Music Video Planning: Music Treatment

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All 3 band members are seen stood in different environments. One in a park or forest of some sort, surrounded by trees and grass, emphasising nature. In a total contrast, another will be located in a built up area, like the middle of a shopping centre on a Saturday afternoon when it’s at its busiest. The final one will be in an office in work attire (shirt and tie) sat at a desk trying to entertain himself in anyway possible. He throws a screwed up ball of paper at the bin and misses, this resembles his apparent bad luck, and this ends the verse. All 3 band members’ long faces show their boredom at where they are, and how they long to be elsewhere. All of a sudden, they seem to realise what they have to do, and all 3 run at once as the screen blanks out. 3 columns appear one after the other, showing the band members running from the same angle. This shows that they are alike, and the even columns show them each as an essential cog in their bands machine. The shots of them running then switch back to normal and are cut quickly between each band member to resemble the quickened tempo of the song itself. As the chorus ends, the 3 band members fall to the floor and lay on their backs, exhausted. Lots of spinning shots which could resemble dizziness that has come about because of the energy used when running. Shots will zoom in on the band members, as the band get to their feet by the end of the last line of the verse and begin to run again in the next chorus, this time even faster. The shots are cut faster which gives the impression of the band running even faster. As they all make their way into the building with a stage in it at the same time they gather their instruments and make their way on stage for the instrumental. First the bassist, followed by the drummer and finally the singer/guitarist when their instruments come into the song. The band only reach true compatibility when they reach the repeated line “his height wont last” when you can really see the emotion and passion in the face of the singer, as his energy flows throughout the rest of the band who are equally passionate. As the stretched out guitar note which gets higher in pitch as it goes on, the camera will focus upon an amp and shake under the power of the note. The band continues to perform on stage as if it was their home where they felt comfortable. Their long faces are now replaced with smiles and laughter. The lighting on the stage flashes professionally, making the band seem the finished product “too much too fast.” Can they really handle it all? Shots consist of the band themselves and their instruments and will be shot from numerous angles giving the audience a real feel that they can imagine being there at the showing. As the band finish the song the camera zooms out from the stage to show an empty hall and as the band exit to the stage right and left, a cleaner comes across with a broom sweeping the already immaculate floor. This shows the band still has a long way to go.

Whatever happened To Saying these words the last time At least for a while And he looks so worried But you hate how he looks at life With such a closed mind Too much, too fast, We should be heading back No questions asked Its always sailing past Have you learned your lesson? Have you learnt to always think things through? Cause you keep on changing What you think is right What is true but only when it suits you Too much, too fast, We should be heading back No questions asked Its always sailing past His Height wont last His height wont last Too much, too fast, We should be heading back No questions asked Its always sailing past Too much, too fast, We should be heading back No questions asked Its always sailing past

This is the music treatment done by my partner I was working with. From this music treatment we will be able to be better planned when starting to film