Music Video Script

The Girl – City and Colour

Music Video Script – First Draft

Zara Yaffe

Music Video Script

Video Title: City and Colour- The Girl

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1. 0:00 – 0:30 – Fade in to MS of girl sitting down on bed putting shoes on (heels). Struggling to put shoes on (until 6s) Cut to MS of man in mirror putting a tie on and spraying after shave on (until 9s) CU of tightening of the tie. Cut to girl putting mascara on CU shot. MS of girl putting perfume on and twirling in it feeling happy, smiling with herself etc. (until 13s). Cut to ECU man doing his belt up (until 15s). LS of man practicing how he should greet girl, waving in mirror, sighing, smiling, sighing etc. (until 18s). MS of man sitting on end of bed, texting girl. ECU of mobile phone, sends “can’t wait to see you later” to girl. (until 22s) Cuts to MS of girl receiving message, smiling, happy etc. (until 24s). Cuts to LS in synchronized split screen of couple locking houses up, checking themselves in the mirror, deep breaths and leaving to meet up. (until 28s) Jump cut to LS when they meet up and see each other, kiss each other. (Until 30s).

0-25s MUSIC

I wish I could do better by

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2. 0:30 – 1:00 – Cut to LS of man and girl holding hands walking together. (until 33s) CU of man opening up umbrella for them to share together. MS of looking onto them from behind walking together under the rain. (until 37s). ECU of holding hands locked together (until 39s). Panning upwards to see the rain falling down next to a street light so the droplets can be clearly seen (until 43s). MS of man holding door open to restaurant for his girlfriend (until 45s). Panning downwards to CU of girl’s feet going through the door (until 46s). Jump cut to LS of waitress taking in the menus from the couple (until 48s). Cut to MS food already eaten on the table, couple joking and laughing about, having fun (until 51s) Cut to ECU of bill on table with cash on the plate too. (Until 53s). Cut to MS/CU of door swinging after couples have left (until 55s). Cut to back outside, OTS of man, looking at him twirling her under his arm, laughing and joking about. (until 58s). Cut to CU, twirls her in for a kiss. (until 1.00)

You, cause that’s what you deserve.

You sacrifice so much of your life in

order for this to work. While I’m off

chasing my own dreams, sailing

around the world, please know that I’m

yours to keep, my beautiful girl.

3. 1:00 – 1:30 – MS of girl in living room drinking alcohol in man’s arms in house. (until 1.04) Cut to LA watching onto man helping girl get up the stairs whilst drunk and stumbling (until 1.08) Cut to LS of man and woman salsa-like dancing together whilst drunk (until 1.13). Cut to HA of girl getting brought in by the man to kiss him (until 1.16) cut to CU of man putting pearl necklace around her neck (until 1.19) Cut to MS of man getting mirror and showing the girl herself and necklace in mirror (until 1.23) Cut to LS of man writing something onto a notepad and scribbling it out and re-writing it etc repeatedly (until 1. 27) Cut to MS man and girl fighting over notepad, he doesn’t want to show her but she wants to see (until 1.30)

When you cry a piece of my heart dies,

knowing that I may have been the

cause. If you were to leave and fulfill

someone else’s dreams, I think I might

totally be lost. You don’t ask for no

diamond rings,

4. 1:30 – 2:00 – Cut to CU of man singing it for her to the exact same lyrics as what’s playing with music (Until 1.38) Cut to MS of them singing “ooooo” together sat together on the floor(until 1.43). Cut to LS of man and girl dancing together, she’s in his arms (until 1.48) Cut back to MS singing “oooo” together on the floor (until 1.55) Cut to HA girl crying with happiness over the song, he wipes away her tears and kisses her (until 2.00)

No delicate strings of pearls, that’s

why I wrote this song to sing, my

beautiful girl. OOOOOH (repeated x

16)

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5. 2:00 – 2:30 – Cut to standing up, LS of girl slowing taking his t-shirt off and him smiling and laughing together (until 2.03). Cut to MS of them smiling at each other, nodding and comforting each other (until 2.07) LS of him taking her t-shirt off (until 2.10). Cut to ECU of her skirt at her feet and her stepping out of it (until 2.13) Cut to ECU of belt being undone (until 2.14) Cut to ECU his jeans on the floor and him stepping out of them (2.17) Cut to LS of them in underwear kissing (Until 2.19) Jump cut to OTS RS in bed over his shoulder of girl just smiling at him in awe (until 2.21) Cut to ECU of his hand clenching onto bed cover and squeezing it (until 2.22) Cut to LS of bedroom with them under the covers and her hair is all over the pillows (until 2.23)Cut to ECU of clenching hands onto his back and scratches (until 24) Strobe of all the last 4 shots repeatedly over and over for 1 second each (until 2.30)

