would be suitable for shooting a music video because it has a much lower resolution compared to the DSLR. My phone's camera only has an 12 megapixel resolution, and the DSLR has a 16 megapixel resolution. The reason I will use a tripod is to get stable, still shots. This is because it is a preferable alternative to getting hand-held shots, as these can often end up shaky, unstable, and out of focus. I will be using a hand-held camera stabiliser to gather smooth shots which might require the cameraman (me) to walk around to follow the action. I will use a variety of lenses to record different kinds of shots. I will use shorter lenses for indoor and close range filming, and a larger lens for wider shots and long range shots.

Lighting

·        Soft Boxes

·        Strobe Lights

·        LED Lights

·        Natural Lighting

The reason I will be using soft boxes is to make the main actor stand out amongst the shots, this makes them the focus of every viewer's attention. Strobe lights will be used to make any dark areas brighter during filming. LED lights will be used similarly to the strobe lights, as they will be used to make dark shots brighter. I will use natural lighting in most shots, but accompany this with the other lighting equipment if it is required for the shot.