Music Video Script
Music Video Script



Video Title: Artic Monkeys – R U Mine




      VIDEO *ALL SHOTS WILL FADE OUT TO THE
                                                                        AUDIO
                   NEXT SHOT*
                                                       LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX


 1.   Wide angle shot of a DJ behind a desk                -   DJ talking “You’re listening at
      talking into the. The shot will last for 7               Jonesy’s Jukebox, live on KROQ.
      seconds then CUT. (0:07)                                 Right now, for the first time
                                                               ever, anywhere, on this football,
                                                               that’s called planet Earth,
                                                               there’s a brand new song by the
                                                               Arctic Monkeys. It’s called “R U
                                                               Mine?”. Take it away, honey!”


 2.   Next will be a shot of the singer pointing a     -   The singer and other people (who
      handheld camera to himself steadying it              are not on screen) will be talking
      until it is balanced still pointed to him. The       and laughing
      location will be on a dark street lamp lit
      deserted road with a road and street lamps
      in the background. Medium shot, This shot
      will last for 5 seconds. (0:12)


 3.   Next the shot will be the singer staring at      -   Drums will kick in
      the camera waiting for the intro drums to
      start, and when it kicks in he is moving his
      arms up and down to the beat playing air
      drums.Medium shot, This shot will last for
      3 seconds. (0:15)
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4.   The drums will stop and so will the singer,     -   Drums will stop and start again
     he will be standing still for 2 seconds
     waiting for the drums to start again, and
     after 2 seconds they will and he will start
     pretending to use drums like before, it will
     be a medium shot. (0:19)


5.   Cut. Back to the DJ for 2 seconds, him          -   DJ talking “take it away”
     pointed to the left with his hands, wide
     angle shot. (0:21)


6.   Cut. Back to the singer standing on a           -   I'm a puppet on a string
     different road still with street lamps in the       Tracy island, time-traveling
     background with a long range shot,                  diamond
     showing the whole street. (0:34)                    Coulda shaped heartaches
7.   Blur effect transition with the camera going    -   Come to find ya fall in some velvet
     in a clockwise rotation, the singer in a new        morning
     location standing next to a red post box,           Years too late
     low angle medium shot (or better, a gold            She's a silver lining lone ranger
     painted Olympics one) (0:40)                        riding
                                                         Through an open space
8.
     Blur effect transition with the camera going    -   In my mind when she's not right
     in a clockwise rotation, the singer is now          there beside me
     sat at a public park bench with swings,             I go crazy cause here isn't where I
     damp concrete floor, medium/long shot               wanna be
     (0:54)                                              And satisfaction feels like a distant
                                                         memory
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9.    Steady cam shot of the singer standing up,      -   And I can't help myself,
      and walking to the right, walking through           All I wanna hear her say is "Are you
      the park, and walking past 2 of the 6               mine?"
      dancers and when he has walked past them
      they start to follow him. (1:02)


10.   A continuous long shot and steady camof a       -   Are you mine?
      selection of land marks, going from left to         Are you mine tonight?
      right of the location/object that is in shot.       Are you mine?
      First 5 seconds will be a local church (5           + Guitar solo for the last 10 seconds
      seconds), second shot will be of a red letter
      box/postbox (5 seconds), third shot will be
      of public transport, ether a bus going past
      or a train ect (5 seconds), last shot will be
      of a landmark something like Salfordqueys.
      Each shot will blur out into the next shot
      for the transition (1:23)
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11.   Next shot will be the singer holding the        -   I guess what I'm trying to say is I
      camera at arm’s lengthwhilst singing. Over          need the deep end
      the front shoulder will show the next 4/6           Keep imagining meeting, wished
      dancers in the background, with the                 away entire lifetimes
      previous 2 also there. The location will be a       Unfair we're not somewhere
      dark rainy street with street lamps and             misbehaving for days
      back lights to darken the features of the           Great escape lost track of time and
      singer and dancer. (1:46)                           space
                                                          She's a silver lining climbing on my
                                                          desire
                                                          And I


