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Music video first draft script



The Killers- Spaceman



Screen writer: Clayton Skorski
Music video first draft script


Video Title: The Killers - SPACEMAN



                    VIDEO                              AUDIO

                                          LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX

1.   *WALKING INTO BUILDING, SHOW THEM    Band talking, laughing.
     WALKING THREW THE DOORS*
     *CARRYING EQUIPMENT*
     Close ups/Medium Shot
     SteadyCam shot
                                          *Quick cut to next shot*


2.   *WALKING INTO MAIN DOORS*
      Extreme Close up Tracking Shoton
     feet
     Low angle                            *cut to next shot*


3.   *FILM LYRIC SHEET/NOTES              Introduction
     SHEET/EQUIPMENT*                     BLACK AND WHITE THROUGHOUT REST
     Close ups, blurry background         OF THE VIDEO.
     Hand held filming
     slowly

4.   Film Drums Extreme close             (0.12)Drums come in
     up,(focus)*FILM DRUMMER PERFORMING
     IN THE RECORDING STUDIO* (Blurred
     in the background)                   *Cut to next shot*
     Close ups on instrument
     Still shots on a tripod

5.   *FILM SOUND PANEL AND SPEAKERS*      (0.19)Second round of background
     Close ups/Medium shots               vocals
     Hand held (SteadyCam) filming        *Cut to next shot*


6.   *FILM VOCALIST PERFORM*              (0.26) Main vocals come in
     Close-up on microphone and           “It started with a low light,
     vocalist. Not much of the face is    Next thing I knew they ripped me
     in shot. Mainly the mouth and        from my bed
     microphone.                          And then they took my blood
     Still shot on a tripod               type”



                                          *blur *


7.   *FILM VOCALIST’S FOOT TAP TO DRUM    (0.33) “It left a strange
     BEAT*                                impression in my head”
     Close up                             Vibration on the screenat drum
     Still shot                           beat
                                          *Cut to next shot*
Music video first draft script

                        VIDEO                            AUDIO

                                            LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX

8.    *FILM ARTISTS GOING THROUGH THE       (0.38)
      LYRICS*                               “You know that I was hoping,
      Close up, medium shot                 That I could leave this star-
      Hand held (SteadyCam)                 crossed world behind”
                                            DISSCUSION ABOUT LYRICS
                                            Vocalist makes a ripping
                                            actionat.(0.45)
                                            “But when they cut me open”

                                            *Cut to next shot*


9.    *FILM ARTISTS LITENING BACK TO        (0.50)SOUND RECORDER PERSON
      RECORDING*                            TELLING THE ARTISTS ABOUT PARTS
      Wide shot, medium shot                OF THE RECORDING
      Close up on artists and sound
      recorder person
                                            *Cut to next shot*
      Hand held filming (SteadyCam)



10.   *FILM DRUMMER MIMING THE DRUMS*       (0.51)
      Wide Angle Shot – Drummer directly
                                            “And you know I might”
      in the center shot, and the
      equipment on left and rightFish eye
      effect

                                            *cut to next shot*


11.   *FILM VOCALIST SINGING*               (0.53)
      Medium shot.                          “Have just flown too far from
                                            the floor this time,
                                            Cause they're calling me by my
                                            name”

                                            *Cut to next shot*


12.   *FILM BAND PERFORM*                   (1.04)
      Medium Shot                           “And the zipping white light
                                            beams
                                            Disregards the bombs and
                                            satellites”

                                            *Cut to next shot*


13.   *FILM VOCALIST*                       (1.10)
      Close up                              “That was the turning point
      Steady filming                        That was one lonely night”

                                            *Cut to next shot*
Music video first draft script

                     VIDEO                           AUDIO

                                        LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX

14.   *FILM BAND PERFORM*               (1.16)
      Wide shot                         “The star maker says, „It ain't
      Fish eye effect                   so bad‟
      Hand held filming                 The dream maker's gonna make you
      Different angles                  mad”



                                        *Cut to next shot*


15.   *FILM WHOLE ROOM*                 “The spaceman says,
      Wide angke shot                   „Everybody look down,
      Tri-Pod                           It's all in your mind‟“
      Fish eye effect
                                        Fast forward.
                                        *Cut to next shot*

16.   *FILM ARTISTS”                    “Well now I'm back at home, and
      Hand held filming                 I'm looking forward to this life
      Artists filming each other        I live
      recording writing lyric.          You know it‟s gonna haunt me
      Fast shots                        So hesitation to this life I
                                        give”

                                        *Cut to next shot*


17.   *FILM VOCALIST*                   “You think you might cross over,
      Hand held filming                 You're caught between the devil
      Artists filming each other        and the deep blue sea
      recording writing lyric.          You better look it over,
      Fast shots Vocalist sat down on   Before you make that leap”
      stairs, very lit up shot.
                                        *Cut to next shot*




