Space Bound - Music Video Narrative Concept
19.11.16
Written by Avinash Navani
Narrative Element #1
A car slowly approaches a ‘stop’ sign in the dusk-like atmosphere. As he
breaks to halt the car, he notices something that confronts his
direction. Curious, the man exits the car and walks toward his marvel
(unknown to the audience). What he sees only leaves him in shock, and we
cut to reveal this ambiguous thing. A ‘white’ and shinning silhouette
taking the form of a woman. The man remains unfazed and slowly approaches
the light. The silhouette prompts the man to remember the time he shared
with a woman.
Narrative Element #2
The two of them engage in a fight following an undisclosed argument. The
man, enraged, starts chucking items to the floor, while the woman prompts
him to stop; however, the man has clearly entered a ‘limbo’ in which his
mind promotes anger. The woman pleads for him to stop, but that only
agitates him to push her away to the wall to remove her grip form his
arm. The girl starts to weep and the man stops his massacre,
understanding the true extent of his actions and manages to reveal a
forgiving face. He attempts to approach her to apologise, but she
gestures at him to stay away feeling threatened by his presence.
Narrative Element #3
After a quick time-lapse, transitioning from the chorus to the second
verse, we see the girl with her bags, leaving the apartment in tears. The
man sits in the corner, emotionally watching her leave. He brushes a tear
off his eye, but remains strong-headed. When she finally leaves the
house, the man contemplates on asking her to come back, but his decision
to do so comes to late - he runs out of the house to see that she has
gone.
He begins his pursuit to win her affection again: he begs for forgiveness
on Facebook, but she has blocked him; he goes to her mother’s old address
to find the house vacant; and he contacts her friends to find out where
she has gone, but they refuse to disclose her location. The final shot
before the performance section is of him holding the picture of his
girlfriend… crying.
Narrative Element #4
After a year and six months, the man receives a message from her on
Facebook, asking if he wants to meet. The man is completely elated by
this, affirming her invitation.
The two of them meet in a nearby café, where the man expresses his
feelings of guilt and remorse regarding his anti-sentiments towards her.
She accepts his apology, but denies any chance of them having a
relationship, and so the smile leaves the man’s face. When he questions
her decision, she smiles, takes his hand and places it on her stomach.
She’s pregnant with another man’s child. He walks away from the shop, as
the girl follows him, hoping to explain the situation to him; however, he
faces yet another relapse in anger and goes on to attack her. She is
defenseless, and as the man’s grip tightens, another man (the girl’s
boyfriend) comes to her aid and stops the savage attack, punching the
man. The man, ashamed by his actions, runs away, while the woman’s
boyfriend comforts her.
The man goes back to his home, enraged, and enters the kitchen. There he
finds a knife. As images of the girl flash before his eyes, the man puts
the knife to his neck and closes his eye.
The woman is then featured on a bed, crying, and her boyfriend comforts
her, he too is emotional. She reassures him by stroking his hand, but her
eyes slowly fade away and she perishes… the boyfriend yells in anger and
begins to cry. The girl dies due to childbirth complications: this is
what she wanted to tell the man (her ex-boyfriend). Before, she dies she
pictures the stars and perhaps her thoughts of heaven (implying the final
bridge:
“It's too late to save our love;
Just promise me you'll think of me every time you look up in the
sky and see a star 'cause I'm a…”
Narrative Element #5
We’re back at the dusk atmosphere, where the man pulls up by the stop
sign and sees the white silhouette. He gets out of the car and approaches
the light; it takes the form of the woman, but the light never fades. The
man recognises her and smiles… and continues to approach her, so that
they can have their love in the afterlife.

Music video Narrative Elements

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    Space Bound -Music Video Narrative Concept 19.11.16 Written by Avinash Navani Narrative Element #1 A car slowly approaches a ‘stop’ sign in the dusk-like atmosphere. As he breaks to halt the car, he notices something that confronts his direction. Curious, the man exits the car and walks toward his marvel (unknown to the audience). What he sees only leaves him in shock, and we cut to reveal this ambiguous thing. A ‘white’ and shinning silhouette taking the form of a woman. The man remains unfazed and slowly approaches the light. The silhouette prompts the man to remember the time he shared with a woman. Narrative Element #2 The two of them engage in a fight following an undisclosed argument. The man, enraged, starts chucking items to the floor, while the woman prompts him to stop; however, the man has clearly entered a ‘limbo’ in which his mind promotes anger. The woman pleads for him to stop, but that only agitates him to push her away to the wall to remove her grip form his arm. The girl starts to weep and the man stops his massacre, understanding the true extent of his actions and manages to reveal a forgiving face. He attempts to approach her to apologise, but she gestures at him to stay away feeling threatened by his presence. Narrative Element #3 After a quick time-lapse, transitioning from the chorus to the second verse, we see the girl with her bags, leaving the apartment in tears. The man sits in the corner, emotionally watching her leave. He brushes a tear off his eye, but remains strong-headed. When she finally leaves the house, the man contemplates on asking her to come back, but his decision to do so comes to late - he runs out of the house to see that she has gone. He begins his pursuit to win her affection again: he begs for forgiveness on Facebook, but she has blocked him; he goes to her mother’s old address to find the house vacant; and he contacts her friends to find out where she has gone, but they refuse to disclose her location. The final shot before the performance section is of him holding the picture of his girlfriend… crying. Narrative Element #4 After a year and six months, the man receives a message from her on Facebook, asking if he wants to meet. The man is completely elated by this, affirming her invitation. The two of them meet in a nearby café, where the man expresses his feelings of guilt and remorse regarding his anti-sentiments towards her. She accepts his apology, but denies any chance of them having a relationship, and so the smile leaves the man’s face. When he questions her decision, she smiles, takes his hand and places it on her stomach. She’s pregnant with another man’s child. He walks away from the shop, as the girl follows him, hoping to explain the situation to him; however, he
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    faces yet anotherrelapse in anger and goes on to attack her. She is defenseless, and as the man’s grip tightens, another man (the girl’s boyfriend) comes to her aid and stops the savage attack, punching the man. The man, ashamed by his actions, runs away, while the woman’s boyfriend comforts her. The man goes back to his home, enraged, and enters the kitchen. There he finds a knife. As images of the girl flash before his eyes, the man puts the knife to his neck and closes his eye. The woman is then featured on a bed, crying, and her boyfriend comforts her, he too is emotional. She reassures him by stroking his hand, but her eyes slowly fade away and she perishes… the boyfriend yells in anger and begins to cry. The girl dies due to childbirth complications: this is what she wanted to tell the man (her ex-boyfriend). Before, she dies she pictures the stars and perhaps her thoughts of heaven (implying the final bridge: “It's too late to save our love; Just promise me you'll think of me every time you look up in the sky and see a star 'cause I'm a…” Narrative Element #5 We’re back at the dusk atmosphere, where the man pulls up by the stop sign and sees the white silhouette. He gets out of the car and approaches the light; it takes the form of the woman, but the light never fades. The man recognises her and smiles… and continues to approach her, so that they can have their love in the afterlife.