12.   The next shot will be a wide low angle shot     -   go crazy cause here isn't where I
      with the singer and the 4 dancers in in front       wanna be
      of the Manchester wheel, it will then spin          And satisfaction feels like a distant
      to the right and fade out to the next shot.         memory
      (2:02)                                              And I can't help myself,
                                                          All I wanna hear her say is "Are you
                                                          mine?"
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13.   A continuous long shot and steady cam of         -   Are you mine?
      a selection of land marks, going from left to        Are you mine tonight?
      right of the location/object that is in shot.        Are you mine?
      First 5 seconds will be infront of Urbis (5          + Guitar solo for the last 10 seconds
      seconds), second shot will be of hard rock
      cafe(5 seconds), third shot will be outside
      of printworks, (5 seconds), last shot will be
      inside of printworks. Each shot will blur out
      into the next shot for the transition (2:25)


14.   The next shot will be the singer holding the     -   And the thrill of the chase moves in
      camera at an arm’s length walking                    mysterious ways
      backward though printworks with the 4
      dancers doing the same (2:32)


15.   It will still be the same shot but the singer    -   So in case I'm mistaken,
      will rotate 180 degrees and walk backwards           I just wanna hear you say you got
      the other way, whilst turning it will have all       me baby r u mine
      6 dancers now behind him, the turning will
      be slow so it gives a chance for the dancers
      to be in place when the singer turns around
      (2:41)
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16.   the next shot will be a bird’s eye view,        -   Guitar and drums
      from the roof top of a car, pointing towards
      all the dancers and the singer all dancing in
      correlation on the dark street with street
      lamps (2:53)


17.   The next shot will be just of the singer with   -   She's a silver lining lone ranger
      an extreme close up of his face singing.            riding through an open space
      (3:00)                                              In my mind when she's not right
                                                          there beside me And I go


18.   It will be the same continuous shot as          -   crazy cause here isn't where I
      previous but he will walk away from the             wanna be
      camera so you can see the street,                   And satisfaction feels like a distant
      background and dancers also. (3:11)                 memory
                                                          And I can't help myself,


19.   Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium       -All I wanna hear her say is "Are you
      shot with the singer and dancers infront of     mine?"
      Urbis (3:19)


20.   Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium       - Well are you mine?
      shot with the singer and dancers infront of
      hard rock cafe (3:22)
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21.   Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium     - Are you mine?
      shot with the singer and dancers infront of
      hard rock cafe (3:28)


22.   Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium     -Are you mine tonight?
      shot with the singer and dancers infront of
      printworks(3:35)


23.   Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium     -   Closing drums and guitar
      shot with the singer and dancers inside
      urbus walking backwards dancing to the
      closing outro. (3:44)

