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Use this to note the shot-by-shot breakdown of the video youre working on.
START TIME

LYRIC

CAMERA (shot type, movement, framing) Low track, gets increasingly lower angle as the shot goes on,

MISE-EN-SCENE (location, costume etc) Car, with window down/soft top, strappy top (see lots of shoulder and no clothes), hair in mini top bunches. Pink cropped vest top, white tracksuit, people in gym clothing in the background, male (number 5) in basketball vest and shorts, cars in the background, in a carpark Car, with window down/soft top, strappy top (see lots of shoulder), hair in mini top bunches.

EDITING (straight cut [SC] or transition?)

SHOT NO.

1:49

My loneliness is

Straight cut

1:51

Killing me, and I

mid wide shot

Out of focus background

1:54

I must confess I still believe

Pan left, medium close up

Blurred background. Straight cut to close up

1:58

Still believe

long shot

Carpark, big group of at least 18 people, cars, black tiled floor, one Straight cut, main male doing backflip (basketball strip, black trainers, white socks 6 people all in sports wear dancing in the car park 5 people in the background, dancing in gym kit in the carpark. Girls at the front wearing crop tops and trackies. Straight cut

1:59

When Im not with you

mid shot

2:01

I lose my mind give me

Medium close up (brit on the far left of the frame)

Straight cut

2:02

A sign

Medium close up (brit 5 people in the on the far left of the background, dancing in frame), backing dancers gym kit in the carpark. are further away in this frame.

Straight cut

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2:05

(s)ign

Close up

Car, with window down/soft top, strappy top (see lots of shoulder and no clothes), hair in mini top bunches. Guys in the front with brit at the back in the middle, Someone walks infront of the lens, 6 extras, brit and two male dancers Pink cropped vest top, white tracksuit, people in gym clothing in the background, male (number 20) in basketball vest and shorts, cars in the background, in a carpark, dancing. Boy girl boy girl lineup Pink cropped vest top, white tracksuit, people in gym clothing in the background, male (number 20) in basketball vest and shorts, cars in the background, in a carpark, dancing. 3 girls at front, guys at the back Cars in background, 7 people including brit at the front, all in sports kit Car, with window down/soft top, strappy top (see lots of shoulder and no clothes), hair in mini top bunches. 14+ people with one main dancer doing the worm

Straight cut

2:06

Hit me baby one more time

Group shot

Straight cut

2:10

Long shot, bodies only come up to half frame height Oh baby baby Long shot (the four bodies take up the full height and width of the frame)

Straight cut

2:11

Straight cut

2:12

Oh baby baby

Long shot (bodies only of the screen, fits 11 people, wider shot that before.

Straight cut

2:13

Medium close up (mid thigh upwards)

Straight cut,

2:14 oh

Pan left to right, brit stays still and comes into the frame as the camera moves. Extreme long shot

Straight cut

2:15

ohhhh

Straight cut

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2:16

Oh baby

Medium close up (brit Extras (7) out of focus on the far left of the frame), backing dancers are further away in this frame. Car, with window Pans upwards, brit stays down/soft top, strappy still and comes into the top (see lots of shoulder frame as the camera and no clothes), hair in moves. mini top bunches. Extreme long shot 12 dancers watching brit as she backflips into the camera. All in gym kit

Straight cut

2:18

ehhhhh

Straight cut

2:19

Straight cut

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