Music Video Script

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Music Video Script VIDEO AUDIO LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX Begin with a close up of each character (Jade and Partner), either close up to eyes or close up to face. Jade Lip sync’s first section and ends looking over shoulder Partner in back out of focus, zooms into them Jade appears distressed Jade holds partners’ neck and Beginning Music You took my hand You showed me how You promised me you'd be around Backing Track NO SPX Uh huh That's right Backing Track NO SPX I took your words And I believed In everything You said to me Yeah huh That's right Backing Track NO SPX If someone said three years from now You'd be long gone

Transcript of Music Video Script

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Music Video ScriptVIDEO AUDIO

LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FXBegin with a close up of each

character (Jade and Partner),

either close up to eyes or

close up to face.

Jade Lip sync’s first section

and ends looking over

shoulder

Partner in back out of focus,

zooms into them

Jade appears distressed

Jade holds partners’ neck and

face, reassuring that I am

ignoring other peoples

opinions. (No lip syncing,

Beginning Music

You took my handYou showed me how

You promised me you'd be aroundBacking Track

NO SPX

Uh huhThat's right

Backing TrackNO SPX

I took your wordsAnd I believedIn everything

You said to meYeah huh

That's rightBacking Track

NO SPX

If someone said three years from now

You'd be long goneI'd stand up and punch them out

Cause they're all wrongI know better

Cause you said foreverAnd ever

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just conversation

Jade lip syncs ‘Who Knew’ in

same costume as last chorus

(linking how she has now

realized)

Lip syncing to Partner

Partner walks away or turns

away

Split screen – Jade is trying

to reach partner

Partner is not engaged

Jade is getting more

distressed. Starting to

realize what he has done.

Backing TrackNO SPX

Who knewBacking Track

NO SPX

Remember when we were such foolsAnd so convinced and just too cool

Oh noNo no

Backing TrackNO SPX

I wish I could touch you againI wish I could still call you friend

I'd give anythingBacking Track

NO SPX

When someone said count your blessings now

'fore they're long goneI guess I just didn't know how

I was all wrongThey knew better

Still you said foreverAnd ever

Who knewBacking Track

NO SPX

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Jade gets angry (lip syncs)

Will be flitting to and from

other shots of stillness and

arguments.

Quick flitting

Arguments

Throwing Drinks (SLOWMO)

Lipsync

Jade walks off

Yeah yeahI'll keep you locked in my head

Until we meet againUntil we

Until we meet againAnd I won't forget you my friend

What happened

Add in silence

If someone said three years from now

You'd be long goneI'd stand up and punch them out

Cause they're all wrong andThat last kiss

I'll cherishUntil we meet again

And time makesIt harder

I wish I could rememberBut I keep

Your memoryYou visit me in my sleep

My darlingWho knew

My darlingMy darlingWho knewMy darlingI miss youMy darlingWho knewWho knew