Music Video Script
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
1) (Intro music lasts 17
seconds)
Slowly zoom, and blur,
tracking shot:
(the camera will follow each
object linking them together)
- Empty pill bottle
- White Lace
- Empty Red Wine Bottle
- Wine stained bed sheet
The camera will then be at a
birds-eye-view angle,
starting from the Artist’s
feet, at a medium/close shot,
following gradually up to the
face. At this point, the
artist will be in a relaxed
fetal position.
2) The camera will remain at
a Birds-eye-view position,
along with a close-up shot of
her face. She will be singing
the lyrics.
(17 seconds in: 4 seconds)
3) Close up of hand, and pill
bottle rolling out scattering
pills everywhere
(21 seconds in: 4 seconds)
4) Zoom out to a long, birds-
eye-view shot of the artist’s
whole body. Then, direct
address will be used as she
slowly rolls out of the fetal
position onto her back with
1) Introductory Music
2) All along it was a fever

3) Music in-between lyrics
4) A cold sweat hot-headed
believer


hands above her, resting on
the bed.
(25 seconds in: 4 seconds)
5) Close up of hands tearing
up white mesh material, lace
falls
(29 seconds in: 5 seconds)
6) Close up: Hands above
head, right hand slowly moves
up left wrist and wraps
fingers around.
Reverse Edit- hand unwraps
and moves slowly down writs
revealing an ‘infinity’
tattoo on her wrist.
(34 seconds in: 4 seconds)
7) Low level, center frame,
close up of clenched fists
opening to reveal bloody
hands and broken glass
(38 seconds in: 4 seconds)
8) Fade back into artist
lying down on her back- birds
eye view shot. Her hand
reaching towards to camera
and then clench fist
(42 seconds in: 4 seconds)
Extreme close up of artist
eye- Tear rolling down. Left
of frame. To the right you
can see the veil.
(46 seconds in: 4 seconds)
Abstract- Overlap of found
footage of a wolf howling,
onto of a medium shot of
artist singing. Wearing black
5) Music in-between lyrics
6) I threw my hands in the
air, said show me something

7) Music in-between lyrics
8) He said, if you dare come
a little closer
9) Music in-between lyrics
10) Round and around and
around and around we go
Oohhh now tell me now tell me
maxi dress and wild hair.
(50 seconds in: 14 seconds)
Found footage- model
buildings and sparks. Adele
‘Rolling in the deep’
(1:04 in: 5 seconds)
Medium shot of artist
singing, wearing black dress.
Wedding shot overlaps and
moves across screen
Close up of hand moving up
arm
(1.09 in: 20 seconds)
(1.29 in: 5 seconds)
Home Video (filmed from
male’s point of view)
improvised movement, long
shot, of artist laughing and
having fun, she reaches out
hand and male takes it
(1.34 in: 13 seconds)
(1.47 in: 4 seconds) light
exposure
Cross dissolve of artist,
medium/long shot adjusting
slip
(1.51 in: 5 seconds)
Cuts back to previous close
up shot, hand continues to
move up arm and across chest
(1.56 in: 9 seconds)
(2.05 in 4 seconds)
Light Exposure
Abstract- Overlap of found
footage of a wolf howling,
onto of a medium shot of
artist singing. Wearing black
maxi dress and wild hair.
now tell me now you know
Music in-between lyrics
(5 seocnds)
11) Not really sure how to
feel about it

Something in the way you
move

Makes me feel like I can't
live without you

It takes me all the way
I want you to stay
Music in between lyrics
It's not much of a life
you're living

It's not just something you
take, it's given
Music in between lyrics
Round and around and around
and around we go


Oohhh now tell me now tell me
now tell me now you know
Music in between lyrics
Not really sure how to feel
about it

Something in the way you
move

(2.09 in: 25 seconds)
(2.30 in: 4 seconds)
Light Exposure
Dust explosion-Found footage
from ‘Love me Harder’.
(2.34 in: 6 seconds)
Water Ripples- Found Footage
from ‘Love me Harder’
(2.40 in: 10 seconds)
Long shot of artist sitting
in shower, knees up, hands
moving up legs up to chest.
Cut to close up shot of face
and hands continuing to move
up chest onto head.
(2.50 in: 10 seconds)
Close up Reverse shot of
water slowly lifting from her
(slow motion).
Water falls in a normal shot
back onto her
(3.00 in: 8 seconds)
Home video style- Medium
close up, Sitting on bed
sheet laughing and smiling,
showing off new ‘engagement
ring’.
Close up of her half hiding
behind pillow, clearly
smiling.
(3.08 in: 16 seconds)
Medium/close up, artist still
happy, reaches towards camera
and says ‘stay’ in time with
lyrics.
(3.24 in: 9 seconds)
Makes me feel like I can't
live without you

It takes me all the way

I want you to stay
Music in between lyrics
Oohh the reason I hold on

Oohh cause I need this hole
gone
Funny you're the broken one
but I'm the only one who
needed saving


Cause when you never see the
light it's hard to know which
one of us is caving
Not really sure how to feel
about it

Something in the way you
move

Makes me feel like I can't
live without you

It takes me all the way


I want you to stay...
Back to crying in the shower,
close up.
(3.33 in: 11 seconds)
Close up of her composing
herself, almost looks numb
because she is so exhausted
from crying.
(3.44 in: 23 seconds)
Stay...
I want you to stay,
Ooooohh

