Neo - Beautiful Now (Script)

Music Video Script

Video Title: Neo – Beautiful Now

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LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX

1. The intro of the song consists of specific ‘clock’ ticking which will allow us to represent the surreal element. In this short intro which lasts 23 seconds we will introduce the characters location and emotions. We will use medium close-up in order to portray the actress’s facial expression and movement. This as a result will focus the audience’s attention on the main aspect of the video, which in this case is the female actress. During the introduction we will then move onto an Over the shoulder shot which will allow us to capture the location which the actress is moving towards. This as a result will emphasise the surreal location. The introduction will consist of four shots with the third being a establishing/wide shot in order to portray our idea of the actress falling asleep on a deserted location. To construct the shots into a whole we will use rather fast paced cuts. This will as a result follow the ‘dance’ music codes and conventions due to them mainly portraying energetic feelings which are captured by the transitions. Our deciding shot of the introduction involves a high angle shot which will portray the actress’s actions of actually laying down and falling asleep.

Lyrics: No lyrics

Narration: No Narration

Music: Ticking sound

FX: No FX

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2. The next scene portrays the character entering her dream which continues the idea of her falling asleep from the INTRO. The dream will be portrayed in a surreal view due to the scene cutting straight into the actress being upright and focused on the camera’s lens. We will keep the location the same (Bunny park Hanwell) which will reinforce the surreal element. IN order to convey the beginning of the dream we will use a zoom in shot which will focus the video on portraying the model herself. This will then cut into a arc/tracking/jump cut around the actress in order to focus on her loneliness and location followed from the intro.

Music: Ticking sound & Xylophone electric

sound – used to transfer between scenes

Fx: “Woosh” sound used to transfer the scenes

3. At 24 second into the music, we would include a fast wide shot of the actress beginning to run through the open space. The sense of confusion will be highlighted through the movement. The actress will be looking back as if she was chased or scared. We will follow this scene by a medium close-up shot representing the model looking back to reinforce the feeling and pace. Further movement will be reinforced by a third (medium close-up) shot of the actresses legs. This will show the constant movement portraying the idea of running away into the unknown.

From 0:24 – 0:36

No FX

No Narration

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4. The songs pace picks up a lot at this point, as the lyrics begins to kick in. The begging of lyrics depicts the transformation of the location into the Bunny Park Maze. The change of location will be portrayed via a Point of View shot, portraying the characters disorientation. This scene will be followed by a low angle shot referring to the line “I see what you’re wearing” implementing the theory of the visuals interlinking with the lyrics. The next few seconds will be followed by a tracking shot of the actress walking towards the camera. This will be captured in a tracking shot with a lower angle. The last shot in this scene will depict a close-up of the actress’s facial expression and hard breathing. This will interlink with the lyrics “Forgive me for breathing”.

“I see what you’re wearing, there’s nothing

beneath it

Forgive me for staring, forgive me for

breathing”

From 0:37- 0:44

No FX

No Narration

5. A high angle long shot will be used to see the actress leaning and sitting down against the wall in the maze. This will portray her being tired of constant movement and running away from the unknown. This will be followed by a close-up shot reinforcing the negative emotions of anger and misery. On top of this, we will include a medium shot pointed diagonally at the actress, portraying her putting her head in-between her knees to portray negative emotional state of claming up.

“We might not know why, we might not know

how

But baby, tonight, we’re beautiful now

From 0:45- 0:53

No FX

No Narration

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6. In order to construct a scene which will interlink with the pre-chorus of the song we have chosen to use a double point of view shot across two scenes. The use of double point of view shots will allow us to construct a smooth transformation between locations. These shots will involve the actress looking up to the sky. As she will bring down her eyesight, she will appear in a different location (Ealing Parking Lot). This point of view motion will be followed by a fast wide shot in order to establish the new location, which will additionally reinforce the loneliness of the actress.

“We’re beautiful now” (x2)

From- 0:54- 0:59

No FX

No Narration

7. The first chorus of the song will be constructed of 8 various shots. The first two shots will portray a jump cut in order to show the dynamic nature of today’s youth by the actress running up the stairs and kicking the door open in order to escape. This shot will be followed by a second jump cut/tracking shot of the actress running towards a fence and energetically jumping onto it. By this we will signify the girl being trapped and isolated, not allowing her to progress. We will follow this shot by the inclusion of an extreme close-up in order to show the strength and determination by the actress grabbing onto the fence. Following the previous shot, we will include a medium close-up to tilt which will portray the actress searching for an item in her pocket, reinforcing her loneliness and confusion. This will follow by a close-up shot of the actress’s hand where we will portray her taking out the item. The purpose of the last two shots will be to introduce the change of location by giving the impression of the actress looking at the train tracks via a close-up shot. This will then change by the use of a cut to the next location (Underground) which will include a medium shot showing the actress standing on the platform.

