The video begins with the band performing on an empty stage engulfed in smoke. It then cuts between close-ups of the vocalist singing and a girl walking alone in a forest looking sad. The vocalist searches for the girl. They are eventually reunited and hugging while the band continues to play. The video ends with the vocalist walking off stage after putting down the microphone at the end of the song.
1. Music Video Script
Video Title:If I’m James Dean you’re Audrey Hepburn by
Sleeping with Sirens.
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
1. (0.00-0.15 seconds) the video Smoke in front of the band,
will start off with an empty while they are performing.
room, with just the band and
instruments in, blacked out(for Stay for tonight
4 seconds). Then the lights will If you want to
slowly turn on and (you will see I can show you
some smoke) as the vocalist What my dreams are made of,
starts singing and the band As I'm dreaming of your face
starts playing their I've been away for a long
instruments. (The camera shot time
will be an Extreme long shot of
the band, so you can see them
performing straight away).
2. (0.16-0.30)The band will still Such a long time
be on show, (but the camera will And I miss you there
slowly zoom in onto the I can't imagine being
vocalist’s face, the camera shot anywhere else
will end up as an extreme close I can't imagine being
up of the vocalist singing.) The anywhere else but here
band is still playing their
instruments.
3. (0.31-0.45)Camera cross cuts How the hell did you ever
from the vocalist to a girl pick me?
walking through a forest looking Honestly, I could sing you a
sad and lost. The camera is a song
long shot of the girl slowly But I don't think words can
walking, the camera will follow express your beauty
the girl keeping her in the It's singing to me
middle of the shot, (pans) How the hell
4. (0.46-1.00) Camera Cross cuts Did we end up like this?
from a long shot of the girl to You bring out the beast in me
a close up of the vocalist, the I fell in love from the
camera slowly zooms out to a moment we kissed
long shot of the band playing to Since then we've been history
show the performance based.
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5. (1.01-1.15) The camera slowly They say that love is forever
moves to a Birds-eye-view shot Your forever is all that I
of the band the camera will tilt need
a little on this shot. , the Please stay as long as you
camera is mainly focused on the need
band members other than the Can't promise that things
vocalist though. won't be broken
6. (1.16-1.30) The camera will zoom But I swear that I will never
in onto the vocalist, while on a leave
Birds-eye-view, the camera angle Please stay forever with me
will slowly change into an It goes to show, I hope that
extreme close up of the you know that you are
vocalist’s facial features.
7. (1.31-1.45) Camera shot will What my dreams are made of
cross cut from an extreme close Can't fall asleep, can't fall
up of the vocalists face to an asleep
extreme close up of the girl’s I lay in my bed awake, in my
sad looking eyes, (5 seconds). bed awake at night
The Camera cross cuts from the As I dream of you
girl to the vocalist looking I'll fall in love, you'll
lost trying to look for her. fall in love
Long shot of the vocalist.
8. (1.46-2.00)Cross cuts to the It could mean everything,
girl stood against a wall, everything to me
slowly sliding down into a ball I can't imagine being
crying Low angle on the girl, anywhere else
cross cuts back to the vocalist They say that love is forever
trying to look for her, Long Your forever is all that I
shot of the vocalist. need
Please stay
9. (2.01-2.15) The camera cross as long as you need
cuts from a long shot of the Can't promise that things
vocalist to a Low angle of the won't be broken
girl in a ball against the wall But I swear that I will never
(X4) Each shot lasts 3 seconds. leave
The Camera cross cuts to a long Please stay forever with me
shot of the band performing.
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10. (2.16-2.30) Camera slowly zooms Tempo slows down a lot, the
in, hand-held shot, on one of bands beat goes slower and a
the guitarists guitar, shows the little quieter and the the
guitarist’s string and vocalist sings softer.
pick/hands. Camera stays on
guitar for 5 seconds, Camera The way that we are
slowly zooms out and goes into It's the reason I stay
another Birds-eye-view of the As long as you're here with
band playing. me
11. (2.31-2.45) Camera cross cuts I know we'll be Ok
onto the vocalist back to The way that we are
looking for the girl, 3 seconds It's the reason I stay
later he runs towards the camera As long as you're here with
slowly till he is against it and me
camera goes black, Camera cross I know I'll be Ok
cuts to the girl looking up at
him on the floor, over-the
shoulder shot.
12. (2.46-3.00)Cross cut to the band Tempo goes back to how it was
playing there instruments (6- at the beginning.
7seconds) zooms in onto the
vocalist’s face, cross cuts onto They say that love is forever
a close-up of the girls face. Your forever is all that I
need
Please stay as long as you
need
Can't promise
13. (3.01-3.15) Camera slowly zooms that things won't be broken
out, circling around the But I swear that I will never
vocalist and the girls leave
hugginghand-held shot, over-the Please stay forever with me
shoulder shotof the two, Both (I couldn't love just anyone,
looking slightly happier but I was created to love just
still a sad tear. one baby)
They say that love is forever
Your forever
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LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
14. (3.16-3.30) Camera cross cuts to is all that I need
a close-up of the vocalist, (I couldn't love just anyone,
camera slowly zooms out to show I was created to love just
the band performing, long shot one girl)
of the band. (Band looking Please stay as long as you
slowly worn out). need
(I couldn't love just anyone,
I was created to love just
one baby)
Can't promise that things
won't be broken
But I swear that I will never
leave
15. (3.31-3.42)Long shot of the (I couldn't love just anyone,
band, as music stops the I was created to love just
vocalist put the microphone one girl)
down and slowly walks off Please stay forever with me
with his back to the camera.
(Long shot of the vocalist End of the song you hear a
micro phone sound effect
walking off.) getting dropped on the floor.