Montage Proposal
| Project Title: Montage |
| Rational (100 words approx) |
| The montage should exist because it is important to show these emotions and feelings so that people can see them and feel less alone in their own feelings. It will communicate the idea that these thoughts and feelings are normal and experienced by lots of people, helping people feel less alone. The montage’s main audience will be teens/young adults with experience in feeling lonely. There is already an established audience for this on youtube and instagram, however i believe there is a gap in the market for a female perspective to be shown, making my montage stand out from the others whilst still appealing to the audience. Making this montage will give me the opportunity to challenge myself to work on my storytelling and creating films that have emotional effects on its audience, also it will further develop my skills in camerawork and composition. |
| Project Concept (200 words approx) |
| My project is to make a montage with the theme loneliness. My montage will show the story of a young-adult girl and her experience of loneliness and it’s effects. The aim of my montage is to create something that the audience can relate to, create an emotional response in them and to demonstrate the emotions that many people are going through. It will use the song “Let You Down” By NF, this will appeal to the audience because this song is popular and fits the mood and theme of my montage well. My montage’s lighting will be quite dark to reflect the mood and the camera work will be slow and purposeful to emphasise the experience of loneliness. The editing will be slow and smooth to create a thoughtful mood and reflect the isolation felt with loneliness. My montage will appeal to its target audience because it fits in well with similar montages that have been successful. The resources I will use to create the montage is what I have access to at home, this will most likely be my phone camera. Ideally I would be able to use the equipment provided by college but because of Covid-19 that isn’t possible. I will be using the research I have done and the tutorials I have been given to successfully complete my project. |
| Proposed Research |
| I have researched montages to get inspiration for my own montage and to see successful examples of montages to reflect on what works well and use that for my own montage. The montages I looked at were https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_QccgBBEHc&has_verified=1 from BlacKkKlansman and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SR9F-fKEP10 from Creed 2. The montage from BlacKkKlansman was the most useful because it’s theme is closer to my theme than the theme in the Creed 2 montage. This means that I have been able to get inspiration from this montage. I have looked closely at how it achieves it’s effect on the audience and thought about how to recreate that in mine. I have also done research into different types of shots that show my theme well so that I can use these in my montage to get the same effect. |
Shot List
Production Title: Montage
Date: 2.2.2021 Director: Laura Altman pg.1 of 1
| Shot No. | Shot Size. | Description | Duration Appx. |
| 1 | Extreme Closeup | Person crying fills the screen as a foreshadowing thing | 12 secs |
| 2 | Closeup then Wide shot | Pan up of person walking down the street from a low angle | 5 secs |
| 3 | MCU | Person walking from the back, hood up quite hunched | 5 secs |
| 4 | Closeup | Persons face turns to look at a group of people | 5 secs |
| 5 | Wide shot | A group of young people having fun | 3 secs |
| 6 | Closeup | The person turning back and walking away | 5 secs |
| 7 | MCU | Person alone on a swing | 5 secs |
| 8 | Wide shot | The empty park with only the person on the swing | 5 secs |
| 9 | Close up | Persons face staring out onto the dams | 3 secs |
| 10 | MCU/ Over the shoulder | Over the person’s shoulder view looking at the dams | 5 secs |
| 11 | Wide shot | Person walking on the walls of the dam | 5 secs |
| 12 | Over the shoulder/ Closeup | Person writing things down in a notebook then ripping the pages out angry and upset | 5 secs |
