Initial Ideas for a music video

First idea• Song – Coldplay – Cemeteries of London• Begins with an long shot of the ceiling of a cathedral that pans downwards to reveal a person who is admiring the

architecture. They slowly walk around for a few seconds before leaving through the main door. Outside there is a graveyard. They begin to stroll around, admiring some of the gravestones, leaning down to read one. As the guitar part starts, another person can be see walking into frame. They look up at the other person, who offer them a hand which they take and get up. They look at each other, before the camera cuts to them on a boat on a river/ top of a bus where they laugh and chat. Next scene, they get off (optional scene, possible cut instead), running excitedly into a field, which has a forest near it. They are running into the forest, where they reach a big tree, which they climb. At the top of the tree, they look out at the horizon, both smiling.

• Visual inspiration – 21 Pilots – Holding On To You• I take inspiration from this video based on the way it’s shot. I hope to convert my video to black and white after shooting it,

and this video uses the shooting style I would like to attempt; black and white but very clean, sharp and modern looking.

Second Idea

• Song – Radiohead – No surprises• Heavy use of slow motion. A person is walking around a busy town, they look very unhappy. Lots of close up shots used.

Footage of them walking around, sitting down and walking through shops, they walk at normal speed but everyone else is moving in slow motion. I would like to use an editing software and taking multiple of each shot to create both real time and slow motion footage within the same shot.

• Visual Inspiration – Coldplay – Yellow• This is an inspiration to me as the video features singer Chris Martin signing while walking, but his lips appear to be in slow

motion while he is walking at normal speed, which is something I hope to incorporate into this video idea

Third Idea

• Song – Kasabian – West Ryder Silver Bullet • A person wearing a bandana and black clothing holding a baseball bat. They are walking facing the camera, and as the

music starts, they pull the bandana off of their face. They begin to sing, still with the baseball bat hanging over their shoulder. As the song progresses, they get less threatening. They begin by singing, then begin to dance, then swinging the baseball bat as they dance, before some other people join them in dancing. Confetti fires as they go along , and the people joining them to dance are dressed brightly.

• Visual Inspiration – Slaves – Cheer up London• This video has been inspiration to the idea based on the props, costumes and the way it has been directed. It uses lots of

bright costumes in props and features somebody singing and dancing while walking along a street. My idea also involves backing dancing and somebody walking along the street singing and dancing.