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Music Video Script 2nd Draft Christian Owens

Video Title: “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons

VIDEO AUDIO

LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX

1. It starts with a close-up of a guitar as the musician plays the intro, Then close-ups and mid shots of the other band members in different locations ready to play/sing the song.

The music intros softly to with a guitar

and background instruments. 0.00 –

0.35

2. A pan in from the right to the main singer singing the first verse, as the camera keeps moving to the left keeping a mid-shot until the singer is out of shot.

I'm waking up to ash and dust

I wipe my brow and I sweat my rust

I'm breathing in the chemicals.

0.35 – 0.45

3. The location with a long shot of a forest, then it cuts to the band in the forest playing, with close-ups of the instruments and the singer mouth. Also high angle shots from the trees to show the band being small and imprisoned in the forest.

I'm breaking in, shaping up, then

checking out on the prison buzz

This is it, the apocalypse

Whoa 0.45 – 1.10

4. The camera is still shot with the whole band in shot as they try to escape the forest. (Band member walks right and comes in on the left of the camera.) The camera close ups on the band members face confused.

I'm waking up, I feel it in my bones

Enough to make my systems blow

Welcome to the new age, to the new

age. Special Effects, video overlaying.

5. To bird’s eye view of the band walk through the forest trying to find a way out mid shots of them walking together supporting each other. Cutting between this scene and the band playing in different part of the forest to keep sanity.

Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive,

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radioactive 1.10 – 1.45

6. The band are ready to surrender to the forest as they are it prisoners. It’s a long shot of the band like they are so far away. Then it cuts to a perspective point of view as a band member sees the way out.

I raise my flags, don my clothes

It's a revolution, I suppose

We're painted red to fit right in

Whoa


VIDEO AUDIO


7. The scenery then cuts to mid-shot of the Band (which slowly zooms in) sitting in a field as they have concurred there prison and face their demons. The band playing the song on the field with a mid-shot.

I'm breaking in, shaping up, then

checking out on the prison buzz

This is it, the apocalypse

Whoa

8. The scene cuts back a side/mid-shot of the full band on the field, singing and playing their instruments. The camera then shows a close-up of each band member individually. Then back to the side/mid-shot of the band. “It a revolution” relates to how his band members are trying to help him stop his habits by revolutionizing his ways.




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9. Flash backs, back to scene 5 and 6. Welcome to the new age, to the new

age


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radioactive Flash back effect

10. Zooms in on the lead singer as he sings the last verse until it comes to a close-up of his face.

All systems go, the sun hasn't died

Deep in my bones, straight from inside

11. Cuts to the band on top of hills playing enthusiastically, the hills symbolize their victory. Shots used are close-ups, long shots, mid shots and high angle shots to make them look strong.



12. The band continues playing using the same shots and the same location. Welcome to the new age, to the new

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VIDEO AUDIO


13. The band finishes the sand with a long shot as they pose on top of the hill with the sun setting.


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