Planning Checklist For | LEVEL 2 MEDIA STUDIES

1. Outline:

My group will be creating a parody / mockumentary trailer about the popular american sitcom known as "The Office". This parody will consist of a scripted scene of a some-what normal period in a classroom. Due to the factors that The Office does not have a official trailer, we will have to base our ideas from existing episodes of the sitcom and use that.

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2. 5 Conventions:

SETTING:

The setting of our mockumentary will be set in a classroom, replicating a scene where students are doing work & others not on task. This will create a serene and the typical standard you would see in a classroom while also including aspects from The Office for example: actors acknowledging the camera by staring at it from time to time, interviews with the camera in front of them, etc. We will emphasize the setting through editing and altering camera shots.

MUSIC:

The Office has a unique intro where it introduces the actors while also including shots of the setting and jobs people would normally do in an office job. We will try and find a non-copyright version of this song or use the song completely. 

TITLE:

Although The Office does not have a official trailer for its sitcom, it does have a intro to an episode. The starting title screen shows an illuminated industry sign that says "The Office". This title screen is a piece of iconography from the show. To replicate this, we can create our own title screen exactly like this but with a little bit of editing.

SOUND:

The office does not include any background music or dramatic ambiance in the background of each episode, in fact it is rather broad and familiar to what a real office ambiance would be. This makes it easy for us during post production as all we need to do is combine all of our footage together.

NARRATION:

There is very little to no narration in The Office. The only exception is when the employees are being interviewed. This is especially the case when either "Jim" or "Dwight" (actors from the sitcom) are being interviewed as they play a main role in the show. We are able to replicate this by creating a situation that leads towards a interview talking about the situation.

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3. ACTORS / PROP / COSTUME LIST:

ACTORS:

• MAIN CHARACTER: Ruadhan

• BACKGROUND CHARACTERS: Adam & Charlie

• SECOND MAIN CHARACTER: Luke

PROP LIST:

• Computer / Laptop

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4. LIST OF EQUIPMENT:

EQUIPMENT:

• TRIPOD PROVIDER: Adam & Teacher

• CAMERA PROVIDER: Ruadhan

• LOCATION: Classroom in upstairs library

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5. LOCATION PHOTOS:

Front Of The School USL Classroom Outside Of The Office

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6. SCRIPT:

*Luke walks into the classroom as he arrives late for school*

Ruadhan - "Your a bit late Luke.."

Luke - "Yeah, slept in, had to get three and a half hours of sleep instead of three."

*Ruadhan stares at the camera*

Ruadhan - "What could he possibly be doing? Oh...."
Luke - "I can neither confirm nor deny these all allegations.."

*Adam walks into the classroom*

Adam - "Is there a Luke Fisher in here?"
Luke - "Maybe"

Adam - "Mr Cairns wants to see you because your late"

*Luke follows Adam out the door and out of shot*

*Ruadhan tampers with Luke's work on his chromebook*

*Luke comes back from Mr Cairn's office*

*Luke sits back down, observing what Ruadhan has done to his work*

7. STORYBOARD:

8. SHOT LIST:

CAMERA SHOTS:

1. Close Up Shot

2. Extreme Close Up Shot

3. Long Shot

4. Mid Shot

9. EXAMPLES OF SIMILAR TEXTS:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWfOdfub52k

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iKZmRR9AR4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBOFyx8yMA4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uNFtjvNofEQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_IMM0JCHIY

10. SCHEDULING:

During our Wanaga day, we are going to film all of our scenes in 

11. GROUP LIST WITH JOB OUTLINES:

ROLES:

• CAMERAMEN: Adam, Ruadhan & Luke

• ACTORS: Adam, Ruadhan & Luke

• DIRECTOR: Adam, Ruadhan & Luke

• EDITOR: Luke