The music video script is for the song "Titanium" by David Guetta featuring Sia. It follows a teenage girl who is accepted to a dance school but her parents refuse to let her go. She runs away from home to pursue her dreams of dance. The script includes scenes of her parents fighting, leaving home on a train, working in a cafe, and ultimately performing on stage at the dance school, having overcome the obstacles to achieve her goals.

1. Music Video Script
Music Video Script Final Draft
Song: "Titanium"
Artist: David Guettaft.Sia
Director: Louise Maher
Production Company: Cloud productions
Contact Details: Louisemaher18@gmail.com
Final Draft- By Lauren Mawer and Chloe Kyriacou

2. Music Video Script
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0:00 – 0:30 –
Wide shot of a living room.
A camera pan across the living room till it
focuses on the main at the right hand side
of the room. A teenage girl (the figure)will
be a sat on a sofa with the kitchen door- on
the right hand tide of her- slightly open, with
a silhouette of her parents fighting in the
kitchen which will shine onto the right hand
wall. with a cushion on her lap and one
hand on her head, acting as if she’s about
to pull her hair out
Cut edit to reveal a close up of the letter
which the girl will be reading, informing her
that she has been on accepted on a dance
course at a school she has always
dreamed of going to, however her parents
refuse to let her go.A close up of the side of
her face/the letter, as if someone’s standing
over her shoulder and you see a tear drop
on the letter and then she quickly wipes her
face.
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.

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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.
I'm criticized but all your bullets ricochet
You shoot me down, but I get up
Cut edit into a point of view shot showing a
group of teenagers- includingmale and
females- looking at the teenage girl and
laughing at her. Some will be smoking, two
lads will have a football at their feet which
they kick at her legs, and the rest will all be
staring and sniggering.The pace of the
video will slow down just for this particular
shot almost like she is watching it in slow
motion.
group of teenagers who constantly
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 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
mock her, ignoring them, she continues
to walk.

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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 will zoom back out into a wide shot
of girl looking back and staring for a short
while at the train station exit. She hears her
name being called and quickly turns around
but doesn’t see anyone looking for her. She
returns her gaze to the train station exit
Then cut to.
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.

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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 on
her stereo to block out the sound of her
parents fighting.a glass smashes.
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.

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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. The girl takes a deep breath
and starts to walk towards the train.
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. She looks out the train
door windows and the train starts to pull
away from the platform.
After the flashbacks, the girl has
Then cut to.
train ready to start a new life for herself.
realized she doesn't want to return to
her home, therefore she gets on the
2:30 – 3:00 –
A long shot of a cafe,where the girl will be
Stone-hard, machine gun
working,cleaning tables, she will be wearing Firing at the ones who run
the typical uniform (white blouse, black
Stone-hard as bulletproof glass
pants and an apron)
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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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 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 it’s 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
teenager will be performing. POV of the girl;
She could be hovering by the curtain and
have a premonition of her parents turning
up and sitting in the middle of the theatre.
The music will become quieter at this point
and then get louder as reality hits back and
she realizes her parents aren’t going to be
there.
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