Music Video Manifesto

Todorovs narrative theory

Idea – Jordan drummer artist, going about life and practicing, doing a performance in first chorus, mid scene get in car crash which makes unable to play, end follows scenes of empty drum set with switches to drummer recovering. Song = Magic tricks by Whalers – free royalty free music

Shots: First scene driving to practice, shot of turn up radio, shot of reversing possibly. 30. follow into studio, quick scene of drumming. 45. then scene of editing comp in room with headphones on. 56. Next driving home, shot of window view passing by. 1.10. Scene going into drumming shed, shot putting on beats headphones then drumming. 1.35. Shot of lying down into bed, then rising next morning. 1.38. Open fridge grabbing food, then cut to shot turning on car with keys. 1.50. Speed shots of arrive studio, play drum, edit music, Drive home. 2.0. Speed shots of arrive studio, play drum, edit music, Drive home. 2.10 – quick cuts of close zooms on road, hands, radio etc. 2.20 message on phone then cut speed with car crash to black. 2.45. Hits slower verse in song, opening up 2.50 (black) looking at sky, 2.58. cut to black again. Shot of empty drum set 3.05 (black) empty edit room 3.10. (black) empty shed 3.15. (black) open to lying in bed 3.20, repeat bed quick multiple times, 3.30. use window view driving scene. 3.35. End with shot of only hands picking up drumsticks, 3.50 go down to do first hit and cut film to black. 4m

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