Music video script

Music Video Script
Video Title: Red
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
1. Boy and girl walking in to the
distance on grass holding hands
symbolising that they are a couple.
The setting will be bright to show
that they are happy. They will be
place just off centre lining with
the rule of third, as this catches
the audience in as it is in a focal
point which immediately draws them
into the visual aspect. The shot
will be a long two shot as you will
see the whole body walking into the
distance. The shot will last one
second.
Music
At the start there are 3 beats.
The last one is stretched
2. There will be a cut to a café where
to a boy and a girl will be sat
talking to each, they will be
getting to know each other as we
want it to symbolise that they have
just met as the video is going to
go through a journey of the two
relationship through good and bad
times. They will be placed in the
middle of a mid two shot as we want
to see their body language as they
are meeting for the first time as
the girl will be shy but will have
a weak shield to her as she will be
laughing and smiling bring her
defences against this guy down. The
guy will be confident and funny as
he wants to get to know this girl
and will persist as he wants to
make something out of it. The shot
will last two second.
Music
There are 3 beats. The last one
is stretched
3. Then there will be a cut to a
memory of the couples of a mid two
shot, where they are being cosy and
cuddly touching noses being cute.
We will be only seeing to the top
part of their front as they will be
lay on their front lifting up. The
couple will be off centre to the
right, as it is a better visual aid
for people. The shot will last two
second.
Music
There are 3 beats. The last one
is stretched

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4. Then there will be a cut back to a
cafe scene where the couple met.
This time the couple will be of
them smiling and laughing as they
will be more confidence with each
other, as they are breaking down
the walls because they are being
more open with each other. However
there will still be a barrier. They
will be placed in the centre to
show they are the main people who
are a recurring throughout the
video. As the shot is happening
there will be a small zoom as we
are getting closer towards them
opening up more into the situation.
The shot will last two second.
Music
The third beat of the last is
stretched
5. Then a cut will occur back to the
scene of a memory of the couple
being cosy in a park. This time the
couple will kiss to show affection
towards each other. As they are
boyfriend and girlfriend. This mid
two shot highlights a happy time
for them. The shot will last two
second.
Loving him is like driving a new
6. There next will be a cut will cut
back to the cafe scene. The shot
will be a two shot of a mid/long
shot where it of the couple’s side
angle. They will be laughing and
smiling showing a happy time for
them, as it’s the meeting so
everything for them is new. The
shot will last three second.
Maserati down a dead-end street
7. Then there will be a cut back to
them in the park. The shot will be
of them playing and messing about,
as when you’re a couple you tend to
mess about and have a good time,
which portray some of the best
times. The shot will be a mid two
shot of them. The shot will last
two second.
Music
Instrumental

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8. Then there is a cut back to the
cafe. This is the first time they
meet and talk. The boy will walk
along and ask to sit down next to
the girl. The shot will be a long
two shot so we can see everything
which is happening in their meeting
as we can see their expression and
how they social react with each
other. The shot will last two
second.
Faster than the wind, passionate
as sin
9. Then a cut to a close up of the
girl appears. She is alone, looks
sad. This is as something in the
relationship has happened to make
this. She will have make up running
down her face to add an extra
deepen to the emotion as it looks
like she has been crying. She will
be cuddling a pillow so show that
she wants comforts then she hugs
the pillow as she just wants
someone to help her. The shot will
last one second.
Ending so suddenly
10. Then her will be a cut to a flash
back to them in the cafe. This is a
continuation from the shot before,
to when he asked to sit with her.
This is a shot from her side of
view. The shot will be a close up
from the girl side turning into an
over the shoulder shot. The shot
will last three second.
Loving him is like trying to
change your
11. Then there will be a cut back to a
memory of them two lying down in
the park looking into each other’s
eyes, showing their affection and
how they love each other. The shot
of the will be a close up two shot
of the couple, so we can see both
of their expressions and to portray
that they are in love. The shot
will last one second.
Mind once you're already flying
through the free fall
12. Then there will be a cut to the
same scene of them in the park but
at a different angle and
positioning, as they will be
leaning up and touching noses as a
sign of affection. The shot will be
a close up of the pair. The shot
Music
Instrumental

