1. Music Video Script
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scene begins with NARR: and the other audio notes are in parentheses or italics, or a
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2. Music Video Script
Video Title:
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
1. (0.01-0.36) Extreme close up of (13 second instrumental)
female’s face tracking backwards Close enough to start a war
into a long shot of the female’s All that I have is on the floor
whole body stood on a beach. God only knows what we're
Dissolves to aclose up shot of the fighting for
female performing. A panning All that I say, you always say
extreme long shot of the female more
walking along the beach. Cross
dissolve to alow angle long shot of
the female performing on the sand
dunes.
2. (0.37-1.01)Extreme close up of the I can't keep up with your
artist singing the lyrics. Close up turning tables, Under your
of females footprints in the sand. thumb, I can't breathe
Dissolves to amedium long shot of So I won't let you close enough
the female stood on the beach with to hurt me No, I won't rescue
a sad expression. A close up shot you, you to just desert me
of a photograph of the female and a
boy.High angle shot to show artist
walking down the beach. Cross
dissolve to a medium shot of the
artist singing. An extreme long
shot of the female walking towards
the camera. A Medium shot of the
artist performing the lyrics.
3. (1.02-1.26)Amedium close up shot of I can't give you the heart you
the female looking down.Dissolves think you gave me
toExtreme close up of the artist’s It's time to say goodbye to
mouth singing. Backwards tracking turning tables,
shot of the artist near the water. to turning tables
A panning long shot of the artist
walking down the beach, along the
water. Dissolve to a low angle long
shot of the artist sat on the sand
dunes. An extreme long shot of the
artist walking towards the camera,
then walking off screen.

3. Music Video Script
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
4. (1.27-2.01)Point of view shot of Under haunted skies I see
the bird filled skypanning upwards. Where love is lost, your ghost
Cross dissolve to amedium shotthe is found, I've braved a hundred
female drawing a heart in the sand. storms to leave you As hard as
A high angle shot of the female you try, no, I will never be
rubbing her hand over the sand knocked down
ruining the heart shape.Dissolves I can't keep up with your
to amedium shot of the artist turning tables, Under your
performing. High angle extreme long thumb, I can't breathe
shot of artist walking up the sand
dune.Low angle long shot of artist
walking up the sand dunes.
Dissolves to an extreme close up
shot of the artist’s mouth singing
the lyrics. Long shot of the artist
falling to her knees, burying her
head in her hands. A zoom in shot
of the artist with her head in her
hands on the sand dunes.
5. (2.02-2.30) Medium close up of the I won't let you close enough to
artist singing whilst sat on the hurt me, no I won't ask you, you
sand dunes. A close up of the to just desert me I can't give
artist singing on the sand dunes. you what you think you gave me
An upwards panning shot of the It's time to say goodbye to
artist walking away from the camera turning tables
along the beach. Close up of the
artist’s mouth singing. An extreme
close up of a mobile phone, with a
text message reading ‘I love you’,
which is being deleted.
6. (2.30-3.06) An extreme long shot of To turning tables Turning
the artist walking away from the
tables, yeah, oh.
camera, towards her car. A close up
shot of the female sat in her car, (16 second Instrumental)
slamming the car door. An extreme
close up of the car key being put
into the key hole. A low angle long
shot of the car driving down the
road, away from the beach setting.
An extreme close up shot of a
photograph of the couple burning on
the ground, in which blows away. A
fade to black at the end.