a2 music video media studies storyboard

1. Storyboard
Media Studies: A2 Music Video

2. Concepts and Intentions
The concept of the music video is that Main Character (the character that is in shot the most) has two separate
relationships (with Other Woman and Girlfriend) these are defined by the sunrise and sunset because of the
lyrics. The lyrics include “And if the stars collide, will she relieve my soul?” and “I don't need to know about
what you do when the sun goes down” which I took as the stars being two separate relationships and what
happens when the sun goes down is the character Other Woman also having another relationship. So at the
beginning we see Main Character with Other Woman and throughout the day find out that he is in a
relationship with Girlfriend as well. We also find out during the verse “I don't wanna waste my time if I can't
make you decide / You're only on my mind when I need you / I don't need to know about what you do when
the sun goes down / Cause I don't gotta know about nothing / Cause I don't gotta know...” that Other Woman
also has another relationship with a character called Other Guy.
I’ve also added enigma at the end as to whether Girlfriend finds out about Other Woman so there is a
negotiated reading. An open ended narrative means that audience members may want to re-watch in order to
try and work out what happens.

3. Rough Draft
The first draft of the storyboard included the basic
shots. Some of the shots were too long to be in a
music video so in the final draft I added cutaways
to shorten these scenes. The drawings didn’t
accurately portray the different shots I wanted use
as some looked like mid shots that I wanted to be
close ups. In the final draft I made it look more like
a close up or whatever shot it needed to be. There
are also shots where a star crosses over eyes but I
didn’t show that in the visuals, but I made sure I
did in the final draft. The rough draft was mainly
just the scenes I wanted to portray in certain parts
of the song rather than detailed shots.

4. Final Draft
This is the first section of the final draft. It shows the
opening scene which includes the audience meeting
the Main Character and the ‘Other Woman’ which
shows the importance of their roles in the narrative.
In this draft I added colour to represent where they are
and it also helps the actors as well as myself visualise
the final product. I have also given the characters facial
expressions so that the actors know the basic emotion
they should be feeling in that scene/ shot.

5. Final Draft (Contd.)
The first two frames show the cutaways of the Main
Character walking to the first main scene in the video.
The third frames show the ‘Other Woman’ walking
from the opposite direction using the same shot types
to show the equality between the characters. There is
also a long shot of the scenery so that the audience
knows where they are.
In this part I added cutaways and colour so that I had
enough shots to not bore the audience and colour so
that I can visualise the scene better.

6. Final Draft (Contd.)
The first frame will show the intimacy of the
relationship but also the handheld (or steadicam) will
show the instability of the unfaithfulness.
The second frame is to represent the natural imagery
that is part of the generic conventions of the genre.
The third frame shows how close they are as well as
their feelings about the relationship because it shows
MC looking guilty/upset where OW looks happy
because she is with him.
The fourth frame shows the initial representation of
the star which links to the lyrics “when the stars
collide” which could be GF finding out about OW.
The last frame shows his attachment to this
relationship because it looks as if she has been gone for
a while but he has stayed.

7. Final Draft (Contd.)
This part of the storyboard shows visual
representations of the main character’s guilt towards
the situation he has put himself in. this kind of imagery
allows the music video to be a negotiated reading on
whether the main character is an antagonist or not
because it shows his guilt; however, he still did, and is
doing, it knowing the consequences.
It also gives more naturalistic imagery which is part of
the Alternative R&B’s generic conventions.

8. Final Draft (Contd.)
This is the first part of the second part of the final draft
of the storyboard. It shows the main character walking
away from the first scene with the other woman and
shows the first signs of guilt that he feels and the first
time the audience sees the girlfriend.
There is also the beginning of the scene that includes
the flashback which shows his guilt because he is
remembering the past vividly.

9. Final Draft (Contd.)
This scene shows the flashback where he goes into a
field where he lays down and sees his girlfriend. On a
different section of the storyboard it is made clear to
the audience that this is a figment of his imagination.
This shows the main concept of the video, guilt, in full
affect because it is now affecting him physically as well
because the flashback isn’t just for the audience it is
also affecting the narrative.

10. Final Draft (Contd.)
This section of the storyboard contains three scenes.
The ending of the scene from the previous section of
the storyboard; where he sees the other woman with
the other guy and has a negotiated reading on whether
he is affected by it or not; and where his guilt is taking
full affect on him physically.
The use of colours and scenery represent the dynamic
of the characters as well as the guilt caused by the
situation.

11. Final Draft (Contd.)
The first two shots show the main character moving
away from the flashback which shows that he doesn’t
want to face his problems and his guilt.
The next three shots represent the lyrics “I don’t need
to know about what you do when the sun goes down”
because we see the other woman with her boyfriend
and it shows the main character showing no expression
so that the audience can determine if he cares or not
about what she does “when the sun goes down”.

12. Final Draft (Contd.)
The first shot is a continuation of the last shot so that
the audience can take in his full facial expression to
negotiate whether he cares more about Other Woman
than he lets on in the lyrics.
The third image shows the generic convention of
nature as well as representation of his guilt through a
distortion of a previous image because it shows his
mental health deteriorating.
The fourth shot shows the fine line between the
relationships he has because the pictures of girlfriend
and other woman ‘clash’.
The last shot is showing Main Character finally break
from all the guilt and the camera becomes more shaky
than all previous shots.

13. Final Draft (Contd.)
This is the last section of the storyboard where the
audience finally meets Girlfriend. The shots used are
the similar shots used when we meet Other Woman
and Main Character at the beginning; this shows the
similarities between the two relationships.
There is also an illustration of the line “if the stars
collide” at the end to finish the music video and leave
enigma.

14. Final Draft (Contd.)
All of these shots are in parallel with the beginning
shots with Other Woman to represent the fact that
Amin Character is torn between the two relationships.
However, the main difference is that it is at the sunset.
This is showing the opposing relationships.

15. Final Draft (Contd.)
The first shot here shows opposing imagery because
with Other Woman as the star in her eye crossed from
left to right, but with the Girlfriend it crosses from right
to left. These images foreshadow the stars colliding.
The next two shots represent the closeness Main
Character has with the two girls because it shows the
jump from Girlfriend to Other Woman.
Also, in the background of the second and third shot it
shows the stars starting to travel towards each other so
that the last shot is foreshadowed and make sense in
time. The first star appears when Girlfriend is in shot
and the second when Other Woman is. They collide in
the last part of the song so that the imagery of it can
be negotiated by the audience of what it represents.