2. Longline:
A man feels like a stranger in the city in which he is studying; his
only wish is to return home to New York where he is comfortable
and has an emotional connection to.
Music Genre:
Indie/Pop Rock
Video Genre:
Narrative
Primary Target Audience:
16 – 25 male and female, fans of the genre
Secondary Target Audience:
20+ largely male
3. Content/Storyline
- Follows an American man dreaming of a better quality of life back
home in NYC America.
- He’s currently a student in the UK, longing to return home.
- He’s wandering aimlessly around Newcastle Upon Tyne, his current
home, taking in his surroundings. He has the hope of moving back
home, to strive for better things.
- Brief sequences filmed in New York represent his thoughts and
dreams of living back in America.
- The man is clearly troubled, but by what we don’t know, although
there are cuts to very brief footage of 9/11 and one of the shots in
New York pans across the names of victims at the Twin Towers
memorial to imply some connection between the disaster and the
man. This is deliberately elliptical.
- He portrays loneliness and sorrow.
4. Locations
UK (North East):
• Ouseburn
• River Tyne Quayside
• Jesmond dene
• Back lane streets (Bill
Quay)
• Train station/metro
New York:
• Empire state building
• Ground Zero
• Times Square
• Statue of liberty
• Taxi’s
• Busy Streets
5. Key Lyrics
• Rise to the top of the world, America,
America, don't you cry, lift me up, give me
strength to press on
• From farmers in the fields, to the tallest of the
towers that fall and rise
• The names upon the list, for all the ones that
gave until they died
6. Credits
Lead male – Aidan Willis
Filming – Hannah Wood & Sarah Dick
Editing – Hannah Wood & Sarah Dick
