Music Video Script

VIDEO AUDIO LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX

1) (Intro music lasts 17

seconds)

Slowly zoom, and blur,

tracking shot:

(the camera will follow each

object linking them together)

- Empty pill bottle - White Lace - Empty Red Wine Bottle - Wine stained bed sheet

The camera will then be at a

birds-eye-view angle,

starting from the Artist’s

feet, at a medium/close shot,

following gradually up to the

face. At this point, the

artist will be in a relaxed

fetal position.

2) The camera will remain at

a Birds-eye-view position,

along with a close-up shot of

her face. She will be singing

the lyrics.

(17 seconds in: 4 seconds)

3) Close up of hand, and pill

bottle rolling out scattering

pills everywhere

(21 seconds in: 4 seconds)

4) Zoom out to a long, birds-

eye-view shot of the artist’s

whole body. Then, direct

address will be used as she

slowly rolls out of the fetal

position onto her back with

1) Introductory Music

2) All along it was a fever

3) Music in-between lyrics

4) A cold sweat hot-headed

believer

hands above her, resting on

the bed.

(25 seconds in: 4 seconds)

5) Close up of hands tearing

up white mesh material, lace

falls

(29 seconds in: 5 seconds)

6) Close up: Hands above

head, right hand slowly moves

up left wrist and wraps

fingers around.

Reverse Edit- hand unwraps

and moves slowly down writs

revealing an ‘infinity’

tattoo on her wrist.

(34 seconds in: 4 seconds)

7) Low level, center frame,

close up of clenched fists

opening to reveal bloody

hands and broken glass

(38 seconds in: 4 seconds)

8) Fade back into artist

lying down on her back- birds

eye view shot. Her hand

reaching towards to camera

and then clench fist (42 seconds in: 4 seconds)

Extreme close up of artist

eye- Tear rolling down. Left

of frame. To the right you

can see the veil.

(46 seconds in: 4 seconds)

Abstract- Overlap of found

footage of a wolf howling,

onto of a medium shot of

artist singing. Wearing black

5) Music in-between lyrics

6) I threw my hands in the

air, said show me something

7) Music in-between lyrics

8) He said, if you dare come

a little closer

9) Music in-between lyrics

10) Round and around and

around and around we go

Oohhh now tell me now tell me

maxi dress and wild hair.

(50 seconds in: 14 seconds)

Found footage- model

buildings and sparks. Adele

‘Rolling in the deep’

(1:04 in: 5 seconds)

Medium shot of artist

singing, wearing black dress.

Wedding shot overlaps and

moves across screen

Close up of hand moving up

arm

(1.09 in: 20 seconds)

(1.29 in: 5 seconds)

Home Video (filmed from

male’s point of view)

improvised movement, long

shot, of artist laughing and

having fun, she reaches out

hand and male takes it

(1.34 in: 13 seconds)

(1.47 in: 4 seconds) light

exposure

Cross dissolve of artist,

medium/long shot adjusting

slip

(1.51 in: 5 seconds)

Cuts back to previous close

up shot, hand continues to

move up arm and across chest

(1.56 in: 9 seconds)

(2.05 in 4 seconds)

Light Exposure

Abstract- Overlap of found

footage of a wolf howling,

onto of a medium shot of

artist singing. Wearing black

maxi dress and wild hair.

now tell me now you know

Music in-between lyrics

(5 seocnds)

11) Not really sure how to

feel about it Something in the way you

move Makes me feel like I can't

live without you

It takes me all the way I want you to stay

Music in between lyrics

It's not much of a life

you're living It's not just something you

take, it's given

Music in between lyrics

Round and around and around

and around we go

Oohhh now tell me now tell me

now tell me now you know

Music in between lyrics

Not really sure how to feel

about it Something in the way you

move

(2.09 in: 25 seconds)

(2.30 in: 4 seconds)

Light Exposure

Dust explosion-Found footage

from ‘Love me Harder’.

(2.34 in: 6 seconds)

Water Ripples- Found Footage

from ‘Love me Harder’

(2.40 in: 10 seconds)

Long shot of artist sitting

in shower, knees up, hands

moving up legs up to chest.

Cut to close up shot of face

and hands continuing to move

up chest onto head.

(2.50 in: 10 seconds)

Close up Reverse shot of

water slowly lifting from her

(slow motion).

Water falls in a normal shot

back onto her

(3.00 in: 8 seconds)

Home video style- Medium

close up, Sitting on bed

sheet laughing and smiling,

showing off new ‘engagement

ring’.

Close up of her half hiding

behind pillow, clearly

smiling.

(3.08 in: 16 seconds)

Medium/close up, artist still

happy, reaches towards camera

and says ‘stay’ in time with

lyrics.

(3.24 in: 9 seconds)

Makes me feel like I can't

live without you It takes me all the way I want you to stay

Music in between lyrics

Oohh the reason I hold on

Oohh cause I need this hole

gone

Funny you're the broken one

but I'm the only one who

needed saving

Cause when you never see the

light it's hard to know which

one of us is caving

Not really sure how to feel

about it Something in the way you

move Makes me feel like I can't

live without you

It takes me all the way

I want you to stay...

Back to crying in the shower,

close up.

(3.33 in: 11 seconds)

Close up of her composing

herself, almost looks numb

because she is so exhausted

from crying.

(3.44 in: 23 seconds)

Stay...I want you to stay,

Ooooohh