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13. Then there will a cut to a scene of
them arguing in a bar. The shot
will be of just the girl. It will
be a close up of her anger towards
her boyfriend. She will be wearing
red to symbolise the song “red”.
She will be positioned within the
left of Guttenberg’s rule of
thirds. As she is crossing her
arms, this shows that there is a
wall which is protecting her, as
this shows that she is angry and
upset. This is empathised by her
walking away. The shot will last
five second.
Like the colours in autumn, so
bright just before they lose it
all
14. Then there will a shot of the girl
singing showing that she is the
singer of the song creating a
performance concept element. The
shot will be of her in the mirror
with her face covered in make up to
show that she has been crying. The
shot is a close of the girl to
enhance her emotions. The shot will
last three second.
Chorus; Losing him was blue like
I'd never known
15. Then there will be a cut an over
the shoulder shot of the girl
looking at a photo of the two to
show that she is sad, alone and
missing him. Then there will a pan
of a close up shot so we can see
what her emotions are towards the
picture, memory and the guy. She
will again have makeup running down
her face to look like she has been
crying to show that she is missing
him. To empathise this she will be
wearing dark clothing to show her
sadness. The shot will last three
second.
Missing him was dark grey all
alone
16. Then an eye line match will occur
of the picture close up. She will
be wearing the “red” dress to
contrast with the song as when she
was wearing it her love was burning
red and she is still burning red
with her love. A tear drop will
fall onto the picture to show her
sadness towards the guy and the
picture. The shot will last seven
second.
Forgetting him was like trying
to know somebody you never met

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17. Then a cut to a memory of the
couple will happen as she is
thinking of the good times of them.
The shot will be of them back in
the park of them being all loved up
and cosy as she is cold and he is
trying to warm her up so they will
laughing and being happy. The shot
will last the shot will be of them
lay down of a two shot close up.
The shot will last three second.
But loving him was red
(red ehhhh red ehhhh)-
Background singer
18. Then there will be a cut back to
the cafe of them getting to know
each other as her expression shows
that they have something in common.
The shot will of a long two shot
and will be of them getting closer
toward each other. There will be a
track forwards towards them. The
shot will last one second.
Background singer
19. Then a long shot of the boy dancing
will occur, to show that he is
happy and is passionately in love
with the girl. The lighting will be
a red/orange to complement the
lyrics as the lyrics is about being
“red” so they portrays his
happiness of love. The shot will
last seven second.
Loving him was red
Background singer
20. This will be cut back to a happy
scene of them two in the park lying
down and touching noses, showing
their compassion for each other.
The shot will be a two shot close
up to show their affection. The
shot will last six second.
Touching him was like realizing
all you ever wanted was right
there in front of you
21. Then there will be a cut to a close
up of the girl lay on her bed
singing the lyrics. This
complements the lyrics as it is
about singing and loving him. As
she is has makeup down her face we
can see that something is wrong
with her. She will also be
comforted by her pillow as she is
hugging it to show that she is
alone. The shot will last seven
second.
Memorising him was as easy as
knowing all the words to your
old favourite song

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22. Then a cut to a mid two shot of the
couple in the bar arguing will
occur. As they both use big
gestures this shows that they are
both anger at each other and are
arguing. She will be again wearing
her dress to portray her anger but
her love towards the guy. The shot
will last five seconds
Fighting with him was like
trying to solve a crossword and
realizing there's no right
answer
23. A cut will occur to later on that
night of the girl walking home and
the boy chasing after her. The shot
will be a long shot which will
change to a long two shot as we can
see them both coming into the
sequence. He will stop her to show
that he still loves her and wants
to be with her but she is getting
sick and tired of his stupid love
games. Their gestures will portray
how they are feeling towards each
other as she has have enough so she
is backing away and he just wants
her so he is trying to come forward
and he holds his hand out as a sign
of wanting forgiveness. A track
forward will occur as we get closer
into the scene we can understand
more of what is happening. The shot
will last eight second.
Regretting him was like wishing
you never found out that love
could be that strong
24. Then a continuity cut occurs as we
get a close up of their reactions
and emotions to of what is
happening as they argue as he wants
her back but she is not having any
of it. The shot will last three
second.
Chorus; Losing him was blue like
I'd never known
25. A cut to a bedroom will occur of
her with the photo again to show
that she has still not moved on
from him. The shot will be a close
up shot and a pan to the left so we
can see more of her face and
emotions as the starting shot is of
her at her side. This time she
won’t have makeup running down her
face as she is getting over him.
The shot will be three second.
alone

