directors pitch for a2 media studies

1. DIRECTOR’S
PITCH
JACOB GREGORY, DAN ANSCOMBE, SIMON
COX

2. CHOSEN SONG
• Fluorescent Adolescent – Arctic Monkeys

3. NARRATIVE
• Simon realises that good deeds are not always the best
thing for him
• The video is about Simon (Alex Turner) learning a lesson
about violence whilst growing up
• Simon encounters two scenes of violence whilst growing
up in the video, where he must decide what is the best
idea to take to help himself and others

4. STORYBOARD
Start in oak with pool shot (8 seconds) and film crowd until – cut to performance (15 seconds)
film simon walking out (tracking shot of face) (23 seconds) - singing and walking along street
Cut to performance element – filming different angles (31 seconds)
Film simon walking into wheatsheaf (41 seconds on slag)
Performance of drummer (43 seconds)
Flick to simon picking up drink from bar – preferably beer (45 seconds) (in the background, a band is playing)
Picks up drink and turns right to face camera (47 seconds) two people run past him / past the camera ‘chasing’ each other out the door
(50 seconds / new lyrics) and simon looks to the right to see the people (on ‘they’ 51 seconds), camera remains in the same place –
tracking shot – mid shot / close ups
Close up of empty chair (54 seconds) – simon walks up and sits down ( 55 seconds)– sipping drink whilst watching band (56 seconds)
Jacob foot clicking on pedal – close up shot (58 seconds)
simon glances towards person sitting next to him reading ‘a little book of sex tips’ (59 seconds) – close up of hands with book (60
seconds)
Film amp (1m2s ‘electric’)
Film empty glass going onto bar – close up (1m3s)
See simon walking out of pub tracking shot from front, walking towards the camera singing (I’m guessing she should rather just forget
it) – (1m7)
Camera films simon from side – (1m8)
sees fight and gets involved and throws punches - film from car park entrance, see simon shouting. And running over (slow mo?) (1m
11)
Fight is where the bench is
Throwns punches when it says gentleman (1m13)
Gets punched at slag (1m17)

5. Runs away (1m26) (Runs round the corner and up the street) (Long shot from churchyard wall – high shot of simon running
towards camera) runs round corner at (1min21)
Starts walking at (1Min26) – out of breath -clutching stomach “daft” (1min28) – sits down leaning against wall next to
bin(1min30) shots of clutching stomach or coughing passes out at (1min35)
Cut to performance element 1min35 – 1min52 – shots of simon then Jacob then dan then back to simon for “oh oh”
Someones mum drives to petrol station whilst filming out the window, (wind turbines) film wind turbines at 1m56 .start
filming out window at 1min53. Film volume knob in car turning up 1min 54 more car filming up to 2mins
Petrol station – film pan shot of petrol station - 2min to 2min3
Film looking up at sign – 2min5
Simon, dan, Jacob in arms laughing walking down forecourt, tripod filming mid-long shot 2min6, -2min8 (last laugh lane)
2min10 faces stop laughing, look concerned, 2min11 , dan and Jacob run over to fight
Stuart,dan, Jacob and (other person) fight. Till – 2min19
One person shoves the other one way, simon walk through singing (Other person shoves other on other way, simon walk
through singing) 2min21 -2min26 simon is being filmed face on so we can see other faces being shoved.
Jacob playing guitar standing on dans wall 2min28 -2m31
Simon writing down on piece of paper “you’re not coming back again” Ed sheeran idea? 2min32 -2min35 lean up against
wall/petrol pump
At 2min38 jacob and dan sing backup – performance element, shooting close up of face singing 2min38 -2min43 alternate
shots of Jacob and dan singing
At 2min45 film Jacobs boots walking past a gas canister , close up of boots
At 2min48 film a petrol pump
At 2min50 film simons face close up looking direct at the camera not saying anything
At 2min52 jacob sitting on wall playing guitar
At 2min54 long shot of dan, Jacob, simon (wearing cross) at petrol station , tripod filming it
At 2min57 film cross swinging on simons neck in slow motion?

6. SHOOTING SCHEDULE

7. SETTING
• Club for performance (Wheatsheaf, Crick) – also filming
crowds with backing music
• Petrol station – DIRFT, Crick – scenes for walking or
filming inanimate objects / desolate places e.g. gas can
• Doorway for performance elements – Wheatsheaf / Holiday
Inn?
• Royal Oak – pool table – on beat editing – opening shot

8. COSTUME
• Black skinny jeans and t-shirts (Jacob and Dan) - Simon
wear a white t-shirt in the middle of Dan and Jacob – for
performance element
• Boots - black
• Sunglasses – Simon wearing for narrative – Dan and
Jacob have on head?
• Silver necklace with cross – film swinging at the end (slow
motion) as music fades out – genre conventions
• Hair – stylised for genre conventions e.g. Alex Turner
(Arctic Monkeys)
• Perhaps bandana for two members?

9. ACTORS
• Simon Cox – lead character in both narrative and
performance – Alex Turner impersonating
• Jacob Gregory - Guitar player during performance, back-up
vocals and minor actor in narrative
• Dan Anscombe – Drummer during performance, back-up
vocals and minor actor in narrative
• Stuart Hogben – Minor actor in narrative
• General Public – crowd in narrative

10. PROPS
• Pool cue
• Guitar, drums, microphone, amplifier, pedal
• Glass with drink
• Chair
• Book – ‘little book of sex tips’
• Bin
• Car
• Wind Turbines
• Petrol pump
• Piece of paper and pen
• Gas canister

11. GENRE CONVENTIONS
Indie Rock
• Black and White
• Girls – filmed as an object
• Performance
• Acting cool
• Drugs and alcohol
• Fighting
• Lighting effects
• Casual fashion with accessories
• On-beat transitions
• Amateur filming
• Vehicles
• Demonstration of power