1. Music Video Script
MUSIC VIDEO SCRIPT
“GIRLFRIEND IN A
COMA” BY THE
SMITHS.
BY HOLLY TAYLOR
&
LILY WILKINSON
2. Music Video Script
Video Title: THE SMITHS (THE DIVISION – MY BAND
NAME) Girlfriend in a Coma.
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
1. 0:00 – 0:30 – LONG SHOT of male
character walking down a pathway in
a park, unfocused shot with title
of the song in white text,
gradually becomes in focus and
title credits dissolve. SPECIAL FX
INCLUDE, A BLUE COLOLUR OVERLAY TO
GIVE THE MUSIC VIDEO AN ATMOSPHERIC
DREAMLIKE FEEL TOWARDS IT.
A DISSOLVE OF THE TITLE CREDITS IS
EFFECTIVE IN CREATING ANOTHER
ATMOSPHERIC FEELING TOWARDS THE
MUSIC VIDEO. WIDE ESTABLISHING SHOT
of male character stood at the park
waiting, looking down at his phone.
CLOSE UP SHOT of male character’s
profile, PANS across to an eyeline
match. CRANE shot of the couple
holding hands. TRACKING SHOT of the
couple walking up the bridge
together, camera is shaky and so a
HANDHELD camera is used to create
disorientation and to forebode the
future events. HANDHELD camera pans
across to CLOSE UP of male
character’s face. WIDE ESTABLISHING
SHOT of two character’s walking up
to his house, PANS to follow them
as they walk up towards the front
door. MEDIUM SHOT of the male and
female characters stood infront of
the door, with the male character
clutching tulips behind his back.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC LASTS UNTIL
0:09 SECONDS IN TO THE VIDEO.
.THE EVENTS SHOW THE MALE
CHARACTER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE
MUSIC VIDEO ALONE WAITING FOR HIS
GIRLFRIEND TO ARRIVE.
GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA, I KNOW, I
KNOW, IT’S SERIOUS.
THE COUPLE MEET UP AND HEAD
THROUGH THE PARK TOGETHER, LOOKING
OVER THE BRIDGE AT THE LAKE.
INSTRUMENTAL FROM 0:16-0:19
SECONDS.
GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA, I KNOW, I
KNOW, IT’S REALLY SERIOUS.
THE COUPLE WALK BACK TO THE MALE
CHARACTER’S HOUSE WHERE IT IS SEEN
THAT HE IS HOLDING A BOUQUET OF
TULIPS TO HAND TO HER
INSTRUMENTAL FROM 0:25-0:27
SECONDS.
3. Music Video Script
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
2. 0:30 – 1:00 – MEDIUM SHOT of the
couple walking into the home. CUT
to a MEDIUM SHOT of the couple
stood together as he hands her some
flowers to signify their
relationship involvement.
ARTIFICIAL ZOOM in to the face of
the girl as she receives the
flowers for a REACTION SHOT. CUT TO
CLOSE UP SHOT of the couple sat
together on the sofa watching
Casablanca in order to establish
the romantic aspect of the
relationship. MEDIUM SHOT of the
couple playing monopoly together,
the main focus of the shot is the
male character to highlight and
foreshadow the fact that he is
alone. CUT TO MEDIUM SHOT of the
couple playing Monopoly together,
this is to establish that she is
there present in the shot. LONG
SHOT of the couple sat together on
the bed taking a selfie, the shot
is filmed from behind in order to
make it clear the couple are taking
an intimate photo of their
relationship together, the camera
ARTIFICIALLY ZOOMS in towards the
screen of the phone. CUT TO a CLOSE
UP SHOT of the back of the male
character’s head. BLACK AND WHITE
COLOUR OVERLAY TO SHOW HOW HIS LIFE
IS BLEAK IN COMPARISON TO THE BLUE
HAZY DREAMLIKE SCENES OF THE COUPLE
TOGETHER.
THERE WAS TIMES WHEN I COULD HAVE
MURDERED HER. BUT YOU KNOW, I
WOULD HATE ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO
HER. NO, I DON’T WANT TO SEE HER.
DO YOU REALLY THINK SHE’LL PULL
THROUGH? DO YOU REALLY THINK
SHE’LL PULL THROUGH? DO OO OOOO
OOO OOH.
THE COUPLE THEN WATCH A FILM
TOGETHER AND PLAY A BOARD GAME
TOGETHER; THIS IS TO CLEARLY
IDENTIFY THEIR RELATIONSHIP.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC FROM 0:58-1:00.
