This music video script follows various characters and depicts scenes representing the lyrics of a song. It includes 13 scenes with descriptions of visuals and audio/music for each. The visual descriptions involve shots of the characters waking up, arguing with partners, getting fired, dancing at work, and finally all singing together on a couch. The audio incorporates lyrics, narration, and music/sound effects matching each scene. The script is formatted with video and audio columns to clearly distinguish visual and audio elements for production of the music video.

1. Music Video Script
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narration should be clearly distinguished from the audio notes (usually the narration in each
scene begins with NARR: and the other audio notes are in parentheses or italics, or a
different color). The point is to make the narration easy enough to spot that the narration
can be read without requiring the reader to search through confusing text. The Audio
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2. Music Video Script
Video Title:
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
1. Main characters eyes are shown Introduction to the song which
*using extream close up* The name
last for 25 seconds
of the song then comes up over the
video.
2. The show then switches to an The characters then start miming
establishing shot to show the
the words ‘I wake up every
characters waking up on a couch in
the morning with the sun shining in evening, with a big smile on my
on their faces looking lost.
face’The music is playing on a
radio in the background.
3. Shot in an office where the The lyrics ‘And your stop
characters is falling asleep at a
probably working at nine to five
desk whilst being shouted at by
their boss, before throwing a drink pase, I wonder how bad that
a drink at them.
tastes.’
4. Close up of the all the main All of the main characters being
characters, separated into a box on
sing the chorus ‘when you see my
the screen.
*CHORUS* face hope it gives you hell…’
5. Walking down the street after being Wheres your picketfence love?
chucked out of work, walking around
And wheres that shiny car and
round drunk throwing coffee at
newly cleaned cars, kicking flowers did it ever get you far… Voices
and pushing papers put of peoples
in the background shouting as
hands. *long/medium shot.*
they walk along.
6. He then takes out his headphones Can hear the music to a
and helps the person who’s papers
different one of the bands songs
he knocked out of his hands.
coming out of the headphones.
‘Truth be told I miss you’

3. Music Video Script
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
7. The person then gives the character People begging to shout as he
a ‘dirty’ look. * close up to the
walks off. ‘And truth be told
characters faces as they have an
evil smile on their face* then puts I’m lying’ ‘music from the
headphone back in and throws the
headphones starts to become
papers out of his hands again.
louder as he puts them in his
ear.
8. Close up of the all the main All of the main characters being
characters, separated into a box on
sing the chorus ‘when you see my
the screen.
face hope it gives you hell…’
9. Then goes to a different character Sarcastic voice of a girl
who is arguing with their talking,and the lyrics ‘If you
partner/ex, throwing cushions at find a man that's worth a damn
each other. and treatsyou well…’
10. The clip fades to the next shot of ‘Now you'll never see what you've
the character who is lay holding a done to me You can take back
feminiem cushion crying. *long your memories, they're no good
shot* to me’The sound of the character
crying.
11. A different character is shown ‘And heres all your lies, you
dressed as a police officer in an
can look me in the eyes with
interview room with someone who’s
been arrested. that sad sad look that you wear
so well…’Banging on the walls
around them and angry shouting.
12. *CHORUS* *CHORUS*
13. All the characters dressed in there When you find a man that worth a
work clothes jumping about and
damn and treats you well, then
doing the same dance. *long shot*
he’s a fool your just as well
hope he gives you hell.
14. *CHORUS* *CHORUS*

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VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
15. All of the characters sat on the When you hear this song and you
same couch they all woke up on sing along, well you'll never
singing, whilst all having tell And you're the fool, I'm
mustaches and glasses ect drew on just as well, hope it gives you
the faces. *establishing shot * * hell When you hear this song I
medium shot* hope that it will give you hell
You can sing along, I hope that
it puts you through hell