| 13 | Closeup | The person lighting the torn up pages on fire | 5 secs |
| 14 | Wide shot | Zoom out of the person standing with their back to camera with the burning paper in front of them | 5 secs |
| 15 | MCU | Person looking angry and then smashing something with a bat | 5 secs |
| 16 | Closeup | Closeup of the thing being smashed up | 5 secs |
| 17 | MCU | The person finishing smashing the thing up then sort of collapsing from being tired and sad | 5 secs |
| 18 | Wide shot | Person sat staring emptily at the dams/ lying down staring at the sky | 5 secs |
| 19 | Closeup | One of the notes burning | 5 secs |
| 20 | Closeup | The smashed thing | 5 secs |
| 21 | Closeup then wide shot | The person crying the slowly zooming out to a wide shot of them sitting in a field alone | 5 secs |
Storyboard
Call Sheet
Producer: Laura Altman Directors: Laura Altman Sunrise: 07:16 am | Loneliness Montage Address of production company:N/AProduction company number:N/A | Call Sheet of montageDate: 19.2.2021UNIT CALL: 15:00pm Break: Whenever EST WRAP: 17:00pm | |
| Weather: | Light cloud and a bit of wind. | BASE for loading LOCATION ADDRESS | Crosspool, Sheffield, S10 5DP |
| GROUP | CREW | DESCRIPTION OF WORK | |
| 1 | Laura Altman | Filming, directing, lighting. Basically everything but being in the video. | |
| 2 | Jessie | Cast, the one being filmed. | |
| Additional Information | |||
| TransportTO LOCATION:FROM LOCATION: | My Mum’s carMy Mum’s car |
| Local ContactsPolice South Yorkshire Police HeadquartersCarbrook HouseCarbrookSheffieldS9 2DB Tel. 999 (in the event of an emergency, contact Lee Mills as first action) Tel: 101 for all non emergencies | Hospital Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield, S5 7AU Tel: 0114 243343 | Council Sheffield City Council, Town Hall, Pinestone St, Sheffield,S1 2HH Tel: 0114 2734567 |
Directions to Location
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Shooting Order
Production Company: N/A
Production Title: Montage
Director: Laura Altman pg.1 of 1
| Camera Position | Shot No. | Shot Size. | Description | Duration Appx. |
| 1 | 1 | Extreme Closeup | Person crying fills the screen as a foreshadowing thing | 12 secs |
| 1 | 21 | Closeup then wide shot | The person crying the slowly zooming out to a wide shot of them sitting in a field alone | 5 secs |
| 2 | 2 | Closeup then Wide shot | Pan up of person walking down the street from a low angle | 5 secs |
| 3 | 3 | MCU | Person walking from the back, hood up quite hunched | 5 secs |
| 4 | 4 | Closeup | Persons face turns to look at a group of people | 5 secs |
| 5 | 5 | Wide shot | A group of young people having fun | 3 secs |
| 4 | 6 | Closeup | The person turning back and walking away | 5 secs |
| 6 | 7 | MCU | Person alone on a swing | 5 secs |
| 7 | 8 | Wide shot | The empty park with only the person on the swing | 5 secs |
| 8 | 9 | Close up | Persons face staring out onto the dams | 3 secs |
| 9 | 10 | MCU/ Over the shoulder | Over the person’s shoulder view looking at the dams | 5 secs |
| 10 | 11 | Wide shot | Person walking on the walls of the dam | 5 secs |
| 8 | 18 | Wide shot | Person sat staring emptily at the dams/ lying down staring at the sky | 5 secs |
| 11 | 12 | Over the shoulder/ Closeup | Person writing things down in a notebook then ripping the pages out angry and upset | 5 secs |
| 12 | 13 | Closeup | The person lighting the torn up pages on fire | 5 secs |
| 13 | 14 | Wide shot | Zoom out of the person standing with their back to camera with the burning paper in front of them | 5 secs |
| 14 | 19 | Closeup | One of the notes burning | 5 secs |
| 15 | 15 | MCU | Person looking angry and then smashing something with a bat | 5 secs |
| 16 | 16 | Closeup | Closeup of the thing being smashed up | 5 secs |
| 17 | 17 | MCU | The person finishing smashing the thing up then sort of collapsing from being tired and sad | 5 secs |
| 16 | 20 | Closeup | The smashed thing | 5 secs |
Risk Assessment
Production Details: |
A montage with the theme loneliness |
| Description of Production/ Shoot |