OOOOH (repeated x4) MUSIC from

2.04

6. 2:30 – 3:00 – Jump cut LA to outside where there’s rain, watching it fall (until 2.33) Jump cut MS back to bed where they both take a deep breath and exhale and smile (until 2.35) Jump cut to LS of road where the couple are running up it together holding hands in the rain (until 2.39) Cut to CU of man picking flowers from a garden and giving them to her (until 2.42) Cut to MS tracking shot of girl sinning round with the flowers in her hands (until 2.45) Cut to HA shot panning of all the flowers (until 2.46) Cut to MS of girl looking down at the floor and smiling and giggling, embarrassed (until 2.49) Cut to CU of her face looking down and the main’s hands on it, pushing her chin up and pulling her mouth out so that she smiles (until 2.53) Cut to MS of the couple, the man touching her nose to make her laugh (until 2.55) Cut to MS of man beckoning his girl so that they can go home (until 2.57) Cut to LS of girl following behind him (until 3.00)

MUSIC until 2.35 one, two, a one, two,

three, four. I wish I could do better by

you ‘cause it’s what you deserve. You

sacrifice so much of your life in order

for this to work. While I’m off chasing

my own dreams (my own dreams),

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7. 3:00 – 3:30 – Cut to ECU of their hands locked together and swinging (until 3.03) Cut to MS tracking shot of the couple walking up the road, tracking shot turns and shows other people walking up the road too (until 3.06) Jump cut back to bedroom, LS of them sat on the floor with a laptop and they’re watching the official video to this song (until 3.09) Cut to CU of the laptop screen with the main vocalist actually singing it (3.14) Cut back to them watching it, MS with them singing along as well (3.17) Jump cut to CU of him kissing her forehead in bed where she then falls asleep (until 3.21) Jump cut to MS in kitchen in the morning of the couple making themselves breakfast (3.24) Cut to MS of man opening the bin and putting last night’s bottles of alcohol into the bin and smiling, shaking his head and looking at her (until 3.28) Cut to ECU of the bin closing (until 3.30)

Sailing around the world (round the

world), please know that I’m yours to

keep, my beautiful girl. And when you

cry, a piece of my heart dies knowing

that I may have been the cause. If you

were to leave and fulfill someone

else’s dreams, I think I might totally be

lost.

8. 3:30 – 4:00 – Cut to MS of the man putting last night’s flowers he picked for her into a vase (until 3.33) Cut to CU of the tap filling the vase up with water (until 3.35) Cut to LS of kitchen where the vase with flowers is in the middle of the table and is focused on them, then it focuses onto the girl at the end of the table and unfocussed on the flowers (until 3.38) Focuses back onto the flowers (until 3.40) Cut to LA of man walking up the stairs (until 3.43) Cut to CU of kettle pouring water into a mug (until 3.46) Flashbacks of everything that’s happened before/last night. Fade and cut to MS of man in mirror putting a tie on and spraying after shave on (until 3.48) Fade and cut to back outside, OTS of man, looking at him twirling her under his arm, laughing and joking about. (until 3.51s). Fade and cut to MS man and girl fighting over notepad, he doesn’t want to show her but she wants to see (until 3.54) Fade and cut to MS of them singing “ooooo” together sat together on the floor. Fade out(until 4.00).

But you don’t ask for no diamond

rings, no delicate string of pearls,

that’s why I wrote this song to sing,

my beautiful girl. MUSIC from 3.45

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9. 4:00 – 4:30 - Jump cut to OTS CU of girl in mirror taking off last night’s make up (until 4.04) Cut to MS of her spraying herself (until 4.06) Jump cut to CU of a bag with wrapping paper in, man clearly searching for something inside it (until 4.09)Cut to LS of man making the messy bed and fluffing the pillows (until 4.13) Cut to CU of man finding note pad with lyrics on it from night before (until 4.15) Cut to ECU of the notepad with lyrics (until 4.17) Cut to MS of man holding notepad and singing along to it to the exact same lyrics as too what are playing (until 4.21) Jump cut to ECU back to downstairs where she’s doing up her dressing gown and tightening it (until 4.23) Cut to MS of her biting her nails nervously (until 4.25) Cut to ECU of her feet under the table tapping from anxiety (until 4.27) Jump cut to LS of the man upstairs anxious and tapping his feet (until 4.30)

MUSIC until 4.22 But you don’t ask for

no diamond rings (diamond rings), no

delicate string of pearls (string of

pearls), that’s why

10. 4:30 – 5:00 – Jump cut to LA tracking shot of the girl wandering upstairs curiously (until 4.33) Cut to MS of them both together smiling at each other (until 4.35) Cut to LS of him getting down on one knee with a ring in hand (until 4.38) Cut to RS CU where she can’t stop smiling and is gob smacked (until 4.40) Cut to LS where she’s shouting and jumping ‘yes’ (until end – 4.43)

I wrote this song to sing my beautiful

girl (END AT 4.43)

Voice over where she’s shouting yes

continuously

11. 5:00 – 5:30 -

12. 5:30 – 6:00 -

13. 6:00 – 6:30 -

14. 6:30 – 7:00 -

15. 7:00 – 7:30 -