Music video treatment

Project planning

Your name:  klea Paja

Group members:  Klea, Brianna, Anjali

Shortlist of five tracks (artist/song title) that you may use:

Don’t tell ‘em

Major Lazer- Watch out for this

Selected track:

Major Lazer- Watch out for this

Music video treatment

Opening scene of a house playing music loudly in mid-day, a police officer strolling by notices the music playing and goes to knock on the door. The music suddenly stops and the police officer walks away when suddenly two gun shots go off, she/he runs to the door when a group of kids erupt from the house all trying not to get caught. This is the moment when the chorus of the song starts playing and the music video stars to focus on one boy who is free running from the police. (Suggesting the chorus line “watch out for this” is a reference to him watching out for the police officer as he looks back.)  Throughout the video he will be running over obstacles and walls to get away from the police officer chasing him. While he is jumping over the obstacles the camera will reverse and play the shot over again in slow motion. At the end on the song he finally makes it home shuts the door behind him and sits on the floor with his hand in his head, then there will be a shot of the police officer looking confused and giving up this is when the music stops.

Concept – sum up the music video in one sentence: 

A group of police officers desperately chase party goers out of an area and overcome obstacles that stand in their path following a young boy on the loose.

Scene/location 1:  The camera follows a police officer walking past a group of houses; the loud music from one house leads him to it. He goes to knock on the door when the music suddenly stops. Two gun shots go off he runs to the door when it suddenly opens, and a group of young people erupt from the house all running trying to get away. The police officer tries to go after one boy and chases him.

Scene/location 2:

The boys jumps over fences, walls and other obstacles while also looking back for the police officer who is also on his heels. The camera zooms in on the boy’s face as he looks back where he laughs and goes back to a look of concentration. The boy carries on free running on the streets cutting into corners and alley ways.

Scene/location 3:

The boy reaches an estate where he carries on to jump over things and walls, and he turns on to a street where he runs into a house, slams open the door runs inside and bolts the door lock. He gives a faint smile and he sits down on the floor by the door out of breath. The police officer is left outside confused of where he went.

Pace/colour/tone/feel of video:

The tone and feel to the music video is excitement therefore the colours are going to be quite bright and lively to show the build-up of drama, suspense and thrill.