This document provides a detailed timeline and description of visuals to accompany song lyrics for a music video. It is broken into sections for the introduction, verses, chorus, and outlines matching shots including close-ups, long shots, and tracking shots of the artist and other individuals that correspond to the lyrics and story being told at each point in the song.
1. Timings Lyrics Visuals
Introduction -Arial shot - Deep focus - artist
0:00-0:05 “in my sleep last night I lying on the grass, head in
dreamed that you were here..” hands day dreaming (try
crabbing shot of feet to head as
well)
0:05-0:07 “..but then i-i woah..” - medium close up of artist with
heads in hand
- establishing shot- ECU of
wheel – tilt shot
0:07-0:10 “..i found that you weren't - I will then introduce the ex
here.” girlfriend to the audience but
only tease the audience with a
medium close up of the girl
walking towards the camera
(pull focus)
0:10-0:14 “In my sleep last night I - Medium close up )side
dreamed.. profile) of artist gazing out to
the river standing on a bridge
- long shot of artist walking
0:14-0:17 “..that you were here” away from the camera
- Medium long shot of couples
0:17-0:22 “..but then i-i woah, i found that (on screen for about 2 seconds
you weren't here.” each)
Verse 1 - medium close up of artist
0:22-0:26 " I should of kept you close.." dictating to the cameras
''..how the hell I let you go" - I will then use a medium close
up 2 person shot with a side
view of both the artist and the
female.
0:26-0:28 "My beautiful queen, the lady - close up of female
of minis dreams"
0:28-0:30 "Brought the day to my night, - Back to medium close up of
made me feel so alive” the artist dictating
- cut to an ECU of artist and
0:30-0:34 “can't believe I let you slide" girl holding hands then dissolve
into just the artists hand
"Tell me was it love I'm surely -long shot of artist and girl
0:34-0:40 missing the hugs" walking,
" I wanna keep you warm in the -medium close up of them
cold no uggs" hugging
- back to long shot
2. 0:40-0:42 "Alexandra palace" - location shot
0:42-0:45 “I would fear a flight, just to say - Long shot of artist walking
I wana marry ya.' towards the camera dictating
Verse 2 “Baby, I could change your life” - Long shot carried on
0:45- 0:48
“If you take a chance and roll
0:48- 0:52 with me and be the wife” - 2 person shot of artist and girl
“they don't understand facing each other talking on a
bench
“from a boy to a man” “see
0:52-0:56 your feelings gonna change, so - Medium close up of artist
people don't stay the same” looking down at phone
- ECU of artist scrolling down
to girls number in phone
“some people are gonna hate
0:56-1:00 me, if they knew me lately” - Medium close up of artist
against a wall on a bridge
“you would think twice before
1:00-1:03 you sit down and judge me” - Medium close up of artist
standing on a hill dictating to
“ yeah i got a baby, i know its the camera
1:03-1:08 kinda crazy, but i been thinking - Medium close up crabbing
about you lately” shot of artist and girl
Chorus ‘notion of looking’
1:10- 1:12 “in my sleep last night..” - Medium close up upwards
tracking shot of girls body
1:12-1:15 “I dreamed that you were - Close up of girl giving artist
here..” kiss on the cheek
1:15- 1:17 “..but then i-i woah..” - medium close up of artist and
girl talking
1:17-1:20 “..i found that you weren't - Medium long shot of artist
here.” standing alone in same location
1:20-1:26 “In my sleep last night I - Downwards tracking 2 person
dreamed that you were here” shot of artist and girl (facing
each other holding hands)
1:29- 1:31 “..but then i-i woah, i found that - Back to medium close up
you weren't here.” (side profile) of artist gazing
out to the river standing on a
bridge
Verse 3 “And maybe we just aint meant - Medium long shot/upwards
1:31- 1:36 to be, why? Cause they don’t tracking shot of female walking
wana see i, standing next to towards camera
you. “ - Medium close up of artist
3. - Back To upwards crabbing
shot of female
1:36- 1:43 “Five star food, but I’m a - Medium close up of artist
chicken noodle dude you dictating
mention pork your being rude,
hahaha that’s just mini and his
views”
1:43-1:50 " I wana get them up, brining in - cut off of upwards crabbing of
the piece to fill your cup" arist
"I step my game up, now I got - medium close up of artist
them listening what the f*** dictating
woah..."
1:50-1:55 "Hear my heart pound that's -Medium close up (2 person
somethings cause of you now, I shot) of artist putting girls hand
lay it all down beat it like a 4 on his heart
pound" - cut to ecu of hand on heart
- back out to a mcu of artist and
girl (artist could be dictating
throughout)
1:55- 2:01 "But I'm dreaming speaking - back to original shot of artist
everything I'm seeing right? Oh laying on grass
I'm just hoping its just - artist dictates to camera in
something to believe in" same position
2:01- 2:06 "But would you come back, - medium close long shot of girl
runnin to me like that, wrap running towards artist
your legs around they been - girl runs and jumps into
walking all over town" hugging artist
2:06-2:12 " You be lindy hopping and I be
southside bopping, anybody - girl and artist walking side by
step on the hype we both side towards camera, starting
rocking" with s medium long shot into a
medium close up
2:12 -2:18 "Girl you know what they
saying like the captsin of a team " Mcu of artist and girl
I don't care what they saying, laughing having fun, artist turns
this can't be a dream" to camera and says ' this can't
be a dream'
Chorus "In my sleep last night I - medium close up with girl and
dreamed that you were here" artist walking away from
2:18- 2:30 "But then i-i woah, I found that camera
you wern't here" - fades into artist walking alone