Category: Element 1

Production Shot List

Production: A Day in London                Director: Keira Young                Date: 14/11/2024

No.	Type of shot	Description	Location	Cast
1	Shot size: Medium long Framing position: POV Camera level: Eye level	Person is waking up and looking outside their window	My bedroom	NA
2	Shot size: Close up Framing position: POV Camera level: High angle	Getting ready for day	My bedroom	NA
3	Shot size: Medium long Framing position: POV Camera level: Eye level	Leaving apartment building	Apartment entrance/exit	NA
4	Shot size: Medium long shot Framing position: POV Camera level: Eye level	Walking to the tube station	Elephant and Castle	NA
5	Shot size: Close up  Framing position: POV Camera level: Eye level	Looking at tube map, deciding which one to take	Tube station (Elephant & Castle)	NA
6	Shot size: Mid shot Framing position: POV  Camera level: Eye level	Tube arriving/getting on	Tube platform (Elephant & Castle)	NA
7	Shot size: Medium long shot  Framing position: POV Camera level: Eye level	Getting out from the underground	Tube exit (Oxford Circus)	NA
8	Shot size: Medium long shot Framing position: POV Camera level: Eye level	Person made it to their destination	Regent Street	NA

My series of photographs act as an insight into a day in the life of someone exploring London. I wanted to show the mundane sides of daily life like learning how to take the tube and finding your way, as well as the simple act of getting ready and walking down the street. I took all my shots vertically and in the size 16:9 as I wanted the pictures (and future video that will be made in E2) in the style of an Instagram reel/Tiktok video as I’m interested in social media content creation and want to further develop my skills in that field. I decided to not include a character in the actual photographs and to take the photos from the point of view/through the characters eyes as I felt that people would relate to it more and be immersed into the story rather than just watching someone act in it.

Production Plan

Title: Introduction to MyBlog

Location: My bedroom

Duration: 60-90 seconds

Introduction: 

• Hi, my name is Keira and welcome to my first MyBlog post 
• I’m 18 years old and grew up abroad with my family in the Middle East
• I moved to London 2 months ago now and I’m loving every minute of it, but I am still trying to navigate my new environment, just exploring the city as I go

Main points: 

• I enjoy all things beauty related, as well as taking photos and travelling
• I love exploring new cities, finding cute café’s and aesthetic spots for photos, basically just finding the warmth within what can seem scary   
• I hope to incorporate some of these features in my future pieces of work but I am open to trying new things and gaining new interests
• In my next assignment, element 2, I will be creating my story board of pictures into a fun video
• I’ll be posting more of my work in this space for you to see, hope you like it!

Conclusion/Outro:

• Thanks for listening, and hope to see you soon!

From the City of Gold to the Big Smoke

07:00. 17/08. *Text message – ding!* “Welcome to UAL, Keira!”. 

13:54. 21/09. Screeching trains, busy platforms, this is London. The unusual amount of police sirens and ambulances speeding down the roads is unfamiliar, nothing like back home. The grey skies and chilled breeze is even more strange for me, as someone who is used to being in the desert with year round sunshine and blue skies. The only familiarity I have right now is my parents, waiting for me on the other side of the train platform, but I know they’ll be gone in a few days… 

10:02. 22/09. Moving day. I’m finally going to see where I’ll be living for the next year, and who I’ll be living with. I’m not too worried about meeting them, but I think I’m just anxious of being by myself, being a true adult and dealing with grown up problems. 

23:11. 22/09. I love my apartment. I haven’t met all the girls yet but they all seem so nice, I can tell we’ll all get on well. They invited me out tomorrow night to go clubbing and I think I’m gonna go. 

03:42. 24/09. Yeah, I don’t think clubbing is my thing… 

15:31.30/09. Just finished my first day of classes! The people seem so nice, I think I’m gonna like it here!

22:01. 21/10. My friends are great but I miss my family, it’s not the same as back home. I miss my friends from school, the constant seeing them everyday, 5 days a week. I miss the inside jokes and laughing for hours with my best friends, the people I can just go sit with and not have to do anything interesting, just be ourselves.

12:30. 23/10. London is hard. I can’t seem to get used to the noise, the constant movement, it’s like the city never sleeps. The only time I really feel safe is when I’m doing touristy things with my friends, but even then I’m praying my phone doesn’t get stolen. But even still, after all that, I love this city? As much as it gets me down sometimes, there’s something so magical about it. The beautiful architecture and history that I never really got from Dubai, the culture and unique parts of the place that make it so interesting and diverse have me so encapsulated that I never want to leave. I think I just need more time to get used to it…  

13:26. 16/11. A lot has happened in a month. I’ve met so many people, some who I think will become really good friends, some who I’m never going to speak to again. I’ve started to explore by myself (became a master of the tube system), became more confident with handling the environment and immersing myself in the society, I’m getting there. I can’t wait to go home but also can’t wait to come back and see what else my life here has in store for me.  

Notes; 

I wrote my short story in the form of a diary entry to create a personal, almost humorous tone, using informal language to keep it light and fun as it is about me starting to find my own way in life. I highlight the struggles of being a new adult and moving to a completely new environment through emotive language and personal opinions/anecdotes. I showcase the early stages and development of my new life, the good times and the bad, and how much I’ve grown over the last few months. 

To add on, I titled my story ‘From the City of Gold to the Big Smoke’ as these are nicknames used for Dubai and London. Dubai being the City of Gold as it’s known for its gold markets and exportation of gold, and London being the Big Smoke as it is where the industrial revolution started, hence the pollution and the ‘smoke’.

My mood board represents me and shows my personality through the things I love; my friends, travelling and being creative. I decided to utilise my own pictures from my camera roll as I felt that this added authenticity to the board, so it truly reflects me as a person. I added the quote “It’s okay that everything isn’t okay all the time” by Taylor Swift as this idea of not always being perfect has helped me develop my identity, and releases some of the pressures that being a teen girl can come with.

Linked with the other aspects of the assignment, my mood board paints a fast paced, busy life as there are just so many different aspects and locations of each of the pictures. This ties into my theme of adapting to new environments that is shown in my creative writing piece and story board as it is about my move to the UK from overseas.