In my shoot we will be filming all the scenes, we will be walking around crosspool and filming different scenes at different spots around the area. |
| Production Date (s): |
19.2.2021 |
| Location/ Studio Address: |
Crosspool, Sheffield |
| Production Personnel |
Laura Altman- CrewJessie- Cast |
Signature of Producer……Laura…….Date: 20.2.2021 |
| Table 1: ChecklistThe following checklist is made up of potential sources of harm that are often encountered during production activities. Tick next to each one that is likely to create a significant risk during the proposed production activity. | |||||
| No. | Source of Harm | Tick as app. | No. | Source of Harm | Tick as app. |
| 1 | Access difficulties | 24 | Night Operations | X | |
| 2 | Alcoholic drinks/ hospitality | 25 | Noise | ||
| 3 | Animals | 26 | Portable tools | ||
| 4 | Artist/ Presenter controlling specialist equipment | 27 | Prop Hazards e.g. Glass, delicate props | X | |
| 5 | Compressed Gas | 28 | Radiation | ||
| 6 | Confined Spaces | 29 | Risk of infection | ||
| 7 | Crowds/ Public/ Civil unrest | X | 30 | Scaffolds, Rostra, working platforms | |
| 8 | Derelict building hazards e.g. rats, bird droppings, dangerous structures | 31 | Scenery hazards: e.g. unusual shapes, fire hazards | ||
| 9 | Children/ Young Persons | 32 | Smoking | ||
| 10 | Camera operation e.g. cranes, cables, steadicam | 33 | Special needs e.g. elderly, disabled | ||
| 11 | Diving | 34 | Special effects e.g. snow, dry ice | ||
| 12 | Electricity e.g. overhead cables, generators | 35 | Stunts | ||
| 13 | Excavation | 36 | Temperature – extreme heat/ cold | ||
| 14 | Explosives/ Pyrotechnics | 37 | Vehicles/ motorcycles – use of, filming | ||
| 15 | Fire & Practical flames | X | 38 | Weapons | |
| 16 | Flammable materials | 39 | Working at height | ||
| 17 | Flying e.g. aircraft, drone | 40 | Water e.g. Work on or near, use of tanks | ||
| 18 | Fatigue/ long hours/ physical exertion | 41 | Working overseas | ||
| 19 | Food preparation | 42 | Weather extremes of | ||
| 20 | Hazardous substances e.g. dust, vapours, fumes | 43 | Possibility of violence | ||
| 21 | Lasers, strobe effects | 44 | Others | ||
| 22 | Lifting equipment | 45 | Others | ||
| 23 | Manual Handling | 46 | Others |
| Task 2: Risk EvaluationFor each item ticked in table 1, state who is at risk, what the risks are and how the risks are/ will be controlled taking into account all rules that apply (regulations, codes of practice, guidance, production company procedures). The person(s) responsible for implementing the controls should also be clearly identified and a copy of the assessment must be issued to them. Full details of experts/ contractors and emergency arrangements should be detailed in table in 4. | |||||
| Source of Harm | Who is at risk (cast, crew Public) | Likelihood(H, M, L) | Severity(H, M, L) | Risk Level(H, M, L) | Precautions used or required to ensure risk is reduced |
| Crowds/ Public/ Civil unrest | Cast and Crew | M | L | L | Make sure to keep out of the way of people and be respectful towards them. |
| Fire & Practical flames | Cast and Crew | H | M | L | It is a small controlled fire with little risk of spreading. We have water on hand to put it out if necessary. Make sure everyone is being responsible and cautious of the fire. |
| Prop Hazards e.g. Glass, delicate props | Cast and Crew | H | M | L | Make sure everyone is careful around it and use protective clothing. Clear up carefully after to make sure no one gets hurt. |
| Night Operations | Cast and Crew | M | L | L | Stay in the well lit areas and be aware of your surroundings, don’t walk around alone and take caution with where you’re walking so you don’t trip. |
| Table 3: Emergency ArrangementsInclude details of any emergency arrangements including fire precautions, 1st aid/ medical support, police etc. |
| No specific emergency arrangements are necessary, if there are any emergencies call 999. |
| Table 4: Experts/ Specialists/ Contractors UsedInclude details of any experts/ specialists/ contractors involved in the production and attach details of relevant risk assessment/ safety procedures that apply |
Not applicable |
Equipment List:
Phone.
Laura Altman 