Treatment Sheet

1. TREATMENT​​SHEET
By​​Marco​​Marsh​​for​​COSMO​​RECORDS

2. CONCEPT:
The​​concept​​for​​this​​music​​video​​will​​go​​around​​The​​mental​​and​​social​​issues
that​​this​​generation​​were​​going​​through.​​The​​time​​concept​​will​​going​​to​​be​​the
current​​time​​but​​more​​on​​the​​vintage​​side​​regarding​​with​​the​​interior/place
design​​and​​costume​​and​​make​​up.​​The​​intertextual​​reference​​for​​this​​video​​is
the​​recent​​movie​​IT​​which​​tackles​​the​​kids’​​relationships​​with​​their​​parents
and​​with​​their​​fears.​​We​​will​​see​​development​​on​​each​​other’s​​characters​​here
on​​how​​they​​are​​being​​hold​​back​​and​​being​​shut​​by​​their​​parents​​to​​standing​​up
in​​their​​own​​beliefs​​and​​voicing​​it​​out​​to​​the​​world.​​The​​main​​actor​​will​​have
mental​​issues,​​as​​his​​parents​​always​​fight​​and​​stop​​him​​from​​being​​himself​​and
treating​​him​​like​​he​​doesn’t​​have​​the​​right​​to​​talk.He​​will​​appear​​very​​formal
at​​the​​beginning​​then​​build​​himself​​up​​at​​the​​end.​​For​​the​​second​​actress,​​she
will​​have​​family​​issue​​regarding​​with​​her​​abusive​​family.​​This​​actress​​will
have​​bruises​​and​​cry​​all​​the​​time.​​Her​​character​​will​​be​​quite​​similar​​to
Beverly​​Marsh​​on​​the​​movie​​IT.​​We​​will​​see​​her​​character​​development​​by
fighting​​back​​and​​moving​​out​​from​​the​​house.​​The​​third​​actor​​will​​have​​a​​very
non​​expressive​​and​​political/business​​focused​​parents.​​They​​will​​just​​talk
about​​business​​and​​politics​​in​​the​​dining​​table​​and​​argue.​​At​​first​​this​​third
actor​​will​​be​​emotionless​​but​​as​​the​​camera​​zoom​​out​​and​​as​​he​​look​​to​​his
parents​​he​​will​​show​​his​​true​​emotions.​​This​​is​​similar​​to​​one​​of​​the
characters​​in​​IT​​named​​Eddie​​Kaspbrak.​​The​​last​​actor​​however​​has​​this​​high
expectations​​from​​him,​​they​​want​​him​​to​​always​​have​​good​​grades​​to​​be​​able​​to
enter​​medical​​school.​​But​​inside​​he​​has​​this​​heart​​of​​an​​artist.​​These
different​​issues​​will​​nourish​​the​​music​​video​​and​​will​​make​​the​​audiences
taste​​different​​kinds​​of​​why​​the​​kids​​sometimes​​doesn’t​​wanna​​come​​home
anymore.​​The​​video​​will​​serve​​as​​an​​advocacy​​on​​voicing​​out​​your​​opinion​​even
at​​such​​an​​early​​age.​​It​​will​​tell​​you​​to​​be​​aware​​and​​be​​mindful​​about​​what
you​​say.​​This​​could​​be​​a​​wake​​up​​call​​for​​the​​parents​​to​​be​​more​​cautious​​on
what​​they​​were​​doing.

3. The​​video​​will​​establish​​character​​development​​and​​imagery​​about​​these​​issues.
It​​will​​also​​convey​​how​​these​​kids​​were​​going​​through​​this​​mental​​and​​verbal
abuse​​about​​the​​things​​they​​say​​on​​this​​generation.​​The​​video​​will​​have​​a
vintage​​feel​​same​​as​​the​​movie​​IT.​​The​​video​​will​​have​​the​​80’s-90’s​​vibe​​as
the​​message​​will​​be​​for​​the​​baby​​boomers.​​There​​will​​be​​a​​sense​​of​​sarcasm​​as
the​​actor​​might​​act​​a​​bit​​childish​​as​​the​​old​​ones​​always​​say​​“You​​are​​still​​a
kid,​​you​​don’t​​have​​the​​right​​to​​say​​your​​opinion.”​​At​​the​​end​​the​​video​​will
make​​the​​audience​​realize​​that​​we​​have​​to​​be​​aware​​and​​think​​before​​we​​speak.
That​​maturity​​wasn’t​​defined​​by​​age.
Marco​​Marsh
07589231546
16170768@hpoolsfc.ac.uk

