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- 1. Music Video Script MUSIC VIDEO SCRIPT “GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA” BY THE SMITHS. BY HOLLY TAYLOR & LILY WILKINSON
- 2. Music Video Script Video Title: THE SMITHS (THE DIVISION – MY BAND NAME) Girlfriend in a Coma. VIDEO AUDIO LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 1. 0:00 – 0:30 – LONG SHOT of male character walking down a pathway in a park, unfocused shot with title of the song in white text, gradually becomes in focus and title credits dissolve. SPECIAL FX INCLUDE, A BLUE COLOLUR OVERLAY TO GIVE THE MUSIC VIDEO AN ATMOSPHERIC DREAMLIKE FEEL TOWARDS IT. A DISSOLVE OF THE TITLE CREDITS IS EFFECTIVE IN CREATING ANOTHER ATMOSPHERIC FEELING TOWARDS THE MUSIC VIDEO. WIDE ESTABLISHING SHOT of male character stood at the park waiting, looking down at his phone. CLOSE UP SHOT of male character’s profile, PANS across to an eyeline match. CRANE shot of the couple holding hands. TRACKING SHOT of the couple walking up the bridge together, camera is shaky and so a HANDHELD camera is used to create disorientation and to forebode the future events. HANDHELD camera pans across to CLOSE UP of male character’s face. WIDE ESTABLISHING SHOT of two character’s walking up to his house, PANS to follow them as they walk up towards the front door. MEDIUM SHOT of the male and female characters stood infront of the door, with the male character clutching tulips behind his back. INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC LASTS UNTIL 0:09 SECONDS IN TO THE VIDEO. .THE EVENTS SHOW THE MALE CHARACTER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MUSIC VIDEO ALONE WAITING FOR HIS GIRLFRIEND TO ARRIVE. GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA, I KNOW, I KNOW, IT’S SERIOUS. THE COUPLE MEET UP AND HEAD THROUGH THE PARK TOGETHER, LOOKING OVER THE BRIDGE AT THE LAKE. INSTRUMENTAL FROM 0:16-0:19 SECONDS. GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA, I KNOW, I KNOW, IT’S REALLY SERIOUS. THE COUPLE WALK BACK TO THE MALE CHARACTER’S HOUSE WHERE IT IS SEEN THAT HE IS HOLDING A BOUQUET OF TULIPS TO HAND TO HER INSTRUMENTAL FROM 0:25-0:27 SECONDS.
- 3. Music Video Script VIDEO AUDIO LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 2. 0:30 – 1:00 – MEDIUM SHOT of the couple walking into the home. CUT to a MEDIUM SHOT of the couple stood together as he hands her some flowers to signify their relationship involvement. ARTIFICIAL ZOOM in to the face of the girl as she receives the flowers for a REACTION SHOT. CUT TO CLOSE UP SHOT of the couple sat together on the sofa watching Casablanca in order to establish the romantic aspect of the relationship. MEDIUM SHOT of the couple playing monopoly together, the main focus of the shot is the male character to highlight and foreshadow the fact that he is alone. CUT TO MEDIUM SHOT of the couple playing Monopoly together, this is to establish that she is there present in the shot. LONG SHOT of the couple sat together on the bed taking a selfie, the shot is filmed from behind in order to make it clear the couple are taking an intimate photo of their relationship together, the camera ARTIFICIALLY ZOOMS in towards the screen of the phone. CUT TO a CLOSE UP SHOT of the back of the male character’s head. BLACK AND WHITE COLOUR OVERLAY TO SHOW HOW HIS LIFE IS BLEAK IN COMPARISON TO THE BLUE HAZY DREAMLIKE SCENES OF THE COUPLE TOGETHER. THERE WAS TIMES WHEN I COULD HAVE MURDERED HER. BUT YOU KNOW, I WOULD HATE ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO HER. NO, I DON’T WANT TO SEE HER. DO YOU REALLY THINK SHE’LL PULL THROUGH? DO YOU REALLY THINK SHE’LL PULL THROUGH? DO OO OOOO OOO OOH. THE COUPLE THEN WATCH A FILM TOGETHER AND PLAY A BOARD GAME TOGETHER; THIS IS TO CLEARLY IDENTIFY THEIR RELATIONSHIP. INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC FROM 0:58-1:00. A SHOT OF THE MALE CHARACTER IN A GRAYSCALE OVERLAY SHOWS HOW HE HAS ACTUALLY BEEN REFLECTING OF THESE EVENTS INSIDE HIS HEAD. THERE IS A REWIND OF THE EVENTS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED TO SHOW THE DISMANTLED NATURE OF THE CHARACTER’S MIND. THE COUPLE ARE THEN SEEN SAT TOGETHER ON THE BENCH, ONLY FOR THERE TO BE A TRANSITION WHERE THE MALE CHARACTER IS SAT ALONE, THE PREVIOUS EVENTS OF THE VIDEO ARE NOW REPLAYED WITH JUST THE MALE CHARACTER IN THE SHOT EXPERIENCING THE EVENTS, THIS IS TO SHOW HOW HE HAS REFLECTED UPON HIS RELATIONSHIP.
