MEST4 Linked production: Research and planning

1) Confirm your production brief. You write this yourself but it's absolutely crucial this is clear, appropriate and achievable. You should have done this already - the original blogpost was here - but it may have changed as a result of your preliminary exercise.
Our production is a cinematography music video for the song Meek mill ft Future Jump out the Face the song.The song is a rap song that is very high tempo so our story line fits it.We created a story line of 3 young black males who rob a bank and have a lot of money.They decide to lay low for a couple months so the police dont detect anything suspicious.When one member doesn't agree with this but carries on with it.So a couple a weeks later the police arrest him and is put into custody and is told he must tell them where the other bank robbers are and if he does give up their location he is then a free man.
The man gives up the other two members location and they are arrest.the other man who had as deal with the police is free to go and goes back to enjoy the piece of his money he saved.The other men are interrogated by the police however they are let go as there wasn't not enough evidence.Then when the 2 men leave the police station they are given a note and it tells them where the other guy is who told the police on them.They pay him a visit at his new home.While this happening we have scenes where the 2 men are performing the song.

2) 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?

50 Cent-21 questions

This music video is a similar text that we are creating as the song is performed in video.But theirs a story to it many slow motions as the man is arrested enters jails and wants to know if his girlfriend is still there for him and still loves him.There is a narrative to the music video his struggles being in jail and his girlfriends still being out there for him.There was a problem is got resolved and through all the way through the audience watching saw the hero as 50 cent even though he went to jail.But we just wanted to him be happy and be with his girlfriends.Also when the song is being performed it is not slow motion but with the other acting scenes its is slow motion.

50 Cent- Many Men

This music video is similar to what we want to try and recreate for our actual production. This music video shows many negative representations throughout the video and reinforce many existing stereotypes.The opening minute of the video shows 50 Cent being shot by another black man, this reinforce the stereotype that black men are criminals and involved in guns and drugs. A lyric that 50 cent says in his music video is "you better watch how you talk when you talk about me cos I'll come and take your life away" It is evident from this lyric that 50 cent is promoting this violent behaviour. This reinforces stereotypes once again. The music video also includes women, wine guns etc. This can be linked to the stereotype or generalisation that black rap/hip hop music videos objectify women showing them half naked and being sexualised by men simply for the 'male gaze'.

Obie Trice - Snitch ft. Akon.

This music video also shows similar representations showing the whole idea of black men being criminals. In the video the four friends are robbing a bank which is stereotypical of black males. However what was strange was that the music video showed a short footage of Eminem (A white man) spraying the CCTV so they are able to rob the bank without being identified, this doesn't show the general representation of white males.This music video once a gain has a narrative as they rob the bank and they are happy,then one of the members get caught and make a deal with the police to catch the rest.Then they get released from jail and they catch him,this is the good ending every wanted to.Even though it wrong the music video showed obie trice and akon as the hero throughout.

3) Project schedule: when will you film and edit this production?
We defiantly next and then carry it on through out the half term holiday.Hopefully we can finish finish in the holiday and then started editing by then.

4) Treatment 

1)      Robbers running to safety

This will be the opening scene where we will be able to see the three robbers running away with heavy bags. In this scene the robbers will get to a safe location (dark road or back road) where they will try to catch their breath. When the robbers get to safety they eventually start to panic because their getaway driver is late.

2)      Robbers get into the getaway vehicle

Eventually the getaway driver pulls up and they quickly get inside the car, the driver moves off very quickly and leaves the location. Now that the robbers have escaped and they are all safe they take off their masks and begin to celebrate. The robbers have managed to complete their mission and now that they are all happy they got money, the leader of the group suggest that they should all lay very low for a few months, The other robbers aren’t very interested as they are both focused on spending  their money.

3)      One of the robbers (snitch) gets arrested

In the next scene (New day) one of the robbers who will turn out to be a snitch begins to spend all of his money buying expensive clothing and jewellery, as he is walking out of a shop towards his car he looks to his left where he notices that the police are closing in on him, eventually they arrest him and put him in the back of the police car. Meanwhile, the other robbers are in a chicken shop not knowing what’s going on.

