Sunday, 20 November 2016

Reggie Yates: Life and Death in Chicago - 20 shot analysis




RESEARCH NOTES SHOT-BY-SHOT DETAILED EXAMPLE
EXAMPLE Reggie Yates: Life and Death in Chicago

NARRATIVE SUMMARY/OUTLINE
Reggie Yates investigates the gun crime in Chicago, after the backdrop of a lot gun violence.

MISE-EN-SCENE: LOCATION(S); COSTUMES; PROPS
Helicopter over Chicago for establishing shots. Train going into Chicago.
SHOT
CAMERAWORK
DISTANCE, ANGLE, MOVEMENT
ACTIONS
01
00:00-00:04
Areal dolly shot of Chicago sky scrapers. Natural low-sun lighting,
Fade from black in edit. Non diegetic sound of different police radios reporting crimes. Non-diegetic serious music.
02
00:04-00:09
Areal shot, higher now. Bird’s eye view rotating.
Cut. Radios stop. Non-diegetic narration from Reggie Yates begins.
03
00:09-00:11
Stock footage from handheld camera.
Stock footage of people running away from the sound of gunshots in panic,
04
00:11-00:14
Long areal shot of sky scrapers.
Sound from stock footage continues (non-diegetic) then fades. Non-diegetic of police radios returns then fades.
05
00:14-00:18
Areal shot zoomed on buildings.
Reggie Yates narrates (ND Sound).
06
00:18-00:19
Stock footage from CCTV camera.
Two people on the street moving quickly and sounds of gunshots continue non-diegetic into next shot
07
00:19-
00:23
Spinning areal shot around of sky-scrapers.

08
00:23-00:25
Stock footage from handheld camera – shaky/rushed.
Policemen holding man to the ground and gunshots heard.
09
00:25-00:27
Stock footage from handheld camera.
Police cars driving off with sirens on and people walking around looking confused or concerned.
10
00:27-00:28
Stock footage continued from last shot but cut.
People walking around. Reggie Yates continually narrating (non-diegetic).
11
00:28-00:29
Stock footage continued from before but cut.

12
00:29-00:30
Stock footage. Low-angle shot from phone of someone looking to the left of the shot.
Someone talking inconceivably then moving quickly after gunshot heard
13
00:30-00:33
Black screen.
Non-diegetic sound of people mourning/grieving, possibly from last shot.
14
00:33-00:37
Low shot out a moving train window of the Sun low in the sky.
Fade in from black. Slow motion. No diegetic sound.
15
00:37-00:40
Eye-level shot.
Reggie (centre screen) has his head turned back to look out the window of the train at the Sun. Slow motion. No diegetic sound.
16
00:40-00:44
Handheld shot out the window of railway tracks as the train is moving
No diegetic sound. Slow motion.
17
00:44-00:47
Close up shot of Reggie.
Reggie looks past the camera to the right of the shot.
18
00:47-00:49
Stock footage.
Low shot from phone of individual holding out a gun ready to shoot. Person holding camera runs off as the gun-wielder begins to shoot.
19
00:49-00:52
Medium shot through window of train between carriages.
Non-diegetic of Police report.
20
00:52-00:54
Medium shot, Low angle of two people looking at their phones on the train.

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