A SHOT OF THE MALE CHARACTER IN A
GRAYSCALE OVERLAY SHOWS HOW HE HAS
ACTUALLY BEEN REFLECTING OF THESE
EVENTS INSIDE HIS HEAD.
THERE IS A REWIND OF THE EVENTS
THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED TO
SHOW THE DISMANTLED NATURE OF THE
CHARACTER’S MIND.
THE COUPLE ARE THEN SEEN SAT
TOGETHER ON THE BENCH, ONLY FOR
THERE TO BE A TRANSITION WHERE THE
MALE CHARACTER IS SAT ALONE, THE
PREVIOUS EVENTS OF THE VIDEO ARE
NOW REPLAYED WITH JUST THE MALE
CHARACTER IN THE SHOT EXPERIENCING
THE EVENTS, THIS IS TO SHOW HOW HE
HAS REFLECTED UPON HIS
RELATIONSHIP.
4. Music Video Script
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
3. 1:00 – 1:30 – REWIND SEQUENCE
MEDIUM SHOT of the couple sat
playing Monopoly together. ZOOMS
OUT of MEDIUM SHOT of the male
character playing Monopoly. CUT TO
CLOSE UP SHOT of the back of the
female and male character’s heads
to show them watching the film
together again. LONG SHOT of the
couple in the home stepping back
outside the house. ARTIFICIAL ZOOM
OUT of the flowers behind the male
character’s back. LONG SHOT of the
couple walking back from inside the
house down the pathway again.
REVERSE TRACKING SHOT of the couple
on the bridge looking over the
bridge at the lake. CRANE SHOT of
the couple’s hands coming undone in
the REVERSE sequence. ESTABLISHING
WIDE SHOT of the male character
stood waiting for the female
character. LONG SHOT of the male
character walking backwards to
further identify the reverse
sequence. FADE TO BLACK, EXTREME
LONG SHOT of the couple sat
together on the bench in the park,
CUT TO an EXTREME LONG SHOT of just
the male character sat on the bench
to signify how he is isolated and
alone. LONG TRACKING SHOT of the
male character walking up the
bridge alone this sequence is
intended to show how the
character’s relationship is
nonexistent now and how he revisits
the places they were previously
seen at to reflect on their
relationship.
GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA, I KNOW, I
KNOW, IT’S SERIOUS.
INSTRUMENTAL FROM 1:07-1:09.
MY, MY, MY, MY, MY, MY BABY
GOODBYE
INSTRUMENTAL FROM 1:15 – 1:18.
THERE WERE TIMES WHEN I COULD HAVE
STRANGLED HER. BUT YOU KNOW, I
WOULD HATE ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO
HER.
WOULD YOU PLEASE LET ME SEE HER.
DO YOU REALLY THINK SHE’LL PULL
THROUGH? DO YOU REALLY THINK
SHE’LL PULL THROUGH? DO DO OO OOOO
OOO OOH.
INSTRUMENTAL FROM 1:49 – 1:51.
LET ME WHISPER MY LAST GOODBYES, I
KNOW IT’S SERIOUS.
5. Music Video Script
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
4. 1:30 – 2:00 – LONG SHOT of the male
character walking up the pathway
towards his house alone. CUT TO
MEDIUM SHOT of male character stood
outside holding the flowers in his
hands behind his back, with an
ARTIFICIAL ZOOM in on the flowers
to be symbolic of their
relationship. TILTED ANGLE SHOT of
the male character holding out the
flowers for them to drop on the
floor where the camera TILTS
forward and ARITIFICIALLY ZOOMS in
on the flowers on the floor to be
symbolic of the breakdown of their
relationship. OVER THE SHOULDER
SHOT of the male character holding
up a photograph the couple had
taken previously, which with the
ARTIFICIAL ZOOM reveals that the
only person in the photograph is
the male character. CLOSE UP SHOT
of the male character making DIRECT
ADDRESS with the audience.
THE FINAL SCENES SHOW THE MALE
CHARACTER LOOKING WISTFULLY AT THE
PHOTOGRAPH THE AUDIENCE SAW HIM
TAKE WITH THE FEMALE CHARACTER AT
THE BEGINNING OF THE NARRATIVE. HE
IS POINTING CONFUSED AND BAFFLED
AT WHERE THE FEMALE CHARACTER’S
FACE SHOULD BE.
5. 2:00 – 2:30 – CUT TO a black screen
with the title credits and the
names of the editors of the music
video.
