1. Whenshootingkeepbackground blurred
Key Points for music video
Scene Description Lyrics played Costumes Time Characters
involved
Mood/Props/Colours Location Filming techniques used
- Group of friends
carrying
camping/party
equipment.
- Settingup
Instrumental
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh)
I had a dreamsobigandloud
I jumpedsohigh I touchedthe
clouds
Whoa-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
(Whoa-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh)
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
20
Seconds
Group of friends
(4)
Fairylights (warm white,
goldenorange, multi-
coloured)
Upbeat mood
Camping equipment (Small
tent, backpacks, fire,)
Logs as chairs
Forest/Campsite - Extreme long shot
- Tracking shot
- Close ups of bits of
equipment and setting up
-
- Characters sitting
aroundcampfire with
guitar singing.
- Mask fallsfrom the sky.
- Characters look upand
see a quick glimpse of
someone/thing
- Characters go offin
search of more masks.
- Singer
I stretchedmyhands out to the
sky
We dancedwithmonsters
through the night
Whoa-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
(Whoa-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh)
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
Other:
Masquerade
masks
10
Seconds
Campers (4)
Mysteryperson
(1)
Camping equipment (Small
tent, backpacks, fire)
Masquerade masks
Log chairs
Guitar
Forest/Campsite - Extreme close-ups
- Close-ups
- Mid shots
- Long shots
- Steadycam
- Characters running
awayfrom the camera
backs facingcamera.
- Helpingfindmasks e.g.
someone standing on
the shoulders of
another personto reach
a mask.
- - Singer
I'm never gonna lookback,
Whoa-Oh
Never gonna give it up, No-Oh
Please don't wake me now
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
Other:
Masquerade
masks
8
Seconds
Campers (4) Masquerade masks Forest/Campsite - Mid shot/Longshot
- Close-ups
- Back to campfire and
look at eachothers
masks
- Cookingmarshmallows
- Guitar
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh)
This is gonna be the best dayof
my life
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh) Myli-i-i-i-
i-i-ife
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
9
Seconds
Campers (4) Camp equipment
Lights
Guitar
Partymood and
atmosphere
Marshmallows
Forest/Campsite - Close-ups
- Long shots
- Mid shots
- Tracking shot of party
popper
-
- Shadow puppets intent
- Characters laughing
about it
- Bubbles
- Singer
-
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh)
This is gonna be the best dayof
my life
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh) Myli-i-i-i-
i-i-ife
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh) Whoo
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh)
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
Other:
Masquerade
masks
19
Seconds
(Instrum
ental
break
included
)
Campers (4) Masquerade masks
Camp equipment
Lights
Phone torch
Bubbles
Forest/Campsite - Close-ups
- Long shots
- Mid shots
- Extreme close-ups
- Low angle shots
- Characters have break I howledat the moon with Campers: 10 Campers (4) Torches Forest - Mid shots/tracking shot
2. Whenshootingkeepbackground blurred
- Food and drinkor just
drink
friends
And then the suncame
crashing in
Whoa-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
(Whoa-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh)
Casual outdoor
clothing
Seconds - Close-ups of faces
Establishing/POVshot:show
characters viewof the dancers in
the distance
Starting to get dark
- Turn on lights
- Singer
- Food and drink
But all the possibilities
No limits just epiphanies
Whoa-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
(Whoa-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
9
Seconds
Campers (4) Fire (Colour editing) Forest/Campsite - Mid shots
- Long shots
- Close-ups (Of masks)
-
- One person goes to find
wood and sees mask on
stump shouts to
characters to come over
I'm never gonna lookback,
Whoa-Oh
Never gonna give it up, No-Oh
Just don't wake me now
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
8
Seconds
Campers (4) Multicolouredfire? Forest - Long shots
Mid shots
- Pick it up andhear
rustling further ahead
- All characters look
towards sound
- Characters decide its safer
to go back
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
Other:
Masquerade
masks
SPLIT
SONG
Max 10
seconds
Campers (4) Masquerade masks Forest - Long shots
- Close ups of masks and
characters faces
- Mid shots
- Campfire games
- Hot seat- stickynotes
with masks onor
holdingthem
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh)
This is gonna be the best dayof
my life
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh) Myli-i-i-i-
i-i-ife
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
9
Seconds
Campers (4) Sparklers
Stickynotes
Forest - Close ups of magic
- Close ups of characters
faces to shows reaction
to magic
- Extreme close ups of
characters faces to shows
reactionto magic
- Sparklers
- Singer
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh)
This is gonna be the best dayof
my life
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh) Myli-i-i-i-
i-i-ife
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh)
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
18
Seconds
Campers (4) Sparklers Forest - Mid shots
- Close ups
- Tracking shot
- (characters sat down
playing game, camera
moves aroundthem)
- Playing with
camera with masks
on
I hear it calling
Outside mywindow
I feel it inmysoul (Soul)
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
9
Seconds
Campers (4) Camera Forest - Slow mo
- Extreme close ups to
shows reactions of fun
3. Whenshootingkeepbackground blurred
- Edit of showing
polaroid photos
- Long shots to show
bodylanguage
-
- Singer
- Ghost stories
The stars were burningso
bright
The sunwas out 'till midnight
I saywe lose control (Control)
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
11
Seconds
Campers (4) Forest - Slow mo
- Extreme close ups to
shows reactions of fun
- Long shots to show
bodylanguage
-Smores
-Drinkinghot chocolate
-Playcharades
-Watch stars (onlyfilmif
there are stars inthe sky)
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh)
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh)
This is gonna be the best dayof
my life
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh) Myli-i-i-i-
i-i-ife
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
19
Seconds
Campers (4) Forest -
- Partypoppers
- Zoomedinonfaces
at camp fire slowly
zoom out to over
the shoulder shot
of silhouette of
monster
- Music should dim
olut slightlyas the
camera gets
further from the
camp, maybe hear
crickets chirping
along withthe
softer music
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh)
This is gonna be the best dayof
my life
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh) Myli-i-i-i-
i-i-ife
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
10
Seconds
Campers (4) Forest - Stop motionphotographs
grading into normalfilming
- Pack up the
campingstuff and
walkingoff
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh) This is
gonna be, this is gonna be
This has gotta be, the best day
of mylife (Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh)
Everything is lookingup,
everybodyup now
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh)
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
12
Seconds
Campers (4) Forest
- Walkinginto
field...awayfrom
camera
This is gonna be the best dayof
my liife
(Ooh, Ooh-Ooh, Ooh) Myli-i-i-i-
Campers:
Casual outdoor
clothing
7
Seconds
Campers (4) Bubbles Forest
4. Whenshootingkeepbackground blurred
i-ife
- Girl openher eyes,
opens window,
photo falls, he
catches it, picture
of him, friends and
dancers…
Ending- PJ’s Main character Boys bedroom Fade out to black