1. Keni & Niharika
Music Video Script
Video Title: Red Lights- Tiësto
RED LIGHTS
Written by
Keni Patel
Niharika & Keni Co.
Contact:Niharikakenico@gmail.com
2. Keni & Niharika
Music Video Script
Video Title: Red Lights- Tiësto
Scene VIDEO AUDIO
LRRICS/MUSIC/NARRATION
1 0:00-0:03- Mid shot
of a teacher,
teaching in a
classroom. Zoom in
onto her a little
towards the end.
The teacher speaking
while she is teaching
in the class
2 0:03-0:12-Mid shot of
the actor sitting in
his seat in the
classroom and
flipping through the
pages of his textbook
with a bored look on
his face and then
starts staring
outside the window of
the classroom.
The teacher continues
to speak and then the
music beats start
playing
3 0:12-0:15- Frontal,
wide angle still shot
of the actress in the
lounge area, trying
to study(she also has
her ear phones
plugged in),has a
very frustrated look
on her face, shuts
the book and rests
her head down.
Blacked out,
4 0:15-0:33- Third
perspective
following, bell
rings, the actor gets
up, leaves the class,
stands in the hallway
outside.
Everything's faded on your
love,
I’m already wasted, so close
That I can taste it now, now
So let’s break right out of
these guilty cages
5 0:33-0:44- Pan to
right from as the
actress gets up from
the table and moves
towards the locker
with her textbook in
hand, places the
textbook in the
We’re going to make it now
Don’t ever turn around
Don’t ever turn around
3. Keni & Niharika
Music Video Script
Video Title: Red Lights- Tiësto
locker, almost shuts
the locker door.
6 0:44-0:49- Crab shot,
still shot of actress
shutting the locker,
artist name and song
name edited in.
Nobody else needs to know
7 0:49-1:02- A mid
close up of the actor
on his phone and he
look towards left,
camera pans to right,
a teacher walking
towards him, pan to
left and still as the
actor sees the
actress and gives the
actress a ‘do you
want to skip school?’
look.
Where we might go
We could just run them red
lights
We could just run them red
lights
There ain’t no reason
8 1:02-1:05- still
shot, actress keeps
moving in close then
pauses and gives the
actor a nod in
agreement.
to stay
We’ll be light years
9 1:05-1:11-Mid shot,
panning towards right
as actor and actress
hold hands and run
and exit the lounge
away
We could just run them red
lights
10 1:11-1:16- Pan to
right and a following
shot as the actor and
actress run outside
the school exit
We could just run them red
lights
11 1:16-1:21- Actor and
actress enter the
terrace by opening
the door, hold hands,
run towards the
stairs, camera pans
towards left.
Upbeat dance music
12 1:21-1:30- Low angle
shot as the actor and
actress run up the
stairs, tilt up to
Upbeat dance music
4. Keni & Niharika
Music Video Script
Video Title: Red Lights- Tiësto
show that they have
reached the upper
area, following shot
until they reach the
railing, dolly in as
the actor back hugs
the actress as they
stare at the view.
13 1:30-1:34- Following
shot as the actor
jumps up to sit on
the raised surface
where the actress is
already sitting.
Upbeat dance music
14 1:34-1:37- Long shot
and wide angle of
them dancing as they
stand on the raised
surface.
We could just run them red
lights
15 1:37-1:40- Panning
from right to left to
show the sky, tilt
own to show the waves
hit the beach shore.
Upbeat dance music
16 1:40-1:45- Pan
towards left as the
actor gives the
actress a piggy back
ride
White lights, flirt in the darkness
17 1:45-1:53- Tracking
dolly towards left as
actor and actress
hold hands and walk
alongside the
seashore.
This road leads where your
heart is
These signs, something we
can’t ignore
18 1:53-2:00- POV of the
actor, a phone in his
hand, a close up
still shot, message
pops in from a female
friend inviting the
actor for a party at
her house, camera
tilts towards
actress, she says
yes, camera tilts
down again, again a
no
We can’t back down
We’ll never let them
5. Keni & Niharika
Music Video Script
Video Title: Red Lights- Tiësto
POV close up as the
actor replies saying
okay.
19 2:00-2:03- Mid, still
shot as actor and
actress choose which
ice cream to eat.
change us
We’re going to
20 2:03-2:06- Over the
shoulder shot from
the actress’s
shoulder in which
they are shown having
a conversation and
laughing.
make it now
21 2:06-2:12- Still,
frontal view, mid
shot where the
conversation
continues between the
actor and actress and
then the actor pranks
the actress by
putting the ice cream
on her nose.
What are we waiting for
What are we waiting for
22 2:12-2:21- A tracking
dolly as they walk
into the party
through the entrance
and the actor’s
female lead hugs
approaches from the
other end and hugs
him. The actress’s
discomfort can be
seen.
Nobody else needs to know
Where we might go
23 2:21-2:28- Over the
shoulder shot of a
group of people
dancing. The actress
feels left out so her
friend walks into the
frame and there is a
pan to right as she
pulls her into
another group of
people, a still mid
shot for a few
We could just run them red
lights
We could just run them red
lights
6. Keni & Niharika
Music Video Script
Video Title: Red Lights- Tiësto
seconds of the
actress dancing.
24 2:28-2:32- Still shot
where actor’s lady
friend tries to flirt
with the actor by
doing a body roll on
him while dancing and
he pushes her away.
There ain’t no reason to stay
25 2:32-2:40-A mid,
still shot where
people are dancing
around the actress,
enjoying themselves
but you see her
staring across the
terrace at the actor.
We’ll be light years away
We could just run them red
lights
26 2:40-2:43- Zoom in
shot of the actor to
show him staring at
the actress too.
We could just run them red
lights
27 2:43-2:51-POV of the
actor, he has his
phone in hand as he
messages the actress
is she wants to leave
the party and go to
his place to watch a
movie.
Upbeat dance music
28 2:51-2:55- A mid shot
of actress checking
the phone and then
replying to the actor
by nodding her head.
Upbeat dance music
29 2:55-3:00- A pan to
left to show them
leaving the party.
We could just run them red
lights
30 3:00-3:06- A still
shot of the actor and
actress walking in to
actor’s home.
We could just run them red
lights
31 3:06-3:09-A pan to
left as the actor
hands in his clothes
to the actress and
ruffles her hair
playfully
Upbeat dance music
7. Keni & Niharika
Music Video Script
Video Title: Red Lights- Tiësto
32 3:09-3:14-Camera
tilts down from the
actor’s upper body to
the table to show
that he is preparing
snacks.
We could just run them red
lights
33 3:14-3:22-Pan to left
to show the actress
walks into the living
room after changing
and moves to the
couch. As the camera
pans you can also see
the actor raising the
bowl of snacks to
show it to the
actress as even he
moves towards the
couch.
We could just run them red
lights
34 3:22-3:27-A still,
mid shot where the
actor and actress are
sitting on the sofa
and the a 180 degree
turn from right to
show the close up of
the television
screen.
Sound of the movie playing on
television
35 3:27-3:33-A 180
degree turn to right
from the television
screen back to the
sofa where the actors
have fallen asleep
with their heads on
top of each other.
Sound of the movie
playing on television.