4)      The snitch is an informer

In this scene the informer will be getting interrogated by police and we will be able to see that he is looking scared. Straight after this there will be a shot where we will see an undercover cop slowly driving past the chicken shop (Where the robbers are) as he looks intensely in the shop whilst the other robber (informer) is sitting at the back. Then the police officer points at the robbers and the other robber (Informer) nods his head as he confirms their identity.

5)      *Rapping scene*

There will be 5/6 shots of the rappers

6)      The other two robbers get arrested and get interrogated

In the next scene the first robber will be coming out of the shop and gets arrested as soon as he comes outs and then gets put into the back of the police car, then there is another shot of the second robber getting arrested.   In the same scene the two robbers are getting interrogated by the police. However they are reluctant to speak.

7)      They come out of prison

In this scene the two robbers beat the chargers as they had good lawyers. Then they walk out of the police station in relief and as they are coming out of the one of the robbers get a text message with the snitches location. Then the two robbers are sitting at the back of a car in anger.

8)      *Rapping Scene*

9)      They confront the snitch.

Lastly, the car pulls up next to the snitches location where they wait outside for a while, they then go into the house and raid it and then one of the robbers kick the door open and the snitches face change in shock.

5) Storyboard - sheets available in DF07 or you can use this AQA storyboard sheet.





6) Shot list - use Microsoft Word or a template like this to help you.