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26. Then a cut to the cafe will happen
as she has a memory of them when
she first met him. Then shot will
be a mid/long shot of the couple at
the side of them. They will be
happy as they will be smiling and
laughing. The shot will last five
second.
27. Then a cut of a long two shot of
them two walking into the distance.
This shot is usually placed at the
end of a book or video to show that
they are going to live happily ever
after however this is only a memory
as she thought they would when they
don’t. The lighting will be bright
to show the happy time. The camera
tracks forward as they leave to
show that they are going into the
distance. During the shot they will
kiss they represent that they are
in a relationship. The shot will
last five second.
But loving him was red
(red ehhhh red ehhhh) -
Background singer
Oh, red
(red ehh) - Background singer
28. There will be cut to a two shot
close up of The shot of a memory of
them being all loved up and happy
in the park as she will be smiling
and laughing. There will a track
forward into the girl as the song
is based on her and how she is
feeling. The shot will last five
seconds.
(ehh red ehhhh) - Background
singer
Burning red
Background singer
29. To contrast the happy moment there
will be a cut to an over the
shoulder shot of the guy as they
are arguing. The girl expressions
and gestures show she is angry and
upset at what is happening as they
are breaking up. As he leaning
towards her to give her a kiss she
rejects him so that she is gaining
power and dominance over him. The
shot will last one second.
(red ehhhh) - Background singer
30. Then a cut to the cafe will happen
as she has a memory of them when
she first met him. Then shot will
be a mid/long shot of the couple at
the side of them. They will be
happy as they will be smiling and
laughing. The shot will last three
second.
Remembering him comes in
flashbacks and echoes

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31. Then a cut to the scene where they
are arguing occurs but this shot is
a close up of their hands. This
complements to the lyrics as it is
about letting go with she does with
her hand when his hand grabs her to
try and comfort her. The guy hand
reacts as she lets go, gesturing
what why you doing this? The shot
Tell myself it's time now, gotta
let go
32. The there is a cut to an over the
shoulder of the guy sat in her
bedroom floor looking at the image
as she looks at it for the last
time. The camera tracks back away
from the camera to show that she
distancing away from him as she is
getting over him. The shot will
last six second.
But moving on from him is
impossible, When I still see it
all in my head
33. Then a close up two shot cuts in as
a memory to the girl of how happy
she was with the guy. The shot is
of the couple kissing and then
smiling/ touching noses. The shot
is bright to show that they are
happy and in love. The shot will
zoom into them as they show their
affection to each other. The shot
will last six second.
Burning red
Music –Instrumental
34. Then a cut of a close up of the
girl kneeling down burning the
photo will happen. She is getting
over him by burning the photo as
she wants to get rid of him out her
system as by getting rid of
everything she has of him, she will
get over him. The shot will last
seven second.
Loving him was red
Music – Instrumental
35. The scene cuts to another where the
guy is trying to get the girl back,
but he is on his own. The close up
of the guy shows that he is
devastated that the girl has left
him as we can see by his facial
expression. The shot will last four
second.
Oh, losing him was blue like I'd
never known

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36. Then a cut to the mirror occurs to
show that this is affecting the
both of them as they are both
upset. The girl is in a mid shot by
her mirroring. From her gesture and
facial expression we can see that
she is upset. The shot will last
three second.
alone
37. Then a cut to the girl with the
picture occurs. She is a lot
happier now than she was before
with the image as she is now
getting over him. So she is going
through the stuff to get rid of so
she wants one final time to look at
it before she throws it away. The
shot is a mid shot which pans to
the left of the girl so we can see
more of her. The camera is placed
at high angle as she still has the
image so to regain the dominance
she needs to get rid of it. The
shot will last seven second.
38. Then it cuts to a memory of the
couple all happy in the park of
them lay on their front. The shot
is a close up of them. The shot is
all bright as they are happy and in
love. The shot will last five
second.
'Cause loving him was red
Background Singer
Yeah, yeah, red
Background Singer
39. Then a cut to the picture on fire.
This shows that they are over and
they are both “burning away”. The
shot will last six second.
We're burning red
(red ehhhh red ehhhh)
Background Singer
40. Then a cut to the argument occurs
as then it starts of a mid shot of
the guy then pans to the left of
the girl reacting to what he is
saying. This shows that they are
both angry at each other. The pan
complements the pan as the lyrics
“comes back to me burning red” she
is red full of angry and it shot
goes back to her. The shot will
last fifteen second.
And that's why he's spinnin'
'round in my head
(red ehhhh red ehhhh)
Background Singer
Comes back to me, burning red
Yeah, yeah
Background Singer

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41. Then the final cut is of a close up
of the image burning on the floor
then a pan up to a long shot of the
girl walking into the distance.
This shows that she is finally over
him and that she is walking away
from this fine. When the pan
happens the shot will be blurred
then go into focus showing that she
is clear of him. The shot will last
17 second.
(ehhhh) - Background Singer
'Cause love was like driving a
new Maserati down a dead-end
street
Music – Instrumental

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