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    Music Video Script VideoTitle: Artic Monkeys – R U Mine VIDEO *ALL SHOTS WILL FADE OUT TO THE AUDIO NEXT SHOT* LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 1. Wide angle shot of a DJ behind a desk - DJ talking “You’re listening at talking into the. The shot will last for 7 Jonesy’s Jukebox, live on KROQ. seconds then CUT. (0:07) Right now, for the first time ever, anywhere, on this football, that’s called planet Earth, there’s a brand new song by the Arctic Monkeys. It’s called “R U Mine?”. Take it away, honey!” 2. Next will be a shot of the singer pointing a - The singer and other people (who handheld camera to himself steadying it are not on screen) will be talking until it is balanced still pointed to him. The and laughing location will be on a dark street lamp lit deserted road with a road and street lamps in the background. Medium shot, This shot will last for 5 seconds. (0:12) 3. Next the shot will be the singer staring at - Drums will kick in the camera waiting for the intro drums to start, and when it kicks in he is moving his arms up and down to the beat playing air drums.Medium shot, This shot will last for 3 seconds. (0:15)
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    Music Video Script VIDEO *ALL SHOTS WILL FADE OUT TO THE AUDIO NEXT SHOT* LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 4. The drums will stop and so will the singer, - Drums will stop and start again he will be standing still for 2 seconds waiting for the drums to start again, and after 2 seconds they will and he will start pretending to use drums like before, it will be a medium shot. (0:19) 5. Cut. Back to the DJ for 2 seconds, him - DJ talking “take it away” pointed to the left with his hands, wide angle shot. (0:21) 6. Cut. Back to the singer standing on a - I'm a puppet on a string different road still with street lamps in the Tracy island, time-traveling background with a long range shot, diamond showing the whole street. (0:34) Coulda shaped heartaches 7. Blur effect transition with the camera going - Come to find ya fall in some velvet in a clockwise rotation, the singer in a new morning location standing next to a red post box, Years too late low angle medium shot (or better, a gold She's a silver lining lone ranger painted Olympics one) (0:40) riding Through an open space 8. Blur effect transition with the camera going - In my mind when she's not right in a clockwise rotation, the singer is now there beside me sat at a public park bench with swings, I go crazy cause here isn't where I damp concrete floor, medium/long shot wanna be (0:54) And satisfaction feels like a distant memory
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    Music Video Script VIDEO *ALL SHOTS WILL FADE OUT TO THE AUDIO NEXT SHOT* LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 9. Steady cam shot of the singer standing up, - And I can't help myself, and walking to the right, walking through All I wanna hear her say is "Are you the park, and walking past 2 of the 6 mine?" dancers and when he has walked past them they start to follow him. (1:02) 10. A continuous long shot and steady camof a - Are you mine? selection of land marks, going from left to Are you mine tonight? right of the location/object that is in shot. Are you mine? First 5 seconds will be a local church (5 + Guitar solo for the last 10 seconds seconds), second shot will be of a red letter box/postbox (5 seconds), third shot will be of public transport, ether a bus going past or a train ect (5 seconds), last shot will be of a landmark something like Salfordqueys. Each shot will blur out into the next shot for the transition (1:23)
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    Music Video Script VIDEO *ALL SHOTS WILL FADE OUT TO THE AUDIO NEXT SHOT* LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 11. Next shot will be the singer holding the - I guess what I'm trying to say is I camera at arm’s lengthwhilst singing. Over need the deep end the front shoulder will show the next 4/6 Keep imagining meeting, wished dancers in the background, with the away entire lifetimes previous 2 also there. The location will be a Unfair we're not somewhere dark rainy street with street lamps and misbehaving for days back lights to darken the features of the Great escape lost track of time and singer and dancer. (1:46) space She's a silver lining climbing on my desire And I 12. The next shot will be a wide low angle shot - go crazy cause here isn't where I with the singer and the 4 dancers in in front wanna be of the Manchester wheel, it will then spin And satisfaction feels like a distant to the right and fade out to the next shot. memory (2:02) And I can't help myself, All I wanna hear her say is "Are you mine?"
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    Music Video Script VIDEO *ALL SHOTS WILL FADE OUT TO THE AUDIO NEXT SHOT* LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 13. A continuous long shot and steady cam of - Are you mine? a selection of land marks, going from left to Are you mine tonight? right of the location/object that is in shot. Are you mine? First 5 seconds will be infront of Urbis (5 + Guitar solo for the last 10 seconds seconds), second shot will be of hard rock cafe(5 seconds), third shot will be outside of printworks, (5 seconds), last shot will be inside of printworks. Each shot will blur out into the next shot for the transition (2:25) 14. The next shot will be the singer holding the - And the thrill of the chase moves in camera at an arm’s length walking mysterious ways backward though printworks with the 4 dancers doing the same (2:32) 15. It will still be the same shot but the singer - So in case I'm mistaken, will rotate 180 degrees and walk backwards I just wanna hear you say you got the other way, whilst turning it will have all me baby r u mine 6 dancers now behind him, the turning will be slow so it gives a chance for the dancers to be in place when the singer turns around (2:41)
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    Music Video Script VIDEO *ALL SHOTS WILL FADE OUT TO THE AUDIO NEXT SHOT* LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 16. the next shot will be a bird’s eye view, - Guitar and drums from the roof top of a car, pointing towards all the dancers and the singer all dancing in correlation on the dark street with street lamps (2:53) 17. The next shot will be just of the singer with - She's a silver lining lone ranger an extreme close up of his face singing. riding through an open space (3:00) In my mind when she's not right there beside me And I go 18. It will be the same continuous shot as - crazy cause here isn't where I previous but he will walk away from the wanna be camera so you can see the street, And satisfaction feels like a distant background and dancers also. (3:11) memory And I can't help myself, 19. Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium -All I wanna hear her say is "Are you shot with the singer and dancers infront of mine?" Urbis (3:19) 20. Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium - Well are you mine? shot with the singer and dancers infront of hard rock cafe (3:22)
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    Music Video Script VIDEO *ALL SHOTS WILL FADE OUT TO THE AUDIO NEXT SHOT* LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 21. Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium - Are you mine? shot with the singer and dancers infront of hard rock cafe (3:28) 22. Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium -Are you mine tonight? shot with the singer and dancers infront of printworks(3:35) 23. Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium - Closing drums and guitar shot with the singer and dancers inside urbus walking backwards dancing to the closing outro. (3:44)