Uh oh

We faced a dilemma as our actor who was going to be playing Nicki became ill therefore she wasn’t able to shoot. To overcome this we got a Performing Arts student to take the role of Nicki and as we still hadn’t had an actor for Drake, Ismael stepped up to take this role. This was the request letter we wrote to Teeyana, our new actor to be Nicki Minaj:

Hey, my name is Ismael Salajee and I’m part of a group conducting a music video.

The role of the character we need to play is Nicki Minaj for a music video which won’t last for more than a minute. It is a solo performance based music video for the song Make Me Proud by the artist Drake. We will need the filming to be conducted both in the studio and outside of the college premises. The scene will be mainly studio based so there will be no travelling. It really shouldn’t take that long to film the scene. If you know the lyrics to the song that would be great but it will be also played in the background for you.

You will be able to have a say in what shots are used. If at any time you do not feel comfortable let us know and we can change the shots. The shot will be filmed on both a white and black background so we can get a variation and we will also use the green screen at some point.

As for the dress code you can dress however you feel. You can dress like Nicki Minaj or the complete opposite. We probably won’t film you from your knees down or if you want us to that’s fine. I’ll be in lessons until 1PM so my group member will be filming with you.

You can contact me directly by phone: 07769226158 or email me at isalajee@hotmail.co.uk

Either way is fine by me. You can always text or email me if you need anything. Vanessa told us that you did media last year and even we thought we could use your media skills in this video as well. I have included a Talent Release Form (Below) which looks really confusing but it’s really not.

It would be greatly appreciated if you would be part of our Music Video and free to email or text me if you need anything.