The music video will tell the story of a romance between a young man and woman through intercutting between their story and an older man singing. It will begin with the older man singing sadly before cutting to the young couple's happier moments, including the man giving the woman a necklace. Their relationship will then take a downturn after the man's friend has a breakdown. The video will return to the older man and show the young couple's relationship in the past tense before ending with the older man walking away as ghosts of the young couple reunite.
2. Story Line
• Low Pan across table past candles. tilt up to old man. looks sad and depressed. Starts singing slowly. Different shots through camera
and candle flames. Zoom into eye (46 seconds)
• Zoom out from eye (old man, young) (Prop: acoustic guitar) camera at angle from singer with woman in background sitting on a
bench, focus shot past man to woman touching her face, gazing at man.
• Man turns and smiles BCU of man. and at LS they walk towards each other.
• (+scene) Gives the necklace to the girl. CU around her neck
• Fade to old man singing. then fades back to him young when line comes “we were merely Freshman” (1:18)
• Young man again walking down the road holding hand with girl friend. Guy holding JD bottle hood up sat on a wall, then it goes black
and white to singer’s friend and his GF arguing and him drinking and her taking tablets. She slaps singers friend and walks off. Man falls
on to knees and keels over crying.
• Camera pans down to JD bottle on floor open spilling. (1.49) Man looks up “can’t be held responsible…” Girl wipes tears from her eyes
‘she was touching her face’ … MS on her face
• (2.07) ‘Guitar in corner’ young man stood on rock singing. Camera flicks between CU,LSBCU (2.25) flicks back to old man singing
“yeahhh” walking, fades back to young man and girl (2.49) they kiss and smile at each other (camera in symmetrical two shot) both
people smile at each other
• turn 180 degrees and their facial expression saddens as they walk away from each other. (+scene) Girl throws necklace to young mans
feet. PAN, ZOOM, ECU of necklace at his feet Camera in front of man slightly to the left of his face and shoulder. In the distance you
can see his girl friend walking off. Jumps to girl walking from man with a tear in her eye “can’t be held responsible” jumps back to man
“she was touching her face” back to girl “No I wont be held responsible” back to man “she fell in Love in the first place” (3.25)
• Fade edit to old man singing “for the life of me….” Then he is angry and swipes the candles to the floor. Doing hand gestures. “For the
life of me…” Then slams fist down on top of lit candle.
• Faded vision of woman and young man together holding hands (possibly kissing)… as singing calms down between each line, it is sang
between the old man, the young man, and the girl. Song fades out to old man walking away with candle flame in fore ground.
• Old man throws flower near a rock and walks into the distance, young woman walks out from behind a tree and walked off with him
(ghosts) Zoom out from MS- ELS as they walk away
+ Scenes
Old man throws flower near a rock and walks into the distance, young woman walks out from behind a tree and walked off with him (ghosts)
Zoom out from MS- ELS as they walk away
Early in the video, young man gives young woman a necklace (prop), zoom in on it to CU around her neck. Later on in the video, the young
man and woman are fighting (MS, RAE) when she throws the necklace at his feet (Pan, zoom, ECU) and walks away. (LS)
3. Shooting Schedule
SCENE INT/EXT SHOT DESCRIPTIONS/ LOCATION CHARACTERS EQUIPMENT/
DAY/NIGHT SUMMARY PROPS/
COSTUMES/ SPECIAL
REQUIREMENTS
1 Sunset Camera pans across candles on table in CU Werneth low Old man Candles
Outdoors zooms as pan to LS of old man. Zoom from LS Table
to ECU mans eye Table cloth?
White hair spray/ talc
Suit
2 Day Man sat playing guitar, LS. Werneth low Young man Acoustic guitar
Outdoor Zoom from old mans eye ECU to LS of young Woman
man. Track across mans shoulder to see
woman, zoom in from ELS- MS
3 Day Man turns to woman (MS) and smiles. LS as Werneth low Young man Necklace
Outdoor they walk toward each other. Woman
MS man gives girl woman necklace, CU of it
on her neck.
Scene fades into old man singing ‘we were
merely freshman’ (MS)
4 Day/ Sunset Switch track (back/forward) MS/LS couple Werneth low Young man and JD bottle
Outdoor walking down the road. woman
Second man, sat on a walk with JD bottle (LS Second couple
from behind)
Fade to back and white
5 Dull day Second couple argueing (series of shots, CU, Werneth low Second couple JD bottle
LS, MS)
CU man drinking from JD bottle, zoom out
second woman slaps him, then walks off (LS)
Man falls to his knees crying (MS)
JD bottle spilling (CU) Man looks up (MS)
sings ‘cant be held responible’
Pans to woman wiping tear away (CU)
4. 6 Day time Young man singing, stood on a rock, (CU,LS, Brabyns Park Young man Big rock
BCU, MS). Flicks back to old man singing Woman
‘yeahhhh’ back track, LS. Old man
Fades back to young man and girl smiling
at each other (2shot, MS)
Pan 180 degress *effect* Camera darkens,
mood changes.
7 Day, sunset Facial expressions sadden, (MS) Girl throws Werneth low or Young man necklace
necklace at his feet (LS, PAN, Zoom in BCU) Brabyns Park Woman
of the necklace at his feet.
Girl friend walks off, (MS-ELS)
Cut to girl, tears down her face (MS)
Cut to man singing ‘no i wont be held
responsible...’
8 Dark, night Fade and cut to old man singing ‘for the life Werneth low Old man Candles
of me...’ zoom CU-LS. Man swipes candles Table
too the floor,(LS) Then slams fist down on a
lit candle (CU)
9 Day time Faded vision of young man and woman Werneth low Young man
holding hands (ELS) as the camera keeps Woman
cutting between the old mand and young Old man
man singing MS, LS, CU
10 sunset Old man throws flowers by a rock/grave, Brabyns Park Old man Tree
MS, and walks into the distance, LS. Young woman Flowers
Young woman (ghostly) walks out from Gravestone/ rock?
behind a tree, LS, and walks off with him
(ghosts) zoom out MS-EELS as they walk
ingto the distance and disappear
Filming order: 2 3 4 5 6 9 7 4 1 10
Day – night filming
Old man singing first
Young man singing
5. Props and costumes
Guitar
Candles (Fancy and Tea candles)
Jack Daniels Bottle
Necklace
Flowers
Old Man - Black Suit, white shirt, black tie
Young Man – Jeans and t-shirt with Jacket
Woman – jeans, jacket, bag
Young mans friend-hoodie, jeans
Young mans friend GF – top and shorts