18.   *FILM BAND PERFORM*               “And you know I'm fine,
      Hand held filming                 But I hear those voices at night
      Artists filming each other        sometimes-
      recording writing lyric.          They justify my claim,
      Fast shots                        And the public don't dwell my
                                        transmission
                                        Cause it wasn't televised
                                        But, it was the turning point,
                                        Oh what a lonely night”

                                        *Cut to next shot*
Music video first draft script

                     VIDEO                                AUDIO

                                            LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX

19.   *FILM BAND AND SOUND RECORDER         “The star maker says, "It ain't
      PERSON EDITING AND LISTENING BACK     so bad"
      TO SONG, WITH CLOSE UPS OF DEVICES*   The dream maker's gonna make you
      Close ups, wide shots                 mad
      Hand held filming                     The spaceman says, "Everybody
                                            look down
                                            It's all in your mind"

                                            *Cut to next shot*




20.   *FILM BAND PERFORM*                   “The star maker says, "It ain't
      Wide shot                             so bad"
      Steady filming                        The dream maker's gonna make you
                                            mad
                                            The spaceman says, "Everybody
                                            look down
                                            It's all in your mind"

                                            *Cut to next shot*




21.   *FILM EDITING ON COMPUTER             (2.44)
      SCREENSWITH CLOSE UPS OF DEVICES*
                                            *Cut to next shot*




22.   *FILM VOCALIST TAP TO DRUM BEAT*      (2.50)
      Medium Shots

                                            *Cut to next shot*
23.   *FILM VOCALIST SINGING WITH           “My global position systems are
      MICROPHONE IN AN EMPTY SPACE*         vocally addressed
      Close ups, wide shots                 They say the Nile used to run
      Zooming in and out slowly, staying    from East to West,
      focused                               They say the Nile used to run...
                                            From East to West.

                                            And you know I'm fine
                                            But I hear those voices at night
                                            Sometimes...”

                                            *Zoom into vocalist, zoom out to
                                            all the band being there
                                            performing*

                                            *In colour*
Music video first draft script

                     VIDEO                               AUDIO

                                            LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX

24.   *FILM WHOLE BAND PERFORM IN EMPTY     “The star maker says, "It ain't
      SPACE*                                so bad"
      Close ups, wide shots                 The dream maker's gonna make you
      Steady filming                        mad
                                            The spaceman says, "Everybody
                                            look down
                                            It's all in your mind" X2

                                            *cut to next shot*


                                            *Black and white*


25.   *FILM BACK IN                         “It's all in my mind
      RECORDING STUDIO FINISHING TRACK,     It's all in my mind
      MESSING AROUND and BAND FILMING       It's all in my mind
      EACH OTHER*                           It's all in my mind
      Hand held filming                     It's all in my mind”
      Close ups
                                            *cut to next shot*


                                            *OUTRO*



26.   *FILM PACKING AWAY EQUIPMENT*         *4.14*
      Wide shot                             *fast forward*
      Steady filming
                                            *cut to next shot*


27.   *FILM BAND TURNING LIGHTS OFF IN      *4.20*
      THE STUDIO and WALKING OUT*
      Close up

                                            *cut to next shot*


28.   *FILM FINISHED CD ON TABLE WITH THE   *4.27*
      BANDS NAME AND SONG WRITTEN ON IT*
      Hand held filming, blur around the
      CD
      Fades to darkness.

