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2. Music Video Script
Video Title: “Radioactive” by Imagine Dragons
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
1. The video starts with computer There is an intro which shows
edited text saying “Radioactive” to
text saying “Radioactive” as an
introduce the name of the song.The
scene then fades to black. opening to the music video. Shot
fading to black. 0:00-0:08
2. The second scene is set in a field The music intro starts faintly
and with an old bridge with nobody
on this scene however no lyrics
around except from all members of
the band. There is an extreme are being sung yet. 0:08-0:25
longshot of scene which shows the
surrounding area and the band
members from a distance.
3. Then there is a long shot at a The music gets steadily louder
slight low angle showing the entire
as the camera zooms in. 0:25-
band humming the tune to the song
while one of them plays a guitar. 0:58
There is a slight zoom in on the
band.
4. The main singer has a close up as “I'm waking up to ash and dust
he starts singing. There is then a
I wipe my brow and I sweat my
panning shot showing the rest of
the band either playing their rust
instruments or backing singing. The
I'm breathing in the
lyrics the band are singing, are
about the lead singer taking drugs, chemicals”0:58-1:08
“breathing in the chemicals”
5. The scene shifts to an abandoned “I'm breaking in, shaping up, then
warehouse, which has a makeshift
stage were the band are preforming checking out on the prison bus
for no one. There is a mid-shot This is it, the apocalypse
which slowly rises from a low angle
view to a high angle view showing Whoa”1:08-1:26
the whole band preforming. These
lyrics are about how the lead
singer’s drug using life style will
end with him either in prison or
with his death which is referred to
as “the apocalypse”.

3. Music Video Script
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
6. The scene change to the lead singer “I'm waking up, I feel it in my
walking along a country road on his
bones
own looking down at his feet. This
is a long shot at a slightly high Enough to make my systems blow
angle. He is looking worn and
Welcome to the new age, to the
tired. There is a long shot as he’s
walking towards where the camera is new age”1:26-1:35
shooting directly ahead of him. The
shot then cuts to a close up of his
face as he slowly looks up. Then
the camera cuts to a tracking shot
of the lead singer from the side
continuing to walk the lonely road.
This verse is about the lead
singer trying to come to a “new
age” in his life where he no longer
takes drugs. The walk symbolizes
his journey he is going through to
get to the point he no longer uses
drugs.
7. The scenery then cuts to mid-shot “Welcome to the new age, to the
ofthe lead singer (which
new age
slowlyzooms in)sitting in a field
by himself, looking as though he is Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive,
having an emotional think. There is
radioactive
then a flash back of him abusing
drugs and alcohol in a darkened Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive,
alleyway. Then back to the field of
radioactive”
an extreme close up of the singer
blinking in slow motion at a slight Small slow-motion part 1:35-1:52
low angle view. This scene relates
shows the lead singer looking back
on his drug fueled lifestyle hence
the “flashback”. He believes
himself to be “radioactive” meaning
he is poisoned by drugs meaning his
whole life is essentially dying due
to his habit.
8. The scene cuts back a side/mid-shot “I raise my flags, dye my
of the full band at the abandoned
clothes
bridge shown earlier, singing and
playing their instruments. The It's a revolution, I suppose
camera then shows a close-up of
We'll paint it red to fit right
each band member individually. Then
back to the side/mid-shot of the in
band. “It a revolution” relates to
Whoa”1:52-2:05
how his band members are trying to
help him stop his habits by
revolutionizing his ways.

4. Music Video Script
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
9. The scene shifts back to the “I'm breaking in, shaping up,
abandoned warehouse, with a long-
then checking out on the prison
shotwith a low angle view of the
entire band preforming as though bus
they had a huge audience.
This is it, the apocalypse
There are then two mid-shotsshowing
the band in two halves playing in Whoa” 2:05-2:19
slow-motion at High angle views
from the sides of the makeshift
stage. These lyrics again relate to
how the lead singer sees his life
ending if he doesn’t change.
10. The scene changes back to a long- “I'm waking up, I feel it in my
shot the singer walking down the
bones
lonely road shown earlier. He seems
much more drained of energy than Enough to make my systems blow
before and he suddenly stops. There
Welcome to the new age, to the
is an extreme close up of him
blinking in slow-motion (similar to new age”
earlier in the video). He then
Small slow-motion part2:19-2:31
turns to his right and makes his
way to a hill in the near short
distance. As he turns to his right
a long-shot from behind shows him
walking towards the hill. The scene
slows how hard the lead singer’s
journey is by having him shown as
tired and drained of energy. These
lyrics again relate to the lead
singer trying to change his ways.
11. The scene skips a side mid-shot of “Welcome to the new age, to the
the singer slowly making his way up
new age
the hill (shot from side). The
scene skips to him closer from the Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive,
top of the hill with a low
radioactive
anglelong shot from behind. The
walk up the hill shows the lead Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive,
singers journey to make a new turn
radioactive” 2:31-2:49
in his life improving and coming to
an end.
12. The scene cuts to the band playing “All systems go, sun hasn't died
very enthusiastically on the
Deep in my bones, straight from
makeshift stage again. There is a
high angle panning shot it slow inside” 2:49-3:01
motion showing the whole band
preforming to nobody. The
enthusiasm the band has relates to
how much faith they have that the
lead singer will prevail. “Sun
hasn’t died” means the lead singer
hasn’t given up on himself
succeeding.

5. Music Video Script
VIDEO AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
13. The scene changes to a mid-shotof “I'm waking up, I feel it in my
the band back at the abandoned
bones
bridge at the start of the music
video. Very enthusiastically Enough to make my systems blow
playing their instruments. This is
Welcome to the new age, to the
shot with a slightly lower angle,
with all the band members facing new age” 3:01-3:13
the camera. This scene again shows
the bands faith in the lead singer.
“I’m waking up” means the leads
singer has almost beaten his
addiction to drugs.
14. The last shot shows the lead singer “Welcome to the new age, to the
reach the top of the hill
new age
(sidelong-shot). The there is a
panning mid-shot around the lead Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive,
singer as he puts his arms out to
radioactive
resemble a cross. The shot then
fades to black slowly as the song Whoa, whoa, I'm radioactive,
ends, finishing the music video.
radioactive”
The lead singer at the top of the
hill symbolizes the lead singer has Scene fades to black signifying
beaten his addiction and has
the end of the song.3:13-3:32
cleansed himself from drug abuse.
His arms out to make a cross shape
shows religion may have been a
factor (along with his bang
members) to beat his addiction.
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