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Individual Assignment
MA101 Introduction to the Narration & Audio-Visual Scripting
Submission: 7/22/2012

Lecturer: Student: Intake Year: NRIC: Attendance Number:

Ms. Anna Phang Andy Lim Tian Rong September 2012 S8915410C 15

PART A: PRODUCT EVIDENCE: THE BASICS Programme Title: A Hundred a Day: Tokyo Logline: Spend a day at Tokyo with just USD$100. Synopsis: Join John Smith as he brings us around the most expensive cities to live in; Tokyo. With only USD$100 armed in his pockets, John brings us to places for lodging, food and even the place to see the best views of Tokyo at night! A must-watch for avid travellers who treks the globe with a budget in mind!

PART B: PRODUCT EVIDENCE: THE FINAL FORMATTED SCRIPT VIDEO Wide shot with pan of the city of Tokyo. MONTAGE: Medium shots of the busy streets of Tokyo and cutaway. Close-up shot of the host, John Smith, Panning to the side of his face looking towards the busy streets of Tokyo on an overhead bridge. AUDIO Music: Sakura Sakura (Instrumental) Traditional Japanese Folk Song VO: John Smith Tokyo, the capital of Japan, is known to be the busiest city in the world. The high standard of living makes Japan one of the most expensive travel destinations in the world. But can anyone survive Tokyo with a very tight budget? Im John Smith. Join me as we tour the land of the rising sun with only USD$100, in this episode of A Hundred A Day. Opening Music: Star of The Story (Instrumental) Paul Hardcastle SOUND ON TAPE: John Smith Hi, Im John Smith, and welcome to this episode of A Hundred a Day. Today were going to explore Tokyo on a tight budget and show you guys that I can survive this city with just USD$100 which is approximately 8000 Yen in Japanese dollars. SOUND ON TAPE: John Smith Tokyo is one of the most expensive places to live in due to high cost of living, but with this little money, I can eat, stay and travel for the day with still spare change left. Despite its enormous size and high-tech opulence, much of the city is remarkably affordable for budget travellers. Lets go check it out! SOUND ON TAPE: John Smith Hi excuse me; I want to ask you a question!

Opening Title: A Hundred A Day

Medium shot of John walking into the scene. Super: John Smith, Host

Close shot of John from another angle.

Medium long shot from Johns back as he approaches oncoming pedestrian on the sidewalk along the road and cutaway.

Medium shot of John Smith and pedestrian, Rikko Nakamura. Interview. Super: Rikko Nakamura. Student Subtitles: Yes! You can go to Ryokan Katsuro! Its at Nezu in Ueno! Graphic: Map of Tokyo, drawing the route from Shinjuku Station to the Ryokan Katsuro in the Nezu and dissolve. Montage: The Tokyo subway and the busy crowd on the train platform and cutaway. Medium shot of John walking towards the ticketing machine in the subway. Close up of John Smith of pressing the ticketing machine and pan to Johns face. Super: 710 Yen / 8000 Yen Spent

SOUND ON TAPE: John Smith Hi, may I ask where can I find the cheapest place to stay in this city? Im only willing to spend around 3000 Yen per person! Can you help me? SOUND ON TAPE: Rikko Nakamura Music: Gringo Frank McDonald & Chris Rae VO: John Smith Nezu can be reached in 1 hour via train from Shinjuku Station to the Nezu Station. Tokyo Metro is one of the busiest subways in the world, with daily ridership of 6.3 million people. Thats 20 per cent of the total population in the city of Tokyo! But before we go anywhere, lets get a ticket to our ride first. SOUND ON TAPE: John Smith Lets see, the journey from Shinkuju to Nezu is 350 Yen. How about if I buy a Day Pass? Its only 710 Yen! So I can travel wherever I want on the Tokyo Metro with just 710 Yen. Thats worth the money. Okay Ill get the Day Pass. Music: The Journey Socci & Pency VO: John Smith

Close shot of John Smith sitting in the train looking out of the window and cutaway. Long shot of the passing scenery.