4. NARRATIVE​​AND​​PERFORMANCE:
The​​narrative​​of​​the​​video​​will​​be​​relevant​​to​​the​​lyrics​​as​​the​​lyrics​​will
serve​​as​​the​​script​​for​​their​​actions.​​The​​music​​video​​will​​be​​a​​combination
of​​narrative​​and​​performance​​as​​there​​will​​be​​a​​small​​snippet​​narration​​before
the​​music​​starts.​​Although​​there​​won’t​​be​​a​​heavy​​performance​​like​​playing​​an
instrument​​or​​dancing,​​there​​will​​be​​a​​lot​​of​​lip​​synching​​while​​doing​​an
acting.​​The​​performance​​will​​be​​merged​​into​​the​​narrative​​to​​make​​it​​more
efficient​​and​​enjoyable​​to​​the​​audiences.​​It​​will​​also​​help​​to​​enhance​​the
narrative​​of​​the​​music​​video​​and​​will​​make​​the​​audiences​​understand​​the
message​​of​​the​​video​​and​​the​​song.​​The​​phase​​of​​the​​narrative​​and​​performance
will​​depends​​on​​the​​music​​timing​​and​​beat​​so​​it​​will​​sync​​onto​​the​​music
video.​​The​​visual​​should​​always​​complement​​with​​music.
The​​narration​​will​​help​​the​​audiences​​to​​be​​drawn​​in​​it​​and​​to​​sympathize​​with
the​​characters​​as​​the​​story​​will​​reflect​​on​​their​​personal​​problems​​as​​well.
Having​​a​​complex​​but​​flexible​​narrative​​story​​will​​help​​reaching​​a​​wide​​target
audience.​​I​​will​​subvert​​the​​characteristics​​of​​the​​teenagers​​as​​being​​kind​​of
rebellious​​and​​voicing​​their​​opinions.​​But​​there​​will​​be​​a​​hidden​​message​​and
values​​within​​the​​video​​as​​you​​understand​​it.​​It​​will​​be​​a​​mix​​of​​real​​time
but​​with​​the​​vintage​​vibe.​​There​​will​​be​​also​​different​​character’s​​point​​of
view​​as​​the​​music​​video​​goes​​on.​​It​​will​​have​​a​​non​​linear,​​open​​and​​a​​realist
narrative​​so​​the​​audiences​​will​​be​​more​​interested​​and​​try​​to​​figure​​out​​what
was​​going​​on.​​The​​imagery​​will​​help​​them​​to​​find​​the​​true​​meaning​​of​​the​​music
video.​​The​​realist​​narrative​​will​​also​​exploit​​the​​idea​​and​​will​​try​​to​​get
the​​idea​​of​​“You’ve​​also​​been​​experiencing​​this.”​​By​​getting​​the​​sympathy​​of
the​​audiences​​and​​make​​them​​feel​​that​​they​​can​​relate,​​the​​sales​​would​​be​​wide
and​​massive.
Marco​​Marsh
07589231546
16170768@hpoolsfc.ac.uk

5. LOCATION​​&​​TIME:
The​​location​​of​​the​​music​​video​​will​​going​​to​​be​​mostly​​inside​​the​​house​​as​​I
have​​to​​show​​what​​is​​on​​their​​homes​​and​​why​​they​​don’t​​want​​to​​go​​there
anymore.​​Also​​by​​just​​shooting​​inside​​the​​house​​or​​a​​room,​​it​​will​​be​​easier
to​​make​​the​​audiences​​relate​​to​​as​​they​​might​​be​​experiencing​​that​​inside
their​​houses​​as​​well.​​The​​first​​bits​​would​​be​​on​​the​​bedroom​​filled​​with
posters​​and​​vintage​​stuff​​which​​I​​could​​shoot​​inside​​my​​bedroom​​as​​it​​is
already​​like​​that.​​My​​room​​has​​a​​huge​​window​​which​​could​​be​​good​​as​​the​​source
of​​light​​to​​make​​the​​video​​bright​​and​​sharp.​​There​​is​​a​​lot​​of​​space​​in​​my
room​​as​​well​​to​​place​​the​​camera​​to​​establish​​different​​frame​​and​​shots.​​There
is​​a​​good​​corridor​​in​​our​​house​​as​​well​​so​​the​​actor​​would​​be​​free​​to​​move
around​​as​​we​​establish​​tracking​​shot.​​I​​have​​a​​vanity​​mirror​​in​​our​​house​​that
could​​place​​the​​scene​​on​​0:59.​​Our​​lounge​​was​​pretty​​big​​as​​well​​to​​shoot​​the
other​​scene.​​One​​of​​the​​important​​scene​​as​​well​​was​​the​​dining​​table​​which​​I
could​​use​​our​​house​​dining​​room​​and​​someone​​else’s​​house​​which​​I​​will
investigate​​and​​do​​my​​research.​​We​​need​​to​​establish​​the​​diversity​​of​​each
characters​​so​​there​​will​​be​​variant​​of​​source​​for​​the​​audiences​​to​​relate
themselves.​​On​​the​​second​​actress​​will​​have​​a​​poor​​and​​messy​​house​​(that
includes​​the​​dining​​table​​that​​they​​have).​​For​​the​​third​​actor​​their​​house
will​​be​​a​​little​​bit​​posh​​than​​the​​previous​​one​​as​​they​​have​​a​​wealthy​​life
and​​his​​parents​​are​​very​​into​​stocks,​​politics,​​and​​business.​​Lastly​​the
fourth​​actor​​will​​have​​a​​dark​​house​​as​​he​​was​​the​​most​​emotional​​and
aggressive​​one.
The​​rest​​of​​the​​video​​will​​take​​place​​on​​the​​road​​which​​I​​will​​do​​the​​tracking
shot.​​The​​potential​​road​​I​​would​​like​​to​​do​​this​​scene​​are​​Arncliff​​Street,
Eltringham​​Rd,​​Clifton​​Avenue,​​Greatham​​and​​Stanhope​​avenue.​​These​​streets​​and
roads​​are​​just​​a​​minute​​or​​two​​walk​​from​​my​​house​​which​​will​​be​​easier​​so​​that
we​​could​​shoot​​in​​broad​​daylight.​​Most​​of​​these​​scene​​will​​going​​to​​be​​shoot
when​​the​​sun​​is​​visible​​to​​serve​​as​​our​​natural​​lighting.​​For​​the​​last​​scene​​I
am​​thinking​​of​​doing​​it​​in​​an​​open​​space​​that​​could​​be​​park​​here​​in
hartlepool,​​rooftop​​in​​the​​middleton​​grange,​​or​​in​​summerhill​​as​​I​​am​​planning
to​​do​​a​​aerial​​or​​drone​​shot​​as​​well.
Marco​​Marsh
07589231546
16170768@hpoolsfc.ac.uk

