2. DETAILS OF SONG
• The song is about a man sneaking out in the night to propose to
his girlfriend by graffiting “Marry me, I love you” on the train she
takes to work everyday. But he tragically dies whilst writing the
engagement by being hit by a train. She sees the proposal and
rings him but cannot reach him as he has died.
3. LYRICS
• "Graffiti On The Train"
Oh the graffiti on the train
Oh the graffiti on the train oh no
Rolled into her life
Oh the graffiti on the train oh
Sets out he left his lover sleeping
Rain falls he's drowning in his secret
Wet streets are quiet as a church hall
Last house where children kick the football
Crossroads his heart is beating faster
Getting close to ask another question
"Marry me" he wants to paint the words on
The night train he's hiding with his spray cans
Tonight he's gonna ride
When the paint is done and dried oh come on
Oh the graffiti on the train
Oh the graffiti on the train
Oh the graffiti on the train
Oh she'll never be the same oh no
Rolled into her life
Oh the graffiti on the train oh
Day breaks his lover yawns and wakes up
Sips her cup and dusts her face in make up
Platform she hears the people whisper
Someone died, they surfed the train and slipped up
Train comes the coach she's always used to
The doors read a "Marry me I love you"
Heart stops ecstatic and suspicious
She makes the call but he don't pick the phone up
The train sped down the line
It was the last train he would ride oh no
Oh the graffiti on the train
Oh the graffiti on the train
Oh the graffiti on the train
Oh she will never be the same, oh, no
Rolled into her life
Oh the graffiti on the train oh
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4. NARRATIVE
• For our narrative we have taken inspiration from the film sliding
doors. Following the concept that your life can go different ways.
As the song is about a proposal it can go either way – marriage
or not. In this case it’s a happy marriage or a tragic death
preventing the marriage. We are going to show this through
parallel editing and changes of colour to represent the two
moods. A band performance will also be used throughout the
video, however is going to be set in a stage area so that no
confusion is made between the narrative and performance.
5. LOCATIONS
• Stage area for the performance – playhouse, theatre
royal
• Train areas – Stephenson railway museum, nexus
metro stations, central station
• House
• Church
6. ACTORS
• Lisbon band for performance
• Unknown male lead – attractive older boy marriage considering age (18-20)
• Unknown female lead – attractive girl of same age
• Looking in the drama department for leads
• Bystanders in the background of some shots especially at the train station
7. PROPS
• Ring
• Instruments (band are providing)
• Clothes – recognizable coat so that the female protagonist is visible as the same
character in both story lines.
• White dress - wedding dress
• Dark clothes
• Flowers – same funeral flowers or wedding flowers
8. INITIAL IDEAS FOR ROLES WITHIN THE GROUP
• Equal distribution of work
• Blog – everyone post on it, one person focuses on it a week
• Identify strengths during the process
