planning and research 1.3: Treatment(original)

Intro. Short shots of band tuning instruments, spot light/direct light on instruments, background black.


See a stage door open, hear music playing, slowly closes, music fades out as door shuts, then shot of gig poster on door.

1. Goes straight into music, fast cut shots of band playing.

2. Fast cut shots of band, lead vocals, guitar, bass, drums. Close-ups of instruments being played. Bass Pedal being played.

3. More shots of band playing, shots of crowd singing along, shots within the crowd to get a feel of perspective and inclusion.

4. Cuts back to band, shots of drums being played (close up) long or mid shots of the band playing, close-ups of lead vocals.

5. Close up of lead vocals.

6. Continue close up of lead vocals.

7. Cuts from lead vocals to other members singing into mics (close ups)

8. Cut to shot of girl crying in corner (long shot) possibly black and white

9. Cut back to whole band playing, fast close-up shots of instruments being played and crowd dancing/singing – mid shots.

10. Profile close up of lead vocals singing into mic.

11. Girl trouble breathing.

12. Fast cut shots of band, wake up screaming, lead vocals mid shot for please just take control.

13. Slow tracking shots of whole band, long/mid shot

14. ‘Hope to god your story wont get old’ sung by band, mid shot of the whole band playing, camera spins round to crowd for the recall of ‘It wont get old’.

15. Same shot as line 8, but no girl only clothes on floor – long shot (maybe black and white).

16. Same as line 9.

17. Same shot as 8, no girl, no clothes, possibly in colour if others are black and white.

18. Same as 9, except, the end of the music fades out and cuts to close up of lead vocals hand with mic, and drops mic to floor. Camera pans to floor, fades to black.