-Very long shot- track in, low-key lighting, the band is in the center of the frame.
-Extreme close-up of the guitar.
-Extreme close-up of the keyboard, specifically the keys being pressed.
-Cut to b/w archival footage of a beach at night as the main riff kicks in.
-Close up of a full moon (b/w).
-Medium shot of the keyboard, playing the bass part which is following the guitar.
-Medium shot of the guitarist.
-Close up of the keyboard.
-Close up of the guitar (these shots will be fairly fast shots, building to a crescendo)
-Long shot of the band as it reaches the crescendo.
-Cut to an insert shot of the guitar, just as he hits the slide, the camera dollies across with the guitar.
-Low angle medium shot of the singer as the lyrics kick in, "a crowded future..."
-B/W footage of a dilapidated cityscape, bustling and crowded (stylistically akin to Begotten meets Brazil) (could use old archive footage from public domain sci-fi films, though the best bet is to try and film in the dilapidated areas in Sheffield, this could be done guerrilla style with hand held cameras, this would give the dystopian city a ratty sort of look, this would make the beach scene a more calming feel, given it's more static cinematography. Also by going for a "Hard to be a God" cinematography, it would mean that I would be able to make it appear busier and more claustrophobic with less people.)
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-B/W CU of the protagonist's face, an every man type conformist, as he views the city, coupled with an over the shoulder shot of him viewing it from a vantage point (though this seems fairly conventional, and rather on the nose in it's attempts to make the connection between the audience and the character and their position with in this sort of society , it also feels far too reminiscent to the Devo "beautiful world" video), this could be done easily with the use of chroma key, and would rely on similar footage as the first idea for this shot.
-Medium shot of the lead singer.
-Long shot of the denizens of this dystopian society in unison, shot in B/W, the denizens should be dressed in white boiler suit type costumes- get numerous shots of this, this will allow us to create a montage, could do this hand held, similar to the city shots, then use it to show the alienation of the protagonist (i.e. being shoved around (could do this in a similar way to the shot of Joaquin Phoenix's character dodging the police in "Inherent Vice") or ducking and cowering around the masses (him being the focus of the composition, but the masses take up all the negative space), this would allow the lyrics to take on an ironic meaning, "I still find time to exercise"). (-Idea that I might not use- Could intercut with footage of sheep to create an intellectual montage, though, again this is far too on the nose and I'm sure I'm ripping off a film, but I'm unsure what it's name is)
-Long shot of the band, still in the 4th generation video aesthetic, they are playing the verse refrain.
-Cut on the beat to a closer shot of the band, in time with the beat.
-Long shot of the protagonist in front of a wire fence, fiddling with a lock.
-Insert shot of this action.
-Over the shoulder shot of the beach, chicken wire (may change this to a more heavy duty type of fence)
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-B/W CU of the protagonist's face, an every man type conformist, as he views the city, coupled with an over the shoulder shot of him viewing it from a vantage point (though this seems fairly conventional, and rather on the nose in it's attempts to make the connection between the audience and the character and their position with in this sort of society , it also feels far too reminiscent to the Devo "beautiful world" video), this could be done easily with the use of chroma key, and would rely on similar footage as the first idea for this shot.
-Medium shot of the lead singer.
-Long shot of the denizens of this dystopian society in unison, shot in B/W, the denizens should be dressed in white boiler suit type costumes- get numerous shots of this, this will allow us to create a montage, could do this hand held, similar to the city shots, then use it to show the alienation of the protagonist (i.e. being shoved around (could do this in a similar way to the shot of Joaquin Phoenix's character dodging the police in "Inherent Vice") or ducking and cowering around the masses (him being the focus of the composition, but the masses take up all the negative space), this would allow the lyrics to take on an ironic meaning, "I still find time to exercise"). (-Idea that I might not use- Could intercut with footage of sheep to create an intellectual montage, though, again this is far too on the nose and I'm sure I'm ripping off a film, but I'm unsure what it's name is)
-Long shot of the band, still in the 4th generation video aesthetic, they are playing the verse refrain.
-Cut on the beat to a closer shot of the band, in time with the beat.
-Long shot of the protagonist in front of a wire fence, fiddling with a lock.
-Insert shot of this action.
-Over the shoulder shot of the beach, chicken wire (may change this to a more heavy duty type of fence)
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