6. PROPS:(REFER​​TO​​THE​​LYRIC​​BREAKDOWN​​FOR​​THE
SCENE​​SEQUENCES)
SCENE​​1:​​Alphabet​​soup,​​bowl.​​spoon​​that​​will​​spell​​“Shut​​Up”.​​This​​will​​be​​an
imagery​​or​​visualization​​for​​the​​audiences.
SCENE​​2:​​Band​​aid,​​and​​bandages​​to​​connote​​how​​abusive​​her​​parents​​was.
SCENE​​3,9:​​Posh​​cutleries,​​newspapers​​and​​laptop,​​gadget​​etc.
SCENE​​4:​​Test​​paper,​​school​​bag​​to​​cover​​from​​smashing​​the​​test​​paper​​onto​​his
face.
SCENE​​5-6:​​Posters,​​Vintage​​stuff,​​Vinyl​​player​​and​​record.
SCENE​​7:​​Socks​​and​​chair
SCENE​​8:​​Water​​Gun
SCENE​​10:​​Vanity​​mirror​​with​​vanity​​stuff,​​make​​up​​etc​​and​​mustache​​mask
SCENE​​11:​​Different​​tables
SCENE​​12:​​TV​​projecting​​have​​you​​got​​no​​morals,​​need​​to​​do​​a​​video​​of​​that
then​​put​​it​​in​​the​​CD.​​Popcorn.​​Projector.
SCENE​​13:​​No​​sadness​​and​​no​​sorrow
SCENE​​14:​​Hair​​rolls
SCENE​​15:​​Newspaper​​to​​establish​​different​​use​​of​​media.
SCENE​​16-17:​​Watergun/Gun​​to​​visualize​​the​​lyrics
SCENE​​18:​​Gun/Watergun
SCENE​​19-20:​​Bike​​or​​skateboard
SCENE​​21-22:​​Skateboard,​​newspaper,​​old​​tv,​​baseball​​bat
SCENE​​23:​​Phone,​​skateboard,​​bike
Marco​​Marsh
07589231546
16170768@hpoolsfc.ac.uk