“We might not know why, we might not know

how

But baby, tonight, we’re beautiful now

We’ll light up the sky, we’ll open the clouds

Cause baby, tonight, we’re beautiful now,

we’re, beautiful”

From 1:00 - 1:15

No FX

No Narration1

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8. In between the first chorus and the 2nd

verse there is a significant buildup which leads onto a sudden musical drop. In the buildup we want to portray the stereotypical view of the youth travelling. We will include rather calm scenes such as medium shots of the actress sitting down in the train, looking out of the window, standing within a crowd of people and walking out the train door. We will additionally include an establishing shot of people travelling along the moving stairs in order to reinforce the loneliness, rush and the journey itself. Towards the end of the buildup, the melody gains in pace therefore to reflect this we want to include a low angle shot of the actress running up the stairs. The last shot of the buildup will include a fast time-lapse of the actress being surrounded by a crowd of moving people, which will interlink with the fast beat of the song.

(Melodic Build up in the song)

From 1:16- 1:30

No FX

No Narration

9. At 1:31 the musical drop kicks in from the previous build-up giving the song a fast pace. The constant drum beat will be used to transfer between shots with the use of fast paced cuts. This section of the music video will portray a comparison between positive and negative representations of the youth via including shots of the actress dancing, riding a skateboard, swinging on a swing, throwing leaves into the air as well as smoking, drinking alcohol, doing graffiti and crying. To capture these scenes we will use medium shots, medium close-ups, tracking shots, low angle shots, wide shots and extreme close-ups. The scene will finish with a shot of the actress standing in a lift with the door closing in order to finish the chorus.

Lyrics : ”We’re beautiful”(at the beginning, no

lyrics throughout the fast pace beat)

-Fast paced beat-

From 1:31- 1:44

No FX

No Narration

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10. At the beginning of verse 2 the actress is portrayed with an over the shoulder shot walking down the Hyde Park. With the use of a jump cut we will then transfer to a wide shot of the actress walking towards the camera reinforcing her lonely location. On top of this, we will use a medium shot focused on the actress looking for direction outside of the Hyde Park gate. Further on we will include a wide shot of the actress walking and looking at her phone due to her getting a message from an unknown source. This will then progress to a point of view/close-up shot of the actress phone. She will read and reply to her text message. The second verse then moves onto a slight build up, gaining pace. During this we will portray a contrasts between the actress’s feelings by including wide shots of her walking down Oxford street and her spinning around with joy in Horseden Hills one after another. These shots will repeat several times. After this we will include a close-up shot of the actresses face and her hair movement in Horseden Hill. To end this verse and the buildup we will include a still close-up shot of the actress directly looking at the camera and smiling.

Lyrics : ”Wherever it’s going, I’m gonna chase

it

What’s left of this moment, I’m not gonna

waste it

Stranded together, our worlds have collided

This won’t be forever, so why try to fight it?”

1:44 – 2:39

11. The second beat drop kicks in at 2:40 and lasts 29 seconds. In order to portray the same image we have chosen to continue the shots from the first drop (1:31-1:44). We will use the same scenes however we will portray the second half of them by which we will create corporate identity between the fast beats, giving our music video a stable construction. The idea of having both negative and positive representations in the fast beat will lead onto the next part of the song which will show actresses reflection.

No lyrics – Only fast pace of the song

2:40 – 3:09

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12. After the fast beat comes a slower section of the music which we will use in order to show the reflection time of the actress. In order to show this we will include a medium close-up of the actress taking out her mirror and looking at her reflection representing her thinking over her past. This will then then cut into a handheld shot of the actress pointing the camera at herself (using the camera as if she was looking at the mirror).

Lyrics : ”Let’s live tonight like fireflies

And one by one light up the sky

We disappear”

3:10 – 3:18

13. This scene will then move onto a close-up of the model shutting the mirror and then cutting to a tracking shot of her standing up from the floor showing her rising from her past. Moving on, we will include a medium close-up of the actress’s legs jumping on the skateboard and riding away. As a jump cut we will portray a still medium shot of the actress riding away while at the same time throwing away her cigarettes and necklace showing that she leaves her past behind her.

Lyrics: “and pass the crown

You’re beautiful , you’re beautiful”

“We’re beautiful now” (x4)

3:19 - 3:38

14. From 3:39 to 4:09 we have a third musical drop which has a very fast pace. In this third drop we will include the key scenes of the whole video and reverse them in order to show her transformation while at the same time creating a loop in the music video, bringing the story back to the start of her falling asleep and entering her dream.

Lyrics : “We’re beautiful, We’re beautiful

now”

“We’re beautiful” (x4)

3:39 – 4:09

15. At the very end in 4:08 minutes into the music video we have very clear lyrics saying the key word of the song “We’re beautiful” which we have chosen to lip-sync with the actress. This as a result will reinforce the strength the actress has gained throughout the video as at the end she can address the audience by looking straight at the camera. By this we underline the title of the song as well as her transformation from negative to positive mindset.

Lyrics: “We’re beautiful – 4:08

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16. In the last second of the music video we have a specific “woosh” sound effect which ends the soundtrack. We have chosen to use as the exit from the actresses dream. In order to show this we will include an extreme close-up to the actress’s eyes which then will open with the use of the sound effect. This will create a strong ending to the video.

FX: “woosh” – sound effect can be heard at

4:09

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Neo - Beautiful Now (Script)