29.                                         END.*4.36*

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  • 1. Music video first draft script The Killers- Spaceman Screen writer: Clayton Skorski
  • 2. Music video first draft script Video Title: The Killers - SPACEMAN VIDEO AUDIO LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 1. *WALKING INTO BUILDING, SHOW THEM Band talking, laughing. WALKING THREW THE DOORS* *CARRYING EQUIPMENT* Close ups/Medium Shot SteadyCam shot *Quick cut to next shot* 2. *WALKING INTO MAIN DOORS* Extreme Close up Tracking Shoton feet Low angle *cut to next shot* 3. *FILM LYRIC SHEET/NOTES Introduction SHEET/EQUIPMENT* BLACK AND WHITE THROUGHOUT REST Close ups, blurry background OF THE VIDEO. Hand held filming slowly 4. Film Drums Extreme close (0.12)Drums come in up,(focus)*FILM DRUMMER PERFORMING IN THE RECORDING STUDIO* (Blurred in the background) *Cut to next shot* Close ups on instrument Still shots on a tripod 5. *FILM SOUND PANEL AND SPEAKERS* (0.19)Second round of background Close ups/Medium shots vocals Hand held (SteadyCam) filming *Cut to next shot* 6. *FILM VOCALIST PERFORM* (0.26) Main vocals come in Close-up on microphone and “It started with a low light, vocalist. Not much of the face is Next thing I knew they ripped me in shot. Mainly the mouth and from my bed microphone. And then they took my blood Still shot on a tripod type” *blur * 7. *FILM VOCALIST’S FOOT TAP TO DRUM (0.33) “It left a strange BEAT* impression in my head” Close up Vibration on the screenat drum Still shot beat *Cut to next shot*
  • 3. Music video first draft script VIDEO AUDIO LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 8. *FILM ARTISTS GOING THROUGH THE (0.38) LYRICS* “You know that I was hoping, Close up, medium shot That I could leave this star- Hand held (SteadyCam) crossed world behind” DISSCUSION ABOUT LYRICS Vocalist makes a ripping actionat.(0.45) “But when they cut me open” *Cut to next shot* 9. *FILM ARTISTS LITENING BACK TO (0.50)SOUND RECORDER PERSON RECORDING* TELLING THE ARTISTS ABOUT PARTS Wide shot, medium shot OF THE RECORDING Close up on artists and sound recorder person *Cut to next shot* Hand held filming (SteadyCam) 10. *FILM DRUMMER MIMING THE DRUMS* (0.51) Wide Angle Shot – Drummer directly “And you know I might” in the center shot, and the equipment on left and rightFish eye effect *cut to next shot* 11. *FILM VOCALIST SINGING* (0.53) Medium shot. “Have just flown too far from the floor this time, Cause they're calling me by my name” *Cut to next shot* 12. *FILM BAND PERFORM* (1.04) Medium Shot “And the zipping white light beams Disregards the bombs and satellites” *Cut to next shot* 13. *FILM VOCALIST* (1.10) Close up “That was the turning point Steady filming That was one lonely night” *Cut to next shot*
  • 4. Music video first draft script VIDEO AUDIO LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 14. *FILM BAND PERFORM* (1.16) Wide shot “The star maker says, „It ain't Fish eye effect so bad‟ Hand held filming The dream maker's gonna make you Different angles mad” *Cut to next shot* 15. *FILM WHOLE ROOM* “The spaceman says, Wide angke shot „Everybody look down, Tri-Pod It's all in your mind‟“ Fish eye effect Fast forward. *Cut to next shot* 16. *FILM ARTISTS” “Well now I'm back at home, and Hand held filming I'm looking forward to this life Artists filming each other I live recording writing lyric. You know it‟s gonna haunt me Fast shots So hesitation to this life I give” *Cut to next shot* 17. *FILM VOCALIST* “You think you might cross over, Hand held filming You're caught between the devil Artists filming each other and the deep blue sea recording writing lyric. You better look it over, Fast shots Vocalist sat down on Before you make that leap” stairs, very lit up shot. *Cut to next shot* 18. *FILM BAND PERFORM* “And you know I'm fine, Hand held filming But I hear those voices at night Artists filming each other sometimes- recording writing lyric. They justify my claim, Fast shots And the public don't dwell my transmission Cause it wasn't televised But, it was the turning point, Oh what a lonely night” *Cut to next shot*
  • 5. Music video first draft script VIDEO AUDIO LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 19. *FILM BAND AND SOUND RECORDER “The star maker says, "It ain't PERSON EDITING AND LISTENING BACK so bad" TO SONG, WITH CLOSE UPS OF DEVICES* The dream maker's gonna make you Close ups, wide shots mad Hand held filming The spaceman says, "Everybody look down It's all in your mind" *Cut to next shot* 20. *FILM BAND PERFORM* “The star maker says, "It ain't Wide shot so bad" Steady filming The dream maker's gonna make you mad The spaceman says, "Everybody look down It's all in your mind" *Cut to next shot* 21. *FILM EDITING ON COMPUTER (2.44) SCREENSWITH CLOSE UPS OF DEVICES* *Cut to next shot* 22. *FILM VOCALIST TAP TO DRUM BEAT* (2.50) Medium Shots *Cut to next shot* 23. *FILM VOCALIST SINGING WITH “My global position systems are MICROPHONE IN AN EMPTY SPACE* vocally addressed Close ups, wide shots They say the Nile used to run Zooming in and out slowly, staying from East to West, focused They say the Nile used to run... From East to West. And you know I'm fine But I hear those voices at night Sometimes...” *Zoom into vocalist, zoom out to all the band being there performing* *In colour*
  • 6. Music video first draft script VIDEO AUDIO LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 24. *FILM WHOLE BAND PERFORM IN EMPTY “The star maker says, "It ain't SPACE* so bad" Close ups, wide shots The dream maker's gonna make you Steady filming mad The spaceman says, "Everybody look down It's all in your mind" X2 *cut to next shot* *Black and white* 25. *FILM BACK IN “It's all in my mind RECORDING STUDIO FINISHING TRACK, It's all in my mind MESSING AROUND and BAND FILMING It's all in my mind EACH OTHER* It's all in my mind Hand held filming It's all in my mind” Close ups *cut to next shot* *OUTRO* 26. *FILM PACKING AWAY EQUIPMENT* *4.14* Wide shot *fast forward* Steady filming *cut to next shot* 27. *FILM BAND TURNING LIGHTS OFF IN *4.20* THE STUDIO and WALKING OUT* Close up *cut to next shot* 28. *FILM FINISHED CD ON TABLE WITH THE *4.27* BANDS NAME AND SONG WRITTEN ON IT* Hand held filming, blur around the CD Fades to darkness. 29. END.*4.36*