Alexander McQueen Shakes Up Fashion World

Rest in Peace Alexander McQueen.



SCENE #1 ESTABLISHING SHOT - OUTSIDE - ATIKA SHUBERT - BOTTOM TITLE SLIDES AWAY.
Atika Shubert: It certainly was a shock, and it was really brought home a little bit more than an hour ago when his body was brought out and taken away in a private ambulance..uh..

SCENE #2 CLOSE UP SHOT OF ALEXANDER MCQUEEN PHOTOGRAPH.
Atika Shubert: ...And the company spokesperson has confirmed that...

SCENE #3 CLOSE UP SHOT OF ALEXANDER MCQUEEN PHOTOGRAPH.
Atika Shubert: ...Alexander McQueen was found dead in his apartment earlier...

SCENE #4 CLOSE UP SHOT OF ALEXANDER MCQUEEN PHOTOGRAPH.
Atika Shubert: ...Today, there are no other details, his family has asked for...

SCENE #5 CLOSE UP SHOT OF ALEXANDER MCQUEEN PHOTOGRAPH.
Atika Shubert: ...privacy at this time in the mean time...

SCENE #6 CLOSE UP SHOT OF WOMEN PLACING FLOWERS OUTSIDE OF HIS PLACE OF WORK.
Atika Shubert: ...fellow designers, friends and fans are shocked...

SCENE #7 CLOSE UP OF FLOWERS ON THE SIDEWALK, AND PEOPLE PASSING BY.
Atika Shubert: ... And saddened by the news, in fact when his body was brought out earlier today one fan shouted out "thank you Alexander!" he was...

SCENE #8 CLOSE UP OF FLOWERS ON THE SIDEWALK.
Atika Shubert: ... clearly visibly shaken, here is what that fan Daniel...

SCENE #9 CLOSE UP OF PEOPLE WALKING BY.
Atika Shubert: ... Hernandez had to say.

SCENE #10 CLOSE UP OF DANIEL HERNANDEZ.
Daniel Hernandez: I have to give my thanks, you know, I said oh god it's so cheesy to say it in front of all these people but I have to give him my love and energy and my thanks for giving his brilliance to me. I am wearing my McQueen shirt I got for Christmas, you know, so I had to honor him.

SCENE #11 CLOSE UP OF ALEXANDER MCQUEEN PHOTOGRAPH.
Atika Shubert: Now...

SCENE #12 CLOSE UP OF ALEXANDER MCQUEEN PHOTOGRAPH.
FX Transition.
Atika Shubert: ...Daniel Hernandez described Alexander McQueen as a visionary...

I Stopped scripting at 1 minute.

This particular news story relates to a lot of things that my classmates and I learned about in Hilliard's textbook (so far). In addition to relating this news story to my assigned reading, I noticed a number of comparisons and differences when it comes to a news story and a commercial. Those three observations include: First thing I noticed was the reporter said "um," and "uh" a couple of times during her sentences. You would not see that in a commercial unless it was supposed to be there. When someone watches a news story and the reporter says "um" "uh" we the viewer know that it wasn't in her script. The second thing I noticed was the reporter included the who, what, where, and why in the lead of the story. My third observation is the running time of a news story. Most news stories run between 30-90 seconds, while commercial typically only last for 30 seconds.

I hope you enjoyed reading my post as much as I enjoyed scripting the McQueen news story. Until next time!

R.I.P. Mr. McQueen, you were a very talented man.