2. Music Video Script
Video Title: Artic Monkeys – R U Mine
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1. Wide angle shot of a DJ behind a desk - DJ talking “You’re listening at
talking into the. The shot will last for 7 Jonesy’s Jukebox, live on KROQ.
seconds then CUT. (0:07) Right now, for the first time
ever, anywhere, on this football,
that’s called planet Earth,
there’s a brand new song by the
Arctic Monkeys. It’s called “R U
Mine?”. Take it away, honey!”
2. Next will be a shot of the singer pointing a - The singer and other people (who
handheld camera to himself steadying it are not on screen) will be talking
until it is balanced still pointed to him. The and laughing
location will be on a dark street lamp lit
deserted road with a road and street lamps
in the background. Medium shot, This shot
will last for 5 seconds. (0:12)
3. Next the shot will be the singer staring at - Drums will kick in
the camera waiting for the intro drums to
start, and when it kicks in he is moving his
arms up and down to the beat playing air
drums.Medium shot, This shot will last for
3 seconds. (0:15)
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4. The drums will stop and so will the singer, - Drums will stop and start again
he will be standing still for 2 seconds
waiting for the drums to start again, and
after 2 seconds they will and he will start
pretending to use drums like before, it will
be a medium shot. (0:19)
5. Cut. Back to the DJ for 2 seconds, him - DJ talking “take it away”
pointed to the left with his hands, wide
angle shot. (0:21)
6. Cut. Back to the singer standing on a - I'm a puppet on a string
different road still with street lamps in the Tracy island, time-traveling
background with a long range shot, diamond
showing the whole street. (0:34) Coulda shaped heartaches
7. Blur effect transition with the camera going - Come to find ya fall in some velvet
in a clockwise rotation, the singer in a new morning
location standing next to a red post box, Years too late
low angle medium shot (or better, a gold She's a silver lining lone ranger
painted Olympics one) (0:40) riding
Through an open space
8.
Blur effect transition with the camera going - In my mind when she's not right
in a clockwise rotation, the singer is now there beside me
sat at a public park bench with swings, I go crazy cause here isn't where I
damp concrete floor, medium/long shot wanna be
(0:54) And satisfaction feels like a distant
memory
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9. Steady cam shot of the singer standing up, - And I can't help myself,
and walking to the right, walking through All I wanna hear her say is "Are you
the park, and walking past 2 of the 6 mine?"
dancers and when he has walked past them
they start to follow him. (1:02)
10. A continuous long shot and steady camof a - Are you mine?
selection of land marks, going from left to Are you mine tonight?
right of the location/object that is in shot. Are you mine?
First 5 seconds will be a local church (5 + Guitar solo for the last 10 seconds
seconds), second shot will be of a red letter
box/postbox (5 seconds), third shot will be
of public transport, ether a bus going past
or a train ect (5 seconds), last shot will be
of a landmark something like Salfordqueys.
Each shot will blur out into the next shot
for the transition (1:23)
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11. Next shot will be the singer holding the - I guess what I'm trying to say is I
camera at arm’s lengthwhilst singing. Over need the deep end
the front shoulder will show the next 4/6 Keep imagining meeting, wished
dancers in the background, with the away entire lifetimes
previous 2 also there. The location will be a Unfair we're not somewhere
dark rainy street with street lamps and misbehaving for days
back lights to darken the features of the Great escape lost track of time and
singer and dancer. (1:46) space
She's a silver lining climbing on my
desire
And I
12. The next shot will be a wide low angle shot - go crazy cause here isn't where I
with the singer and the 4 dancers in in front wanna be
of the Manchester wheel, it will then spin And satisfaction feels like a distant
to the right and fade out to the next shot. memory
(2:02) And I can't help myself,
All I wanna hear her say is "Are you
mine?"
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13. A continuous long shot and steady cam of - Are you mine?
a selection of land marks, going from left to Are you mine tonight?
right of the location/object that is in shot. Are you mine?
First 5 seconds will be infront of Urbis (5 + Guitar solo for the last 10 seconds
seconds), second shot will be of hard rock
cafe(5 seconds), third shot will be outside
of printworks, (5 seconds), last shot will be
inside of printworks. Each shot will blur out
into the next shot for the transition (2:25)
14. The next shot will be the singer holding the - And the thrill of the chase moves in
camera at an arm’s length walking mysterious ways
backward though printworks with the 4
dancers doing the same (2:32)
15. It will still be the same shot but the singer - So in case I'm mistaken,
will rotate 180 degrees and walk backwards I just wanna hear you say you got
the other way, whilst turning it will have all me baby r u mine
6 dancers now behind him, the turning will
be slow so it gives a chance for the dancers
to be in place when the singer turns around
(2:41)
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16. the next shot will be a bird’s eye view, - Guitar and drums
from the roof top of a car, pointing towards
all the dancers and the singer all dancing in
correlation on the dark street with street
lamps (2:53)
17. The next shot will be just of the singer with - She's a silver lining lone ranger
an extreme close up of his face singing. riding through an open space
(3:00) In my mind when she's not right
there beside me And I go
18. It will be the same continuous shot as - crazy cause here isn't where I
previous but he will walk away from the wanna be
camera so you can see the street, And satisfaction feels like a distant
background and dancers also. (3:11) memory
And I can't help myself,
19. Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium -All I wanna hear her say is "Are you
shot with the singer and dancers infront of mine?"
Urbis (3:19)
20. Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium - Well are you mine?
shot with the singer and dancers infront of
hard rock cafe (3:22)
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21. Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium - Are you mine?
shot with the singer and dancers infront of
hard rock cafe (3:28)
22. Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium -Are you mine tonight?
shot with the singer and dancers infront of
printworks(3:35)
23. Next shot is a tracking steady cam medium - Closing drums and guitar
shot with the singer and dancers inside
urbus walking backwards dancing to the
closing outro. (3:44)