1. Music Video Script
Music Video
Avicii – Wake Me Up
Director – Ryan Sharman
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2. Music Video Script
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0:00 – 0:30–Wide low angle Of
forest tree tops
Distant sounds of cars and trees
Pan right to left, 360 degrees
spin as Music starts to play
Music intro plays
Wide shot with character centre and
then a pan of the subject’s body
head to toe.
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Feeling my way through the
blowing in the wind.
darkness, Guided by a beating
heart.
Over the shoulder shot, seeing the
dark forest in front of the
character, and then slowing zooming
out as the character walks away in
the distance.
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I can’t tell where the journey
0:30 – 1:00 – Mid shot of the
character walking towards the
camera and then an extreme close up
shot of the characters eyes.
They tell me I’m too young to
Shots of the forest, e.g. Trees,
ground, sky through the tree tops,
any animal or insects. All the
surrounding in the filming
location.
Well life will pass me by if I
will end, but I know where to
start.
understand, They say I’m caught
up in a dream.
don’t open my eyes, Well that’s
fine by me.
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3. Music Video Script
VIDEO
AUDIO
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1:00 – 1:30 – As the character is
walking through the forest, house
objects start to appear (Home
related props) these objects will
be getting in the characters way
for example him having to climb
over them.
As the character is climbing over
the last house prop, he then trips
and falls to the floor. An extreme
close up will focus on his face and
then a point of view shot is
focused on his hands (which are
dirty).
A wide shot is focusing him getting
up and getting the dirt off his
hands wiping himself down. Then an
over the shoulder shot of him
walking through the forest.
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So wake me up when it’s all
over, when I’m wiser and older.
All this time I was finding
myself, and I didn’t know I was
lost. (2x)
I tried carrying the weight of
the world, but I only have two
hands.
Hope I get the chance to travel
the world, but I don’t have any
plans.
1:30 – 2:00 –A wide shot is used of
him running towards the camera and
then when his chest is in frame it
cuts to him jumping over props (to
do with school). This shot will be
a wide shot mixed with close up and
extreme close ups on all the props
and his feet.
Wish I could stay forever this
2:00 – 2:30–When he stops running
he comes to a ditch and jumps, this
would be taken using mid, close and
extreme shots. The landing will be
shot with an extreme shot which
will capture his feet landing in
the soil.
Life’s a game made for everyone
2:30 – 3:00 –He then gets up and
fixes his clothes, a close up shots
focuses on his neck. A extreme shot
is used to show two triangles on
his neck which relate to the artist
of the song.
So wake me up when it’s all
young, not afraid to close my
eyes.
and love is the prize.
over, when I’m wiser and older.
All this time I was finding
myself, and I didn’t know I was
lost. (2x)
Slow motion will be used when he
reveals the triangles on his
neck and then walks away.
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VIDEO
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3:00 – 3:30–Wide shot is used to
show him walking away from where he
fell and then an over the shoulder
shot is used. He then starts to see
the triangle carved into trees, he
realizes it’s the same on his neck
and an extreme close up is used of
him touching it. He follows the
trees and then finds a campsite and
friendly people with the same
triangle mark but in different
places. Close up shots are used to
show different parts of the camp
and the peoples reaction when they
see the main character. They all
greet the main character with
friendly gestures and point to
their marking to show how they are
like him. They offer him a drink, a
close up shot is used for this and
then pointed to a boom box/speaker
and then the camera pans out and
shows them all dancing/drinking.
Didn’t know I was lost, I didn’t
know I was lost; I didn’t know I
was lost. I didn’t know (didn’t
know, didn’t know).
Music fades out
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