Media Music video script

1. 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

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 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

4. (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...

5. 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