Medium Long Shot of John Smith exiting the Train and cutaway. Wide Shot with Panning from the ground to the city of Nezu and cutaway. Super: Nezu, Ueno

The 60 minutes train ride was a pleasant one with beautiful sceneries before my very eyes. The ride feels short with so much to see and experience and the seats were comfortable too. Looks like the ticket is really a steal! Music: Eternal Field Yuriko Nakamura VO: John Smith I quickly arrived at Nezu. Its a clean and beautiful town with lots to see. Anyway, I did a fast-paced walk to my destination, which isnt

Medium shot of John Smith walking on the road with cars passing by. Wide shot of Ryokan Katsuro with panning from the bottom of the building to the top of the building and dissolve. Super: Ryokan Katsuro POV shot of walking into the building and reception area, and into the lobby with innkeeper welcoming the guest. Wide shot of the room with pan from left to right and dissolve. Super: 3000 Yen Per nights stay Close up view of Johns hand turning on the tap in the bathtub and dissolve. Medium Long Shot of John opening the window curtain as the camera pans out into the scenery outside.

very far away. It took me about 10 minutes to get to my destination.

Music: Try A Little Tenderness David Sanborn & Group VO: John Smith Ryokan Katsuro is very well known in the region for their service and pricing. The comfort and warmth of this place can be felt just as I step foot into the inn. The smile and greetings from the innkeeper made us felt like home. Music: A Place In Another Spring Yuriko Nakamura VO: John Smith The room is fantastic, with a mixture traditional Japanese design and Western influences. Theres a bed to sleep on yet the floor is laid with Tatami mats. Theres even a bathtub in the bathroom, as opposed to public baths in most inns. The scenery outside is fantastic, with a traditional Japanese garden right outside your window. This is a totally incredible place at this price point! SOUND ON TAPE: John Smith Okay weve left 4290 Yen to spend for the day. Now weve settled for a place, lets head out in search of some good food in Tokyo. Im thinking of some sushi. Theres only one place to go if were looking for fresh fish! Lets go! Music: Gringo Frank McDonald & Chris Rae VO: John Smith Well now head south on the Tokyo Metro to the worlds biggest fish market: Tsukiji Fish Market. The ride is approximately only 30 minutes and with our Day Pass, it saved us 160 Yen of transportation fee.

Long shot of Johns exiting the inn from outside the inn and cutaway. Super: 3710 Yen / 8000 Yen Spent Medium shot of John standing outside the inn. Graphic: Map of Tokyo, drawing the route from Nezu Station to the Tsukiji Fish Market in Tsukiji Station and dissolve. Long shot of the passing scenery.

Montage: Pictures of Tsukiji Fish markets history and dissolve. VT: Archive videos of people bidding for fishes in the olden days.

VO: John Smith Tsukiji Fish market is the largest and busiest fish market in the world. With more the 700,000 tons of seafood handled every year; its one of the important places to visit for seafood lovers. Bidding for fresh catches is one of the olden practices that still exist even up till today. VO: John Smith Ive now arrived at the Tsukiji Fish Market. Its a short walk from the Tsukiji Station and you cant miss it. After all, this place is so huge! Natsound: Noisy Market, volume tuned down. SOUND ON TAPE: John Smith

Wide shot of Tsukiji Fish market, panning from left to right and cutaway. Super: Tsukiji Fish Market Long shot of John entering the premises. Medium shot of John Smith walking pass the fish mongers and cutaway. Close up shot of a fishmonger handling a bluefin tuna and cutaway. Close up shot of a fishmongers stalls wide selection of fishes on sale with pan and cutaway. Medium close up shot of John as he walks through the aisle. Medium long shot of John walking through the rows of restaurants and cutaway. Medium shot with pan of the restaurants along the aisle and cutaway. Medium long shot of John walking through the rows of restaurants and walks off the screen. Interview Close up of passer-by, Ken Watanabe.

