Thursday, 17 October 2013

Script

Before filming my music video I have made a plan of my video structure and how that fits with the different sections of lyrics.

Videos
Audio
Lyrics / Narration / Music / FX
1.  EXT. MAR DE CRISTAL BEACH, SPAIN, EVENING
Waiting for music to build. Pan of beach at sunset – low sun and silhouette of palm trees.
No lyrics
[0:00-0:06]
No narration
No FX
2.  EXT. ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE. LATE AFTERNOON SUN.
Vocals begin calmly, relaxed feel. Medium shots sitting on old rusty farm trailer lip syncing to song, cross cutting to walking through corn fields. Lazy summer feel.
So high so high, I don't wanna come down
I don't wanna come down
so high so high, I don't wanna come down
I don't wanna come down 
[0:06-00:29]
No narration
No FX
3.  INT. DARK RECORDING STUDIO.
More professional artist shots - Cuts to recording studio, as if single being recorded live, close up on face, focusing on lips – lip syncing. From different angles with different lights. Face lit with spotlight for focal attention.
you get me high high high so high that I don't wanna come down
you get me high high high so high that I don't wanna come down
[00:29-0:51]
No narration
No FX
4.  EXT. LA MANGA CLUB, SPAIN. SWIMMING POOL, AFTERNOON SUN.
Music is faster tempo reflected in faster paced editing, cross cutting between shots of artist swimming under water, flicking hair in pool, laying by pool tapping feet to music beat and entering pool.
it’s our game, after all this time baby, I have no doubts
our game, I’m only yours, I keep running out
no no no no
you got it and you make me feel, make me fly, make me fall
so you've got it with that love so real
you make me cry, you make me crawl
you've got it with the sweetest touch
the sweetest lips, the sweetest tone
you've got it with the..
you got it you got it you got it
[0:51-1:33]
No narration
No FX
5.  EXT. MAR DE CRISTAL, SPAIN. BEACH. EVENING SUN.
Sound track back to a more relaxed tempo. Walking along beach front, pans of beach scenery, holiday resort, establishing shots to emphasise aspirational locations
you get me high high high so high that I don't wanna come down
you get me high high high so high that I don't wanna come down
[1:33-1:55]
No narration
No FX
6.  INT. PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDIO
More professional scenes of artist at work. Mid shots of lip-syncing in photo studio, flashing in the background to represent cameras.
so high so high, I don't wanna come down
I don't wanna come down
so high so high, I don't wanna come down
I don't wanna come down
[1:55-2:15]
No narration
No FX
7.  EXT. ENGLISH COUNTRYSIDE. LATE AFTERNOON SUN.
  Vocals begin calmly, relaxed feel. Medium shots sitting on old rusty farm trailer lip syncing to song, cross cutting to walking through corn fields. Lazy summer feel.
you, you got to know you're my everything
and it’s another thing to do,
to make me wear your ring, you're my king
oh yeah yeah yeaaaaaaah ay
you got it and you make me feel, make me fly, make me fall
so you've got it with that love so real
make me cry, make me crawl
you've got it with the sweetest touch
the sweetest lips, the sweetest tone
you've got it with the..
you got it you got it you got it
[2:15-2:59]
No narration
No FX
8.  INT. DARK RECORDING STUDIO.
In studio, recording single, close up on face, focusing on lips – lip syncing. From different angles with different lights. Face lit with spotlight for focal attention.
you get me high high high so high that I dont wanna come down
you get me high high high so high that I dont wanna come down
[2:59-3:21]
No narration
No FX
9.  EXT. LA CALA BEACH, SPAIN. AFTERNOON SUN
Music tempo calming down again. close up of feet walking along beach front, mid shots of crashing waves against sand and rocks.
So gimme gimme that gravity 
Set my soul on fire
Now gimme gimme that gravity 
You're making me higher
Now gimme gimme that gravity 
Set my soul on fire 
Now gimme gimme that
Cos you got it you got it you got it
[3:21-3:44]
No narration
No FX
10.  EXT. LA MANGA CLUB, SPAIN GARDENS. MORNING SUN & CLOUDS.
As music fades. Fast moving clouds behind palm trees ending in a ‘9’ shaped cloud.
Instrumental fade [3:44-4:00]
No narration
Fast motion

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