1. Music Video Script
My first draft music video script
By Lydia Cooke
Email:lydiacooke11272382@gmail.com
Song name: What I Might Do
Artist: Ben Pearce

2. Music Video Script
Video Title:
VIDEO
AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
1.
0:00 – 0:30–close up shot zooming
into the artists stood still
motionless in a white costume.
Dancers in the background also
still also in white costumes. As
the song has not yet began. Camera
is focused on the artist. Red
lights begin to flash, within this
time they flash 3 times.
Introduction as the song begins
to play. Nolyrics included lasts
for 30seconds exactly until
speech is introduced.
Artist stands motionless, with
holding no expression until
lyrics are introduced. Dancers
are also still and calm, waiting
to perform once the lyrics are
introduced.
Red lights flash 3 times within
the 30 seconds of the music
video. First flash within 10
seconds, second flash on 20
seconds and third flash on 30
seconds.

3. Music Video Script
VIDEO
AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
2.
0:30 – 1:00 – Camera quickly
returns to a long shot. Shooting
both the artist and dancers
perform. 30 seconds into this scene
camera angle changes, shooting from
the left hand side of the setting
so the audience only see one side
of the performance. Red lights
begin to flash a further 3 times.
Lyrics begin sung by the artist
immediately ‘I knew just what I
had to be when I heard you say
what you said to me’
Artist starts to sing about the
women he’s been experiencing
feelings for. Begins to tell us
a story. Dancers begin to
perform a dance routine all
perform in the same time
sequence professionally.
Pace of the song stays the same
throughout the whole song.
Red lights start to flash, 3
times through this scene. Frist
flash in 10 seconds, second
flash in 20 seconds and the
final flash on 30 seconds.
3.
1:00 – 1:30 – Camera shoots a close
up shot focused on one of the
dancers. Camera moves upwards from
the ground towards the sky. Filming
the dancer’s body as she dances.
Red light flashes once as the
camera reaches her face.
Lyrics are being sung from the
beginning of this shot. ‘ to
every dude in sight, it looks
like you’re working u an
appetite’

4. Music Video Script
VIDEO
AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
Camera slowly moves upwards
filming the whole of the body,
as she dances. Red light flashes
as the scene draws to 1 minute
25 seconds.
The camera is emphasizing the
dancer’s feminine features and
qualities. Catching the
audience’s attention.
4.
1:30 – 2:00 –Camera films from the
right hand side of the room. So the
audience only sees half of each
casts body. Red light flashes 3
times. Camera quickly moves to
focus directly on the artist with a
close up shot of his whole body and
face.
Lyrics continue ‘by then I just
sat at the back peeping you out
the way you act it was drinking
time getting out of line and I
make you get back in your place’
Quick camera transitions are
made. Red lights flash within
this scene. First flash in 10
seconds, second flash in 20
seconds and third flash in 30
seconds.
Music’s tempo is exactly the
same as it was at the beginning
of the music video. No changes
have been made.
Dancers all perform their dance
routine continuously until the
end of the music video.
4. 2:00 – 2:30–camera returns to
original shot. Facing the whole of
the cast. (long shot) artist still
motionless, but yet performing the
song. Dancers slowly begin to
finish their dance routine off as
the song draws to an end.
Lyrics continue ‘all is well and
all is cool, stay in your place
don’t be no fool get along
tonight you look like the type
that would try to fight’
Camera shoots the whole of the
cast performing. No lights are
included in this section.

5. Music Video Script
VIDEO
AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
5.
2:30 – 3:00 –Artist begins to walk
towards the camera, quickly stops
so only his waist upwards is in the
frame. Dancers fall to the ground
no longer in the shot. Red light
flashes once as the music video
ends. All light completely off,
complete darkness to end the video.
Last lyrics of the song are
performed ‘best to be a friend
to me you don’t want to play it
up, better play it cool. I don’t
know what I might do’
As the artist finishes telling
his story, he walks towards the
camera as if he’s directing
interacting with the audience.
Dancers fall to the ground as if
they have completely shut down.
Referring to the end of the
music video.
Music’s volume slowly becomes
quiet. Until not heard at all.
Red light flashes once between
2:45 minutes. All lights
completely go off exactly on
3:00 minutes. Music video ends.