- 4. Music Video Script VIDEO AUDIO LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 3. 1:00 – 1:30 – REWIND SEQUENCE MEDIUM SHOT of the couple sat playing Monopoly together. ZOOMS OUT of MEDIUM SHOT of the male character playing Monopoly. CUT TO CLOSE UP SHOT of the back of the female and male character’s heads to show them watching the film together again. LONG SHOT of the couple in the home stepping back outside the house. ARTIFICIAL ZOOM OUT of the flowers behind the male character’s back. LONG SHOT of the couple walking back from inside the house down the pathway again. REVERSE TRACKING SHOT of the couple on the bridge looking over the bridge at the lake. CRANE SHOT of the couple’s hands coming undone in the REVERSE sequence. ESTABLISHING WIDE SHOT of the male character stood waiting for the female character. LONG SHOT of the male character walking backwards to further identify the reverse sequence. FADE TO BLACK, EXTREME LONG SHOT of the couple sat together on the bench in the park, CUT TO an EXTREME LONG SHOT of just the male character sat on the bench to signify how he is isolated and alone. LONG TRACKING SHOT of the male character walking up the bridge alone this sequence is intended to show how the character’s relationship is nonexistent now and how he revisits the places they were previously seen at to reflect on their relationship. GIRLFRIEND IN A COMA, I KNOW, I KNOW, IT’S SERIOUS. INSTRUMENTAL FROM 1:07-1:09. MY, MY, MY, MY, MY, MY BABY GOODBYE INSTRUMENTAL FROM 1:15 – 1:18. THERE WERE TIMES WHEN I COULD HAVE STRANGLED HER. BUT YOU KNOW, I WOULD HATE ANYTHING TO HAPPEN TO HER. WOULD YOU PLEASE LET ME SEE HER. DO YOU REALLY THINK SHE’LL PULL THROUGH? DO YOU REALLY THINK SHE’LL PULL THROUGH? DO DO OO OOOO OOO OOH. INSTRUMENTAL FROM 1:49 – 1:51. LET ME WHISPER MY LAST GOODBYES, I KNOW IT’S SERIOUS.
- 5. Music Video Script VIDEO AUDIO LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX 4. 1:30 – 2:00 – LONG SHOT of the male character walking up the pathway towards his house alone. CUT TO MEDIUM SHOT of male character stood outside holding the flowers in his hands behind his back, with an ARTIFICIAL ZOOM in on the flowers to be symbolic of their relationship. TILTED ANGLE SHOT of the male character holding out the flowers for them to drop on the floor where the camera TILTS forward and ARITIFICIALLY ZOOMS in on the flowers on the floor to be symbolic of the breakdown of their relationship. OVER THE SHOULDER SHOT of the male character holding up a photograph the couple had taken previously, which with the ARTIFICIAL ZOOM reveals that the only person in the photograph is the male character. CLOSE UP SHOT of the male character making DIRECT ADDRESS with the audience. THE FINAL SCENES SHOW THE MALE CHARACTER LOOKING WISTFULLY AT THE PHOTOGRAPH THE AUDIENCE SAW HIM TAKE WITH THE FEMALE CHARACTER AT THE BEGINNING OF THE NARRATIVE. HE IS POINTING CONFUSED AND BAFFLED AT WHERE THE FEMALE CHARACTER’S FACE SHOULD BE. 5. 2:00 – 2:30 – CUT TO a black screen with the title credits and the names of the editors of the music video.