1. FAR
AWA
Y
José
González
I liked this song so much
for a few reasons. Such as
how the only main
instrument is a guitar and
how this creates a sombre
haunting tone. Literally the
song is about a goal or
place that someone has
been heading towards for a
long time and has had to
endure a lot of suffering,
whilst the final goal is in
fact still so far away. Hence
the title.
My idea for the actual plot of the video would be that a boy, around our age would
be walking home, at night, and upon getting home is set upon by a
parent/guardian. Shouting and eventually hitting him. He would run into his room
possibly crying before slamming the door. *Light could be used here as a
metaphor for his safe place or something* We would then see him go to sleep with
a picture of Elvis or something to represent his goal of being a musician. He would
then run away from home, taking the picture with him as a reminder of his aim. We
can use long shots of him alongside train tracks or walking alone through forests
etc…
Somehow he would come upon an old guitar, perhaps he stole it? Giving the
pretence that he is in fact the man singing the song due to the fact the main
instrument is a guitar. He could then be found and brought home or something,
hitting home the moral of the song and how far away his goals are. And then
perhaps a shot of him playing a guitar as an old man, my granddad is coming
down from Newcastle soon and he plays bass guitar so we could use him and we
wouldn’t even need to show his face. The song is 4:40 long so we have a lot of
time to present this story even with liberal use of ‘fade to blacks’.
Pros
• Absolutely no dialogue is needed
• Faces can be avoided a lot of the time so acting isn’t a massive concern
• Locations are easy to find in and around Poole and even the school, such as
the forest area near the main road.

2. BARCEL
ONA George
Ezra
I personally don’t have a great idea of where to go with this
song. It has a very happy, wistful tone. Almost sleepy, it would
probably involve a lot of sweeping vistas over cosy towns and
sunset. Perhaps a camping trip is in order? The song only lasts a
little over 3 minutes, allowing us to get away with potentially
having a shorter story. However, this would mean that more
focus and effort would have to go into the shooting and
subsequent editing of the film….
This song has far more instruments in it
than the previous one, presenting both
opportunity and challenge aka a
‘Problortunity’ Barcelona encourages to
dream of warm and carefree open-air
nights. Serenading with a bluesy tune.
Pros
• Shorter song time allows for a
shorter film.
• More landscape shots rather than
acting and dialogue is needed