Build (Shots, edit/music choices)

Shots I want to recreate/Shots i like

As someone who has a good eye for detail with cinematography, I believe that any type of shot with creative movement as an opening or ending, will be able to engage with the audience successfully and also add onto that cinematic sensation. With myself being the DOP I aim to replicate this to my own innovate standard. 

These stills below represent the list of the key things i pointed out in the vision tab.

List of shots

• Birds eye angle of me sitting at desk + lamp on the side.

• A drawn image of a Love heart with a question mark on paper (High angle shot) [cut to]

• Me tapping a sheet of paper with a pen (Close shot) [TITLE POP UP + Dissolve].

• INWARDS Tracking shot of Chinz laying back on the couch with Yinka laying on his chest.

• Chinz and yinka having a conversation on the couch as she's sat comfortably with her legs seated on chinz'  thighs (Long shot)

• Chinz below and infront of the couch, while being on his phone and looks back at yinka on the couch. (Low angle)

• As they both chill on the couch (Chinz laid back again + Yinka having her legs crossed) [WHITE FLASH TRANSITION] 

• They both look at each other intimately and smile (Mid shot).

• XCU of their eyes x2 shots 

• Chinz holding yinka's hands from below (close shot) 

• Yinka faces the camera placing her hands on chinz' shoulder while his back is turnt away from the camera (Long shot CUT TO MID SHOT)

• [Cut to] Him speaking to her whilst holding her hand - STILL remaining eye contact. (Mid shot)

• Both looking towards the camera with their heads leaning on each others. (Mid shot)

• Yinka places her arms around Chinz' neck as they both smile looking at one another (Close shot)

• They both lay on the couch looking at the camera (Birds eye angle)

• selfie shots w white flash transition (2 shots for both)

• Chinz walks and spins about with Yinka on his back [Cut for each movement]

• jewellery shots

• XCU of hand holding.

• Yinka and chinz sitting close to each other with her hand on his cheek, they look at each other intensively (Close shot)

• Both of them sitting on the couch looking at the camera - Chinz having his arm around Yinka, with her holding his hand. (Mid shot)

• Chinz having his arms wrapped around Yinka as they're both standing up (MOVING SHOT - INWARDS)

• As the camera zooms out, Chinz is sat on the couch in between Yinka's legs as she wraps her arms around him. They both look at the camera. [TITLE POPS UP + Dissolve to black]

Music choice

In terms of music choice for this project, I intend to apply a sound that aligns perfectly with theme and vision of intimacy and love which is soul/R&B. I believe that with the type of intimate, romantic and slow visuals I have planned it will be something that can blend well together.

The two instrumentals of the songs I'll be experimenting with in post production will be Mulholland drive by October London and get you by Daniel Caesar, Kali Uchis.

My reasoning for this song is, the fact that it lays between modern love sound and old. The sensation of the beat takes you back to a time of summer, or even the feeling of walking through a park when it's 25 degrees outside and the warm breeze is blowing about. I also just believe that with the slow beats being so passionate it will not only align well with the visuals but from an editing prespective allow me to cut from different shots in time with the beat to display more creative effect.

List of shots for music video (You don't know me)

Day 1 studio visuals:

• [FADE IN during post] Ola sitting on the couch vibing to the instrumental. (Mid shot/High angle) [WHITE FLASH FOR DIFFFERENT ANGLES] 

• Ola's phone ringing on the table with 'No caller ID titled'. (Close shot)

• [MUSIC FADES OUT FOR PHONE AUDIO] Ola looks to his left side. (Mid shot)

• He picks up the phone. (Close shot)

• [CONVO consisting of Mid shot, Low angle shot, Fisheye shot, BACK TO MID SHOT)

CONVERSATION -

Ola with the phone in his hand 

"Who's this?"

Olivia: Do you not remember me?... It's Olivia 

Ola: Olivia.... (ALL MID SHOT)

Ola: THE SAME OLIVIA WHO USED TO MOCK ME BACK IN SECONDARY SCHOOL? (all low angle)

Ola: THE SAME OLIVIA who called my music corny?.. Ai come off my line man (Fisheye)

Olivia: Yeah but-

Ola ends the call

• He places his phone to the side (Close side)

• Ola lays back to rest on the couch (Mid shot) [CUT TO BLACK in post]

• Ola sitting down towards the wall rapping (Low fisheye angle)

• Ola rapping (XCU of mouth + blue light coated)

• Ola bopping his head while rapping (close silhouette shot)

• Ola rapping + vibing with blue backdrop (High angle shot)

Day 2 Visuals (Hyde park):

• high angle Shot of grass [WHITE FLASH] Ola on the grass 'waking up' looking left and right (x2 shots)

• Sitting on bench rapping + Doing gestures (Mid shot)

• Gets up from bench and walks towards the camera (Mid shot)

• Rapping towards the camera (Fisheye shot)

• (High angle shot) Ola rapping towards the camera + Another visuals of him vibing on the bench (x2 shots)

• Ola rapping very close towards camera + crossing his arms in rhythm (Fisheye shot)

• Ola rapping (XCU of mouth)

• Low angle shot of him rapping on bench

• Ola rapping [PAN from left + then from right with fisheye lens] (x2 shots)

• [CUT TWICE IN POST] He walks across the park (wide shot)

• Ola looking towards the camera (Mid shot)

• Ola moving forwards with the trolly (Tracking shot)

Day 3 (Shoreditch):

This day is more of a directing plan for me. The key idea for day 3 is to direct my DOP to capture Ola in a rectangular sequence having him rap from four different sides (Left, Right, Centre, Behind) and then track him in a circle as he raps. The rest would consist of Vhs footage and random visuals, all enough to reach the end of the music video.

Production + Post Plan

• During production with both Day 1&2, as the director I will lead Cozy to rapping half of the song only before the instrumental for the second half. This is because it will not only be easier, But it gives space for the final day to explore creatively with the second half so it will be overall easier in post production.