7. COSTUME​​AND​​MAKE-UP:
THE​​COSTUME​​SHOULD​​COMPLEMENT​​THE​​GENRE​​OF​​THE​​MUSIC​​WHICH​​IS​​INDIE.​​THAT​​IS
WHY​​I​​CHOSE​​THE​​VINTAGE​​THEME​​ON​​CLOTHES​​WITH​​THE​​HELP​​OF​​THE​​VINTAGE​​COLOR
SCHEME​​PALETTE
Main​​actor
-From​​scene​​1-8​​Vintage​​clothes,​​vintage​​shirt,​​no​​make​​up.​​During​​scene
9-23​​full​​vintage​​clothes,​​shades,​​glitters​​on​​his​​face.
Second​​Actress
-From​​scene​​1-18​​hair​​untied,​​skirt,vintage​​clothes,​​no​​make​​up​​yet
Scene​​19-23​​full​​make​​up​​tied​​hair,​​pants,​​dark​​vintage
Third​​Actor
-From​​scene​​1-18​​very​​formal​​hair​​and​​clothes​​(shirt)​​and​​glasses
Scene​​19-23​​styled​​hair​​and​​full​​on​​vintage​​clothes
Fourth​​Actor
-From​​scene​​1-18​​school​​uniform​​and​​undyed​​hair.
scene​​19-23​​grunge/vintage​​look
Parent​​1:​​​Vintage​​clothes,​​dress​​like​​mothers​​from​​80’s/90’s
Parent​​2:​​​Vest​​and​​shorts/look​​poor
Parent​​3:​​​Posh​​Clothes​​from​​vintage.
Parent​​4:​​​Any​​vintage​​clothes
Marco​​Marsh
07589231546
16170768@hpoolsfc.ac.uk

8.
LIGHTING​​AND​​COLOUR:
The​​lighting​​of​​this​​music​​video​​were​​mostly​​going​​to​​be​​natural​​light​​as​​I​​am
planning​​to​​shoot​​in​​broad​​daylight.​​Inside​​the​​house​​I​​am​​planning​​to​​have​​a
semi​​dark​​lighting​​as​​the​​vibe​​there​​was​​discomfort.​​At​​the​​SCENE​​18​​the
lighting​​will​​be​​bright​​as​​they​​will​​walking​​down​​the​​street​​already​​meaning
there​​will​​be​​much​​more​​source​​of​​light.​​It​​has​​to​​be​​bright​​as​​well​​as​​these
kid​​somewhat​​achieved​​their​​freedom​​after​​going​​out​​from​​the​​house.​​The
negative​​will​​turn​​into​​positive​​so​​the​​transition​​of​​semi​​dark​​lighting​​to
bright​​lighting​​will​​serve​​as​​an​​imagery​​for​​the​​audiences​​as​​well.​​On​​the
SCENE​​12,​​the​​source​​of​​light​​will​​be​​coming​​from​​the​​tv​​and​​some​​fairy
lights.​​The​​colour​​grading​​I​​will​​use​​here​​is​​vinate​​LUTs​​and​​faded​​effect​​to
achieve​​that​​vintage​​and​​film​​look.​​I​​will​​also​​use​​magic​​lantern​​to​​make​​my
footage​​raw​​and​​more​​enhanced​​and​​professional​​looking.​​I​​will​​use​​different
range​​of​​lenses,​​tripod​​and​​stabilizers​​as​​well.
CAMERA/EDITING​​TECHNIQUES:
Regarding​​with​​the​​Camera​​shot​​and​​editing​​you​​can​​refer​​from​​the​​Lyric
breakdown​​as​​well.​​But​​to​​elaborate​​them,​​there​​will​​be​​mostly​​eyeline​​match
and​​medium​​close​​up​​shot​​to​​connect​​with​​the​​audience​​as​​if​​they​​are​​watching
the​​actual​​scene.​​There​​will​​be​​close​​ups​​as​​well​​to​​connote​​emotions.​​Some​​of
top​​view​​or​​bird’s​​eye​​view​​shot​​will​​going​​to​​be​​established​​as​​well​​on​​some
part​​of​​the​​video.​​There​​will​​be​​a​​use​​of​​glidecam​​and​​stabilizers​​for
tracking​​shot​​and​​pan​​zoom​​out​​shots.​​The​​focus​​would​​be​​in​​deep​​and​​shallow
focus​​to​​indicate​​the​​subject​​of​​the​​video.​​I​​will​​also​​use​​rule​​of​​thirds​​to
make​​the​​audience​​know​​which​​one​​was​​the​​main​​actor/actress.​​The​​transition​​in
each​​frame​​would​​depends​​on​​the​​bet​​of​​the​​music​​or​​the​​message​​of​​the​​lyrics.
I​​am​​planning​​to​​not​​add​​any​​special​​effect​​transition​​to​​make​​it​​more​​music
video​​like​​and​​not​​a​​video​​montage.​​But​​with​​the​​colour​​grading​​and​​editing​​I
will​​use​​LUT​​filters​​and​​faded​​effect.​​I​​might​​also​​overlay​​vintage​​texture​​to
make​​it​​more​​convincing.​​There​​will​​be​​jump​​cuts​​as​​well​​as​​it​​is​​non​​linear
narrative​​and​​to​​fit​​the​​whole​​concept​​into​​4-5​​minutes.Lastly​​I​​will​​add​​a
black​​border​​at​​the​​bottom​​and​​top​​to​​make​​look​​professional​​and​​cinematic.
Marco​​Marsh
07589231546
16170768@hpoolsfc.ac.uk