Shot No.	Shot Type	Shot Details	Timing (Seconds)
1.	Medium Shot	Dark road	2
2.	Medium Shot	Robbers running with money bags	3
3.	Close up	Robber with mask running	2
4.	Medium Shot	Robbers run around the corner	3
5.	Over the Shoulder	Robbers talking	3
6.	Close up	Robber out of breath as he talks to others	4
7.	Medium Shot	Quiet road	2
8.	Medium shot	3 Robbers talking and panicking	4
9.	Medium shot	Car pulls up	3
10.	Medium shot	Robbers get in the car	2
11.	Close up	Wheel spin	2
12.	Medium- Close up	Robbers in the car celebrating	3
13.	Medium shot	Car drives off quickly	2
14.	Close up	Robber takes off mask	2
15.	Medium Close up	Rest of robbers take off their masks	2
16.	Close up	Robber smiling	1
17.	Medium close up	Robbers talking about laying low	4
18.	Close up	Other robbers reactions on laying low	2
19.	Medium shot	Some of the money on the floor outside	2
20.	Medium Close up	Robber kisses the money in joy	2
21.	Medium Shot	They all laugh in relief	2
22.	Long- Medium  shot	Robber comes out of the shop with a chain	3
23.	Medium shot	Robber walks over to car	2
24.	Close up	Robbers reaction as he looks to his left	2
25.	Medium shot	Robber tries to run as cops close in on him	3
26.	Medium Shot	Cops grab him	3
27.	Medium shot	Cop puts his hands behind his back	2
28.	Close up	Robber hands in handcuffs	1
29.	Medium shot	Cop walks him to the car	3
30.	Medium shot	Rest of robbers sitting talking in a chicken shop	3
31.	Medium shot	Robber half smiles in disbelief	2
32.	Medium Close up	Cop pushes him in the police car	2
33.	Medium shot	Remaining robbers sitting in shop laughing	2
34.	Medium close up	Cop pulls up, looks intensely in a shop	3
35.	Medium close up	Arrested robber is sitting in the car	2
36.	Long Shot	Chicken shop	2
37.	Medium close up	Robber looks into the chicken shop (snitches)	3
38.	Medium close up	Cop points at robber coming out of the shop	2
39.	Close up	Snitch nods his head	2
40.	Long shot	Rapping scene	2
41.	Medium shot	Rapping scene	2
42.	Medium Close up	Rapping scene	2
43.	Close up	Rapping scene	2
44.	Medium shot	Rapping scene	2
45.	Long shot	Rapping scene	2
46.	Medium shot	Robber 1 gets arrested by cop as he comes out	3
47.	Medium close up	Robber 1 walking to the police car	2
48.	Close up	Robber 1 getting in the back of the car	2
49.	Medium shot	Robber 2 walking with cop 2 to the police car	2
50.	Medium shot	Robber 1 sitting on the table getting interrogated	3
51.	Medium close up	Robber 1 not paying attention looking at his hands	2
52.	Close up	Robber 1 says ‘no comment’ (slow motion)	2
53.	Medium close up	Robber 2 big sarcastic smile on his face	2
54.	Close up	Cop pushes robber 2’s head aggrressively	2
55.	Medium shot	Cop talking to the robber	2
56.	Close up	Cop starts shouting at the robber	2
57.	Close up	Robber 2 crossed arms	2
58.	Medium close up	Robber 1 looks up at cop in disgust	2
59.	Medium shot	Robber 1 and 2 get out (good lawyers)	3
60.	Long shot	Robbers walk past police station	2
61.	Long shot	Robbers in the car driving	2
62.	Medium long shot	Car drives by	1
63.	Medium close up	Robbers talking in the car (about snitch)	2
64.	Close up	Robber gets a phone notification	1
65.	Medium close up	Robber 1 looks at robber 2	2
66.	Close up	Notification is a text of the snitches address	3
67.	Long shot	Car drives by a quiet road	2
68.	Close up	Robber 1 clenches his fists in anger	2
69.	Medium close up	Drivers mirror of robber 2’s eyes	2
70.	Medium shot	Car driving by	1
71.	Long shot	Car turns	1
72.	Medium shot	Rapping scene	2
73.	Long shot	Rapping scene	3
74.	Long shot	Rapping scene	1
75.	Close up	Rapping scene	2
76.	Medium close up	Rapping scene	3
77.	Long shot	Rapping scene	2
78.	Close up	Rapping scene	2
79.	Medium shot	Car slows down	2
80.	Close up	Car wheels stop	1
81.	Medium shot	Car is stationery	1
82.	Close up	Door number is shown	2
83.	Medium close up	Robbers have a quick word	2
84.	Close up	Robbers lips talking in slow motion	3
85.	Close up	Robber grabs door handle and pulls it	2
86.	Medium close up	Robber 1 steps out the car	2
87.	Close up	Robber 1’s shoes stepping out of the car	2
88.	Close up	Snitch at home smiling	3
89.	Medium close up	Robber 2 steps out the car	2
90.	Medium shot	Snitch pouring champagne in glasses	2
91.	Close up	Robber 1 put on gloves	2
92.	Medium close up	Robber 1 closes his car door	1
93.	Medium sot	Snitch drinking with chains on looking flashy	1
94.	Medium shot	Robber 2 closes his car door (built up tension)	1
95.	Medium shot	Snitch talking to his friend as he laughs	1
96.	Close up	Champagne glass on the table	1
97.	Medium shot	Robbers talking with gestures on the plan	3
98.	Medium close up	Robber 1 nods as robber 2 is speaking	2
99.	Over the shoulder	Robber 2 speaking as robber 1 looks serious	2
100.	Medium close up	Robber 1 points at the back of the house	2
101.	Medium shot	Robbers separate in different directions	2
102.	Medium shot	Robber 1 jogs off	3
103.	Medium close up	Robber 2 goes around the house	2
104.	Medium close up	(flashback shot) snitch smiling with other robbers	3
105.	Close up	Robber shoes landing after jumping a block	2
106.	Medium shot	Snitch laughing as he high fives his friend	2
107.	Close up	Robber 1 kicks door open	3
108.	Medium close up	Snitches face changes in shock	2
109.	Medium long shot	Robber 1 stands in anger looking at snitch	2
110.	Close up	Champagne spills on the table	2
111.	Medium shot	Robber 2 comes shortly after behind robber 1	2
112.	Medium close up	Snitches face is in fear	2
113.	Long shot	Robber 1 & 2 stand there with tensed faces and fists

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

Casting details
Robber 1:Abdiasis
Robber 2;Mansour Mansour
Robber 3:Ahmed Ismail

Police officer 1; Jawad John Charles
Police Officer 2: Abdiashakur Hassan

Props and costumes:
Balaclava
black hoodies 
Robe
Gym bad
Fake money
Handcuffs
Police badge
Car
chain
Champagne class

 This is could be the place for the first scene where they just robbed the bank and they are waiting for the gateway car

 This location could be where the 2 other robbers chill and they order food and they are arrested by the police because the informant told them they were here.

This location is Westfield shopping centre and so this can be the scene the informant gets arrested after doing some shopping.