1. Music Video Script First Draft
Christian Owens
Video Title: Hopeless Wanderers
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
1. A long shot of a field with a piano The intro to the song as the
in the center of it. As the lead piano begins to play. Wind
singer enters the frame, everything effect and the sound of someone
is silent but the sound of the walking through leave.
wind. Then it cuts to the artist’s
hands as he starts to play. Every
chord changes the camera cuts to
another part of the forest or band
member.
2. It cuts to a close up of a teenage You heard my voice
boys face with no emotion on his I came out of the woods by choice.
face; it then zooms out to a mid-
shot as the teenage boy puts on his
coat. There is a tracking shot as
the camera follows the boy around
the room. Then zooms out to a fully
s that you can see that it is the
teenagers bed room as he picks up
his guitar and walks out of the
frame with a panning shot into
darkness.
3. Fades out of the dark to the The shelter also gave the shade
teenager on the stairs of his but in the dark I have no name
house. With an over the shoulder
shot of his parents fighting. As
cuts to close-ups of the body
language of the parents as they
continue to fight. Then it snaps
back to the teenagers with sadness
over his face as he continues to
walk out the door towards the
forest. This is also met with a
tracking shot.
4. The teenagers continues to walk So leave that click in my head
away from his home from a long shot and I will remember the words that you
getting closer until he passes the said
camera out of frame but this is
also an over the shoulder shot
because we can still see his
parents arguing in the background
at the window.
2. Music Video Script First Draft
Christian Owens
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
5. An extreme shot of the forest is Left a clouded mind and heavy heart
shown as the teenager smiles but I was sure we could see a new start
because it is a familiar ad happy
place to him. The emotion is shown
with an extreme close up of the
smile on his face.
6. A reverse shot of the field as the So when your hope's on fire
teenager is walking towards. When but you know your desire
the boy gets to the forest he walks don't hold a glass over the flame
into the depth of it. This is don't let your heart grow cold
accompanied by close ups of the I will call you by name
teenagers hands as he touches the I will share your road
trees. It also pans back to the
band as they start to join in the
lead singer with a long shot so all
the entire band. Then close ups of
the band strumming the guitar and
playing their instruments.
7. The tempo of the song speeds up But hold me fast, hold me fast
as the teenager stands in the Cos I'm a hopeless wanderer
middle of the forest as it pans
on his face, then a mid-shot of
the teenagers preparing to play.
Then the boy starts to play to
main guitar part of the chorus,
as if he is playing along with
the band.
8. The teenager continues to play the Hold me fast, hold me fast
chorus. As it pans to a long shot Cos I'm a hopeless wanderer
so we can see where he playing and
also the body language/passion he
is displaying. As it cuts back to
the band during the chorus showing
that he playing in time with them.
9. The music calms down as the Wrestled long with my youth
teenager stops playing. The calm We tried so hard to live in the truth
tilts keeping at a long shot. As
the teenager sits on the floor
thinking.
10. Flash backs of his parents fighting But do not tell me all is fine
so the shot is the same as shot 3 When I lose my head I lose my spine
with blur effect. Blur effect used to show that it is different
from shot 3 and is a flashback
3. Music Video Script First Draft
Christian Owens
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
11. The Teenager looks around the So leave that click in my head
forest using a first person view so And I will remember the words that you
we see what he sees as he realizes said
that he could have stopped the
fighting.
12. The teenagers begins his journey You brought me out from the cold
back to his home With long shots, Now how I long how I long to grow old
first person views and close –ups colour enhancement
of the teenager as he is trapped in
an endless forest.
13. The forest is like a maze and the So when your hope's on fire
boy is trapped. He falls to the But you know your desire
group restless and alone the camera Don't hold a glass over the flame
angles used are tracking shots, mid Don't let your heart grow cold
shots and close-ups of his face. I will call you by name
I will share your road
14. The tempo of the song speeds up But hold me fast, hold me fast
as the teenager stands in the Cos I'm a hopeless wanderer
middle of the forest as it pans
on his face, then a mid-shot of
the teenagers preparing to play.
Then the boy starts to play to
main guitar part of the chorus,
as if he is playing along with
the band.
15. The teenager continues to play the Hold me fast, hold me fast
chorus. As it pans to a long shot Cos I'm a hopeless wanderer
so we can see where he playing and
also the body language/passion he
is displaying. As it cuts back to
the band during the chorus showing
that he playing in time with them
16. The boy wakes up realizing it I will learn, I will learn
was all a dream he quickly To love the skies I'm under
rush’s down the stairs. Finds I will learn, I will learn
To love the skies I'm under
his parents in the kitchen The skies I'm under
and hugs them with a close –
up their faces to show
emotion. The Music video ends
with the camera panning from
the home to the band standing
outside the house looking
proud
