Shot count
- 1. Shot Count Nicola Roberts Yoyo Long Shot- Showing a fashionable dark skinned male stood against a white wall doing tricks with a Yoyo in time with the music. Long Shot – Nicola in her bedroom deciding what to wear for a party, this suggests she wants to make a good impression on someone. Medium Close Up – Nicolas face looking like she’s going to give up because she’s getting stressed deciding on what to wear. Long Shot – Nicola has changed dress twice and she can’t decide between a black figure hugging one and a purple flowing one. Her posture is slouched as she is ready to give up. Long Shot – The male appears again playing with his Yoyo Long Shot – Nicola has changed into another dress and her room is very messy. Medium Shot- Nicola sat uncomfortably on a chair in her room looking upset and frustrated. Montage is happening these last shots are repeated as she is trying different hairstyles and dresses this shows that she is confused and angry because she can’t make up her mind which goes with the narrative of the song Yoyo. Elliptical edit and Long Shot – To show Nicola and her friends partying in the kitchen having a great time. Cut Away and Long Shot – Showing a boy walking to the party with a girl on his arm they are laughing and flirting with each other. This boy could be Nicolas love interest. Long Shot- Man with the yoyo appears – the Yoyo represents the type of relationship she has with a boy. The yoyo moves in time with the music. Elliptical Edit and Long Shot – Nicola on the couch with all of her friends having a laugh while the boy she fancies is talking to the other people. Pan – From the Boy to Nicola.This shows the distance in there love and they don’t know whether to talk to each other or not Medium Shot – Nicola dancing
- 2. Medium Shot - Nicola looking snug on the couch with another boy laughing and looking really happy. Medium Shot – Nicola dancing with the boy from the couch and hes kissing her neck. This could be to get back at the other boy and making him jealous. Medium Shot – shows lots of people dancing on their own having a good time. Long Shot – The man with the yoyo appears again. Montage – switching between Nicola at the party and the yoyo. Medium Shot – Nicola on the couch looking confused, but she’s still with her friends at this point. Medium Shot – The boy who was kissing Nicola has turned round to the girl from the beginning and started to smile at her. Medium Shot – Nicola dancing with the boy then she pushes him away because she noticed that he was smiling at the other girl. Long Shot – The man with the yoyo appears again and the tricks he’s doing with the yoyo are getting faster which represents the high emotions Nicola is feeling. Medium Shot- Nicola is drunk in the shower, and then it switches back to her dancing with the boy again, then Nicola back in the shower. The fast pace camera movements suggests that she is struggling with her emotions. Long Shot – Nicolas boy has gone outside with the girl who was smiling at. Low angle shot – Showing Nicolas heels as she is following him. Medium Shot – Back to the shower scene, Dancing in the kitchen, shower then back to dancing. At this moment the tempo is getting faster as she’s getting angrier. Long Shot – The couple are kissing outside as Nicola walks out and catches them. She crouches down on the stairs outside about to cry. Long Shot – Nicola in the kitchen with the boy who she caught kissing. Nicola is holding flowers and starts hitting plates off him in anger.
- 3. Medium Shot – Everyone dancing in the kitchen again. Long Shot – Man with Yoyo. Pan – Nicola and the boy arguing at the party. Medium Shot – Kitchen, Shower, party, boy kissing her again. Medium Shot but Zooming out – Everyone leaving the party Nicola is looking happier and has changed her outfit.