This place is so huge and busy! Its bustling with life and look at the amount of fresh catches here! Everything here looks like it can be eaten straight from the net and the fishmongers are so skilful with their knife! Im so hungry, lets head over the restaurants around this market! SOUND ON TAPE: John Smith Theres so many restaurants in this place, look at the sheer amount on this aisle! I wonder which restaurant fits into our budget. Lets ask around to find out! Natsound: Noise of the market, volume tuned down. SOUND ON TAPE: Ken Watanabe

Super: Ken Watanabe Homemaker Subtitle: Theres a few restaurant over a few stalls away from here that has the cheapest

sushi in town. But theres one that is cheap and taste as good as a 5 star restaurant. The restaurant its called Oshio Honten. Wide shot of restaurant with John entering the premises and cutaway Super: Oshio Honten Wide shot of interior of restaurant with pan from left to right and cutaway. Close-up shot of the Sushi Lunch set. Super: Oshio Lunch Set 2000 Yen Per Set with Beer Medium close-up shot of John seated on the table with the lunch set on his table and cutaway. Extreme close-up shot of the sushi on the set lunch with panning from sushi to sushi and cutaway. Medium close-up shot of John seated on the table and holding a chopstick to start eating on his set lunch. Montage: Different shots of patrons eating their set lunch and cutaway. Super: 5710 Yen / 8000 Yen Spent

1 " " Music: Acoustic Lounge Guitar Philippe Mangold VO: John Smith Oshio Honten is a small restaurant located just outside of the Tsukiji Fish Market main complex. Its one of the smallest restaurants youll find here but the selection is huge like the rest of other restaurants. Its price is low for its Sushi Lunch set which is priced at only 2000 Yen with a mug of beer included. SOUND ON TAPE: John Smith The set has a lot of different kinds of sushi as you can see from here. The fish pieces are so fresh! The daily stocks directly from the Tsukiji Fish Market made this possible. If you're looking for a cheap place for the freshiest sushi, this must be the place. I'm going to dig in. Itadakimasu! Music: Liquid Latin Chris Rae VO: John Smith This place is popular even with the locals. With a budget in mind, I'm sure this is the best place to go for lunch! SOUND ON TAPE: John Smith Ahh! A great lunch with a great atmosphere and most importantly, at a great price! Now where should I go next? Its near evening, and I know just the place! Music: Gringo Frank McDonald & Chris Rae VO: John Smith The place Ill be heading to is the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building. Its

Medium shot of John emerging from the restaurant.

Graphic: Map of Tokyo, drawing the route from Tsukiji Station to the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observatories in Tochomae Station and dissolve. Wide shot of the building with panning from

bottom to the top.

located just a few minutes walk from the Tochomae Station. Its one of the highest buildings in Tokyo and has an observatory at the top floor. Music: Sunset Flight Yuriko Nakamura VO: John Smith

Medium shot of John walking into the premises and cutaway.

Medium shot of John entering the elevator with the doors closing behind him and dissolve. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building Observatory enables you to see 360 degree of Extreme Close up of the elevator level the skyline of Tokyo with its open concept indicator showing the roof level. viewing. Its open at 9am till 11pm at night so you can go whenever you want to. Most important of all, its all free of charge! Medium Long Shot of John walking out of the SOUND ON TAPE: John Smith elevator and onto the observatory square. The observatory lies on top of the government Super: 0 Yen = Free of Charge building which is a hot tourist spot, especially in the evening. You can see the sunset and the amazing night cityscape with its full unobstructed glory! And best of all, I dont even have to pay a cent! Medium shot of John facing the city of Tokyo SOUND ON TAPE: John Smith with his side view visible. And this will bring us to the end of the show. Super: 5710 Yen Spent Tokyo is a beautiful place isnt it? With so 2290 Yen Change much to do and so little time, its a place that deserves a long stay for a holiday. Best of all, Ive only spent 5710 Yen with 2290 Yen for change. Anything is possible if you know where to find it. See you on the next episode of A Hundred A Day. Good night! Ending Titles and credits. Music: Star of The Story (Instrumental) Paul Hardcastle