This music video script is for the song "Titanium" by David Guetta featuring Sia. It follows the story of a teenage girl who lives in an unhappy home with parents who constantly fight. She is accepted to a dance school but her parents refuse to let her go. She decides to run away and takes a train to start a new life. The video shows her flashbacks of arguments at home and finding work and performing at the dance school, showing she has overcome struggles and achieved her dreams. The script provides detailed directions for shots and visual elements to tell this narrative story through the music.

1. Music Video Script
Music Video Script
Song: "Titanium"
Artist: David Guettaft.Sia
Director: Louise Maher
Production Company: Cloud productions
Contact Details: Louisemaher18@gmail.com

2. Music Video Script
Video Title:
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LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
0:00 – 0:30 –
Wide shot of a living room.
A camera pan across room till it focuses on
the main figure at the right hand side of the
room. A teenage girl (the figure) will be sat
on the sofa with the kitchen door-on the
right hand side of her- slightly open, with a
silhouette of her parents fighting in the
kitchen which will shine onto the right hand
wall.
Cut edit to reveal a close up of a letter
which the girl will be reading, informing her
that she has been on accepted onto a
dance course at a school she has always
dreamed of going to, however her parents
refuse to let her go.
Low key lighting will be used throughout
this scene to provide a negative mood and
create the sense that due to the constant
arguing and fighting the girl is in an
environment where she is unhappy.
Then Cut to.
"You shout it out,
But I can't hear a word you say
I'm talking loud not saying much"
In this particular scene the main
character within the narrative is sat in
her living room reading an acceptance
letter from a dance school she has
always wanted to go to, however her
parents won’t allow it. The teenage girl
is very distressed and angry, due to her
mother and father constantly fighting
and arguing.

3. Music Video Script
VIDEO
AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
0:30 – 1:00 –
Tracking shot of the girl walking down a
street, almost as if she is walking towards
the camera;
-The mise en scene will be constructed to
create a stereotypical representation of
teenagers from a "rough" background
through costumes and setting. The main
character herself will have
her hair scraped back with hooped earrings
and a rucksack. The street itself will be on a
council estate consisting of council houses
and blocks of flats.
Cut edit into a point of view shot showing a
group of teenagers- including both male
and females- looking at the teenage girl
and laughing at her. The pace of the video
will slow down just for this particular shot
almost like she is watching it in slow
motion.
Followed by another tracking shot of the girl
continuing to walk down the street, showing
her reaction;
-her body language will be aggressive to
show her anger and will be walking at a fast
pace.
During this shot shallow depth field will be
used, with the group of teenagers and the
background setting blurred therefore
making her the main focus, emphasizing
the fact she is leaving and they are not
important anymore.
Then Cut To.
I'm criticized but all your bullets ricochet
You shoot me down, but I get up
I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose
Fire away, fire away
Ricochet, you take your aim
Fire away, fire away
In this scene the girl has decided to run
away, having packed her bags, whilst
walking down the street she notices a
group of teenagers who constantly
mock her, ignoring them, she continues
to walk.
FX- Slow motion shot of girl.

4. Music Video Script
VIDEO
AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
1:00 – 1:30 –
A long shot of the girl in a busy train station,
she will stop and place her rucksack on the
floor and look up at the train times with her
ticket in her hands.
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
Camera will zoom into a close up of the girl
reading the ticket, her hands will be shaking
and she will appear very upset crying.
Camera zoom back out into wide shot of
girl looking back and staring for a short
while at the train station exit.
In this scene the girl is at the train
station and ready to leave, however she
is contemplating weather this is the right
decision, slightly regretting leaving
home and feeling guilty for running
away.
Then cut to.

5. Music Video Script
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AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
1:30 – 2:00 –
A montage of shots which will show the
girls mum and dad fighting and arguing
including a:
- long shot of her parents visibly shouting at
each other.
- A close up of the teenagers fathers angry
facial expression.
Also another shot within the montage will
show the girl in her bedroom with a close
up shot of her hand turning the volume up
on her stereo to block out the sound of her
parents fighting.
Unlike all the other scenes in the video,
these will be black and white to emphasize
that they are flashbacks and are in the past.
Then cut to.
Cut me down
But it's you who'll have further to fall
Ghost town and haunted love
Raise your voice, sticks and stones may
break my bones
I'm talking loud not saying much
Throughout these shots the girl will be
having flashbacks of the arguments and
fights at home and how she tried
blocking out the sound.
FX- black and white montage shots

6. Music Video Script
VIDEO
AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
2:00 – 2:30 –
A close up of the girl in the train station
again reading the ticket, shaking her head
and wiping away her tears.
Cut edit to a close up of the girl picking up
her rucksack.
Camera zooms out to a tracking shot of the
girl walking and getting onto the train,
I'm bulletproof, nothing to lose
Fire away, fire away
Ricochet, you take your aim
Fire away, fire away
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
I am titanium
I am titanium
Followed by a close up of the train doors
closing behind her.
After the flashbacks, the girl has
Then cut to.
realized she doesn't want to return to
her home, therefore she gets on the
train ready to start a new life for herself.
2:30 – 3:00 –
A long shot of a cafe, where the girl will be
working, cleaning tables, she will be
wearing the typical uniform (white blouse,
black pants and an apron)
Stone-hard, machine gun
Firing at the ones who run
Stone-hard as bulletproof glass
In this scene the girl has now got a job
Followed by tracking into a close up of the
in a cafe, to help support following her
teenage girl cleaning a table, she will then
look up towards the right with a happy facial dreams, whilst living a much happier
expression
life, away from home.
Then cut to.

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VIDEO
AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
3:00 – 3:30
A point of view shot of a clock on the wall,
showing that it is 5pm, the end of the girls
shift.
Cut edit to a long shot of the outside of the
cafe again, during which the girl will be
visible through the window hanging up her
apron before walking out the door, she will
come across very enthusiastic and happy.
Then cut to.
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
In this scene the girl realizes its the end
of her shift and is excited for an
upcoming performance at the new
dance school she was accepted into.
3:30 – 4:00 Long shot of a stage, on which the teenage
will be performing.
Tracking away from the stage, to the back
of the theatre therefore showing the
audience as well as the stage (a front view
shot of what the audience can see)
End of video.
I am titanium
You shoot me down but I won't fall
I am titanium
I am titanium
The girl has finally reached her dream,
performing on stage in front of hundreds
of people