2. ‘Cope’ is an emptiness, the shocking reality in a world lost from open-mindedness,
in which faith is traded from commercialism and the world hangs from the strings
of high society media and over-hyped news, and having faith becomes a
singularity, a marking defining them as different in a world that no longer accepts
this.
The film follows a person, trying to find himself in the high commercialist world,
and seeing the world for what it is, sheep following the media, trading freedom for
despotism. This leads a art-house style and narrative, being very metaphorical, as
our protagonist follows his search for freedom, his way to “Cope” in a world long
and lost.
Images will begin from a media stand-point having typical imagery of the iconic
countdown, which will be distorted, it shows a world out of place, and implies lies
and falsities in the media. Some scenes will be oxymoronic having a typical
kitchen scene with food being prepared, only to be revealed that the food being
cooked is all fast food and junk food pre-made, this could include a bowl having
milk poured over a burger to emulate cereal, and similar things will ensue on he
protagonists journeys.
The idea of being symbols of lost hope, and forbidden identity, all cast I this video,
except for the band and the news presenter, will be wearing a mask with some
form of symbol connecting to their state in the world, such as the protagonist will
have a cross on his face, while as the other people in the world will have lost
scrawled across their foreheads. Their clothes shall be disheveled in some way,
wearing coats and dark clothing to show a coldness and detachment to the world.
3.
4.
5. (NB. I want my editing to come across as powerful and to
show the insanity of the world people live in, so I will be
taking inspiration from the editing techniques from here:
Don't Stop For the news reporter. As well as the mood
and atmosphere from the editing from here: Virgin )
Music feedback starts
Distorted film countdown plays for a few seconds, can’t
go lower than four.
Video starts with a close up of a bible.
It then moves towards a static induced screen with a
news presenter sat there happy.
Close up of the protagonists band which has a cross on
it.
Back to presenter medium shot, a cross with a red X over
the top of it, this keeps cross editing, showing the
presenter menacing and happy, mouthing There Is No
God.
It then goes to the first band shot, of a close up of the
drummer as the beat intensifies, surrounded by a spot
light and fog
We then see a close up of the protagonists face, he is
wearing a mask with a cross on it.
The protagonist will be sat in a narrow dark bedroom with
curtains closed behind him, and on screen the news
reporter will be there.
The protagonist will stand up.
The protagonist will be sat in a narrow dark bedroom with
curtains closed behind him, and on screen the news
reporter will be there.
The protagonist will stand up.
Parallel editing will occur between the narrative, the news
presenter and the band.
CUT the protagonist will be at the bottom of his stairs ,
staring down into a claustrophobic and cramped kitchen.
A medium shot will follow, showing another masked
person preparing food.
The person preparing the food will have LOST scrawled
across the top of their mask, with bags drawn under the
eyes.
It is then revealed that the food being prepared is
cheeseburgers on a frying pan, or, being used as cereal,
being poured out a box, and milk poured on top.
When then see another angle of the boy, showing a TV in
the background with the distorted news being played.
Between all of these shots, it will keep returning to
extreme close ups of the band, playing in a dimly lit
smoky church.
This will end the first verse, as we see the boy pick up a
petrol canister by the door.
6.
7.
8. This verse begins with another extreme close up and pan
of the lead singers mouth, before a CUT to a new scene
in which we see a homeless person carrying a Hope Is
Lost or an End Is Nigh picket sign, this to extenuate the
lyrics ‘there is a cost my friends of living out some other
dream to find the consequence.
The protagonist will be seen walking past with the
canister in hand, as he sees the homeless man, it will
CUT to his face to reveal he is also wearing a LOST
mask.
CUT back to the news reporter and immediately CUT
back, showing a haunting flash that no-one is safe from
the lies of the media.
CUT here to several close-ups of the band, truly showing
off that they are in a church emphasising the faith aspect.
This will be interweaved between the protagonist walking
towards a secluded location.
Then a close up of the protagonist from behind, taking off
the mask.
CUT to a shot of the protagonist pouring petrol over
himself.
CUT back to the news report.
As the breakdown kicks in with “I Know” CUT to
protagonist lighting a match.
CUT between wide shot of the band Performing in a
church, the images of fire, and the news report with the
screen burning and the distortion reaching fast and
furious proportions.
When the music starts the outro of feedback and
distortion, there will be fast CUTs between previous
people with LOST masks, with the protagonists mask
charred on the floor.
CUT to zoom out of the band all wearing various LOST
masks.
CUT at the end to PLEASE STAND BY on the screen.