Music Video Script

  • 1.
    Music Video Script VIDEOAUDIO LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 1) (Intro music lasts 17 seconds) Slowly zoom, and blur, tracking shot: (the camera will follow each object linking them together) - Empty pill bottle - White Lace - Empty Red Wine Bottle - Wine stained bed sheet The camera will then be at a birds-eye-view angle, starting from the Artist’s feet, at a medium/close shot, following gradually up to the face. At this point, the artist will be in a relaxed fetal position. 2) The camera will remain at a Birds-eye-view position, along with a close-up shot of her face. She will be singing the lyrics. (17 seconds in: 4 seconds) 3) Close up of hand, and pill bottle rolling out scattering pills everywhere (21 seconds in: 4 seconds) 4) Zoom out to a long, birds- eye-view shot of the artist’s whole body. Then, direct address will be used as she slowly rolls out of the fetal position onto her back with 1) Introductory Music 2) All along it was a fever
 3) Music in-between lyrics 4) A cold sweat hot-headed believer 

  • 2.
    hands above her,resting on the bed. (25 seconds in: 4 seconds) 5) Close up of hands tearing up white mesh material, lace falls (29 seconds in: 5 seconds) 6) Close up: Hands above head, right hand slowly moves up left wrist and wraps fingers around. Reverse Edit- hand unwraps and moves slowly down writs revealing an ‘infinity’ tattoo on her wrist. (34 seconds in: 4 seconds) 7) Low level, center frame, close up of clenched fists opening to reveal bloody hands and broken glass (38 seconds in: 4 seconds) 8) Fade back into artist lying down on her back- birds eye view shot. Her hand reaching towards to camera and then clench fist (42 seconds in: 4 seconds) Extreme close up of artist eye- Tear rolling down. Left of frame. To the right you can see the veil. (46 seconds in: 4 seconds) Abstract- Overlap of found footage of a wolf howling, onto of a medium shot of artist singing. Wearing black 5) Music in-between lyrics 6) I threw my hands in the air, said show me something
 7) Music in-between lyrics 8) He said, if you dare come a little closer 9) Music in-between lyrics 10) Round and around and around and around we go Oohhh now tell me now tell me
  • 3.
    maxi dress andwild hair. (50 seconds in: 14 seconds) Found footage- model buildings and sparks. Adele ‘Rolling in the deep’ (1:04 in: 5 seconds) Medium shot of artist singing, wearing black dress. Wedding shot overlaps and moves across screen Close up of hand moving up arm (1.09 in: 20 seconds) (1.29 in: 5 seconds) Home Video (filmed from male’s point of view) improvised movement, long shot, of artist laughing and having fun, she reaches out hand and male takes it (1.34 in: 13 seconds) (1.47 in: 4 seconds) light exposure Cross dissolve of artist, medium/long shot adjusting slip (1.51 in: 5 seconds) Cuts back to previous close up shot, hand continues to move up arm and across chest (1.56 in: 9 seconds) (2.05 in 4 seconds) Light Exposure Abstract- Overlap of found footage of a wolf howling, onto of a medium shot of artist singing. Wearing black maxi dress and wild hair. now tell me now you know Music in-between lyrics (5 seocnds) 11) Not really sure how to feel about it
 Something in the way you move
 Makes me feel like I can't live without you 
It takes me all the way I want you to stay Music in between lyrics It's not much of a life you're living
 It's not just something you take, it's given Music in between lyrics Round and around and around and around we go 
 Oohhh now tell me now tell me now tell me now you know Music in between lyrics Not really sure how to feel about it
 Something in the way you move

  • 4.
    (2.09 in: 25seconds) (2.30 in: 4 seconds) Light Exposure Dust explosion-Found footage from ‘Love me Harder’. (2.34 in: 6 seconds) Water Ripples- Found Footage from ‘Love me Harder’ (2.40 in: 10 seconds) Long shot of artist sitting in shower, knees up, hands moving up legs up to chest. Cut to close up shot of face and hands continuing to move up chest onto head. (2.50 in: 10 seconds) Close up Reverse shot of water slowly lifting from her (slow motion). Water falls in a normal shot back onto her (3.00 in: 8 seconds) Home video style- Medium close up, Sitting on bed sheet laughing and smiling, showing off new ‘engagement ring’. Close up of her half hiding behind pillow, clearly smiling. (3.08 in: 16 seconds) Medium/close up, artist still happy, reaches towards camera and says ‘stay’ in time with lyrics. (3.24 in: 9 seconds) Makes me feel like I can't live without you
 It takes me all the way
 I want you to stay Music in between lyrics Oohh the reason I hold on
 Oohh cause I need this hole gone Funny you're the broken one but I'm the only one who needed saving 
 Cause when you never see the light it's hard to know which one of us is caving Not really sure how to feel about it
 Something in the way you move
 Makes me feel like I can't live without you 
It takes me all the way 
 I want you to stay...
  • 5.
    Back to cryingin the shower, close up. (3.33 in: 11 seconds) Close up of her composing herself, almost looks numb because she is so exhausted from crying. (3.44 in: 23 seconds) Stay...
I want you to stay, Ooooohh