Music Video Practical Production Treatment and
Plan for Edit
Audio: Music and Lyrics
Song fades in
Your little brother never tells
you but he loves you so
You said your mother only
smiled on her TV show
You're only happy when your
sorry head is filled with dope
I hope you make it to the day
you're 28 years old
Time
0:00
0.25
Images
Shot of white background with the title
of the song and artist.
Cuts between shots of outdoor scenery
(sky, clouds) and the studio.
You're dripping like a
0.25
saturated sunrise
0.45
You're spilling like an
overflowing sink
You're ripped at every edge but
you're a masterpiece
And now you're tearing
through the pages and the ink
In the studio with a white background,
overlay of edited shots of a sunrise.
Actor is lip-syncing to the song.
Overlay of dropping inks into water.
Cuts between outdoor clips.
Everything is blue
His pills, his hands, his jeans
And now I'm covered in the
colors
Pulled apart at the seams
And it's blue
And it's blue
0.45
1.05
Everything is grey
His hair, his smoke, his
dreams
And now he's so devoid of
color
He don't know what it means
And he's blue
And he's blue
1.05
1.24
Mid shot of different coloured powder
paints being thrown at the actor from
different directions. Actor is wearing
white clothing to emphasize the vivid
colours. Slow motion shot as the paints
hit her. Close up from a different angle.
Close up of hands. Shot of blue powder
paints being thrown in front of the
camera.
Black and white. In the studio lipsyncing. Cuts to paint splatter in colour
and flashes to black and white. Then
back to blue.
You were a vision in the
morning when the light came
through
I know I've only felt religion
when I've lied with you
You said you'll never be
forgiven 'til your boys are too
And I'm still waking every
morning but it's not with you
1.24
1.44
Studio
Lip-syncing
Various editing effects.
You're dripping like a
1.44
saturated sunrise
2.02
You're spilling like an
overflowing sink
You're ripped at every edge but
you're a masterpiece
And now you're tearing
through the pages and the ink
Mid shot of paint being poured over
actors head. Close ups of her clothing
and face. Reverse then speed up clips.
Paint drops hitting the ground.
You were red and you liked me
'cause I was blue
You touched me and suddenly
I was a lilac sky
And you decided purple just
wasn't for you
2.02
2.19
In studio. Lilac sky overlay.
Lip-syncing
Everything is blue
His pills, his hands, his jeans
And now I'm covered in the
colors
Pulled apart at the seams
And it's blue
And it's blue
2.19 2.37
Everything is grey
His hair, his smoke, his
dreams
And now he's so devoid of
color
He don't know what it means
And he's blue
And he's blue
2.37 2.55
Word Blue painted on arm. Clip of
melting cotton candy in slow motion.
Colours mixing together. Inks. Paint
splatters. Slow motion. Throwing paint
in the air.
Extreme close up of hands covered in
paint. Extreme close up of face.
Shots of powder paint and normal
paint on actor.
Blows powder paint off hand.
Shots of the clouds in black and white.
Smoke
Similar to shots in beginning of music
video.
Black and White. Studio
Lip-syncing
Everything is blue [4x]
2.55 3.26
Cuts between outdoors, studio and
video clips.
Actor dancing in powder paint, barely
visible.
Finishes with long shot of actor sitting
down in the studio covered in paint.