The document discusses plans for a concept music video for the song "Hear Me Out - Dream On Dreamer". It will take a surreal, artistic approach using symbolic imagery rather than a narrative. Locations like forests, rivers, and dilapidated buildings will be used to represent themes of drowning, lucid dreams, and emotional turmoil from the song's lyrics. Cinematography will focus on fluid human movements through various shots while adding elements of surrealism. Editing and costumes will be minimalist to avoid distracting from the artistic expression and emotion of the piece. The video aims to represent feelings rather than tell a story through the human form.

2. Hear Me Out – Dream On Dreamer

3. Type of video: Concept
 We have chosen probably the most difficult of the types
of videos. However this was no easy decision to make. But
our reasons for choosing this were numerous.
 Firstly the way in which we plan on directing the video
includes surreal themes and images. Therefore the use of
any other video type just wouldn’t do the justice to our
vision. We didn’t want to confine ourselves to have to tell
a story, or be on a stage.
 Another reason that we chose concept was because we
took inspiration for slow motion, erratic and unnatural
movements from Thirty Seconds to Mars’ video for Up In
The Air: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y9uSyICrtow
 We were also inspired by this videos artistic and symbolic
approach to creating and defining their own concept.
We wanted our video to be aesthetically beautiful and
meaningful and we didn’t feel we could do this through
the use of narrative or performance elements.

5. Location
 Due to the conceptual nature of the video we intend to make and the
images that we imagine when listening to the song, we decided that scenery
which is often depicted in things like gothic literature was the route we
wanted to go.
 This was because of the serene and idyllic emotions that the song provokes
and then twists and contradicts with the lyrics. so the use of these quite visually
stunning locations will convey this.
 We decided to use places that featured a lot of water because we wanted to
evoke the idea of drowning and struggling to breathe as suggested in the
lyrics of the song - But at the same time a safe haven and a place of calm
and rest.
 As well as this we decided on peaceful places like calm woodlands and
bedrooms to also evoke the idea of sleep and lucid dreams.
 We thought the natural environments will superbly compliment and the
surreal, emotional, artistic, un-natural, dream like style of the video and the
twisted familiarities of places like the bedrooms and bathrooms with relate well
to the sorrowful emotions presented in the lyrics of the song.
“like
breathing
without the
air”
“we always
wake up
from the
deepest of
the dreams
just a little too
late ”
“my dream’s
my one
foundation”
“It's like
every
breath I
take’s a
debt”

6. Specifics
 Rivers: the tranquillity of the running water will be a recurring theme through the video, as
it is a symbol of serenity. However this is then twisted by the element of drowning in water
and being unable to breathe.
 Forest: the natural world images as described are very stunning in forests. And with the
area we live in it is the most readily available place.
 Derelict buildings: we want to use decrepit buildings as they also offer a beauty to them
that we are focusing on in this video, also they offer a sort of naturally reclaimed
dynamic. It also reflects the feelings of being broken and battered, presented in the lyrics
of the song.
 Baths: this is for two main reasons, these images can be used as powerful synergy in the
digi-pack and has the re-occurring water theme like the river again relating to the feeling
of drowning and being unable to breathe.
 Bedrooms: this idea is because we want to show unrest in the focus of the video, hence
the lyrics “Hear me out” suggesting a desire to be heard. We will also use this setting to
represent the reality state (sleeping) of being in a lucid dream. Their body is in the
bedroom but their mind is else where (other settings)
 Studio: although this will be the least frequently used location, we will be using it for its
lights and equipment, but only for close up shots.

7. Use of camera
 In our video our intentions are to focus on the human form not
as in individual person but a vessel for emotion and artistic
beauty.
 To put this across we intend to use shots that make the person
seem powerful (high angle shots) and shots that capture
emotion (close ups / extreme close ups) and fluid movements
(long shots / mid shots / tracking shots)
 We also want out video to have a surreal element to it.
 To add this element in we will intend to use camera trickery to
evoke ideas of falling and levitating evoking the idea of a lucid
dream and alternate reality. “This dream’s my
one foundation,
my future’s held to
sleep…”

8. Editing
 We intend to edit our video in a similar way to the
video for ‘Up In The Air’ too.
 This video is in effect a montage of beautifully
filmed shots that are perfectly edited to the tempo
of the music.
 This video also uses elements of slow motion to slow
down rapid and fluid movements enabling the
audience to appreciate the beauty in something as
simple as human movement.

9. Costume
 For our costumes we want them to be simple and plain so they
do not draw the attention away from the person but at the
same time they shouldn’t be dressed in something you would
see someone wearing normally.
 The colours of the costume would be mainly dark and earthy
colours like black, white, grey, blue, brown to relate to the dark
and moody sound of the song and to compliment the
surroundings we intend to film in.
 However in some shots we intend to feature minimal costume
as we would like to capture certain parts of the body its self -
for example someone's rib expanding and contracting when
heavy breathing.
“its like every
breath I take is a
debt”

10. Representation
 The person will be shown to have no personality or
character traits but used as a means to represent the
feelings and actions put forward in the song.
 The idea is that the video will be about things
effecting them and not the way they effect other
things.
 Much like in videos like ‘Up in the Air’ – 30 Seconds To
Mars and ‘GUY’- Lady GaGa, we would like the
people in our video to be viewed as a piece of art
rather than a person.

11. Unique selling point
 We think the main unique point of this video is the
complete abstract and unique way in which we are going
about this project, with its beautiful way of viewing the
human form, its artistic representation of the emotions that
are provoked from the music itself, and finally the fact that
we are not going to confine ourselves to a singular set
theme. Thereby we are not restricted by any conventions,
so everything that you see in the video will be original,
different, and have no chance of being similar to other
videos that are being made at this time. Therefore, if you
were going to make this video it will stand out from others.