Music Video Script

Paradise by Polar Music Video Script

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Since the intro of the song runs until 40

seconds before the lyrics come in, the
first 10 seconds will allow for slow,
establishing shots of the city scape.
This will include shots of the morning sky
to show beginning of the day which will
be played in slight fast motion to
demonstrate a slow sense of movement.
Slow transitions to reflect the slower part
of the song. After which, Arnas will be
captured to jump on his bike. He will cycle
past a group of youths sitting on a step,
drinking and pretending to take drugs
which Arnas cycles away from. He then
cycles past Sonam standing in the store,
down the road. The camera swerves
into the store and there is a close up shot
of Sonams hand on the window pane.

AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
The music is the introduction of the
song.
No FX.

The close up shot zooms out to an

over the shoulder shot of Sonam. More
close up shots will follow to capture
Sonam taking off her hoodie, walking
slowly to the centre of the room, sitting
on the chair and dropping her bag onto
the floor. A medium shot will be used to
show both Sonams back to the camera
and her reflection in the mirror.

When she was just a girl she

Sonam lip syncing to the chorus with a

rather melancholy facial expression. Then
an extreme close up shot of her eyes in
sync with the second line.
The camera arcs around her in an act of
self-reflection, or rather the audience
reflecting on Sonams character. A fade
transition is used to show Arnas cycling
on.

Para-para-paradise, Para-para-

expected the world but it flew away

from her reach so she ran away in her
sleep and dreamed of
0:40-0:54
No FX.
No narration.

paradise, Para-para-paradise Every

time she closed her eyes
0:55-1:21
FX of the word paradise appearing
across the screen
A faded transition
No narration.

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Medium shot of Arnas lip syncing,

meanwhile Sonam walks to the mirror.
There is a fade to show to show both of
them, simultaneously, on the screen. As
Sonam walks along the mirrors,
flashbacks are shown to depict her past
experiences of objectification.

AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
When she was just a girl She
expected the world But it flew away
from her reach And the bullets catch in
her teeth
1:21-1:35
FX of black and white flashback
FX of fade between both characters on
the screen
No narration.

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Arnas cycles past a young businessman,

Goncalo, getting robbed by the masked
gang. This take place in slow motion with
a tracking shot. The camera pans up to
the sky getting darker symbolise the
nearing of the end of the day, the end of
the song, the end of a journey.

Life gets on, it gets so heavy The

wheel breaks the butterfly Every tear
a waterfall In the night the stormy
night shell close her eyes In the night
the stormy night away shed fly
1:35-1:59
FX slow motion depiction of the
robbery
No narration.

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Medium shots of Sonam picking up a

hammer and breaking the mirrors. She
runs out of the room, and a transition is
used to capture her running through the
crowd of people within the market.
Cameraperson will be running behind
Sonam, either using the SLR camera
freehand, or the go-pro to mimic
Sonams actions. Yet slow-motion will be
used to bring a contrast between the
action and the viewer.

And dreams of para-para-paradise

Para-para-paradise Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh. Shed dream
of para-para-paradise Para-paraparadise Para-para-paradise Oh oh oh
oh oh oh-oh-oh-oh
2:00-2:27
FX slow motion
No narration.

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Sonam stops short upon noticing Arnas

and his band busking at the corner down
Portobello Road. Slow motion is used on
them to indicate the instant connection
they have all along, with close ups to
capture their eye contact.

2:28 2:40
FX slow motion and reverse
No narration.

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In between these shots, there will be clips

of Arnas cycling reversing. The camera
move in an arc around Sonam and Arnas,
with a clear shot of the block of flats
behind to illustrate their working class
background. The arc will then transition
from them standing in Portobello to being
in Piccadilly Circus.

AUDIO
LYRICS / NARRATION / MUSIC / FX
Lalalalalalalalala And so lying
underneath those stormy skies Shed
say, oh, ohohohoh I know the sun
must set to rise
2:41- 3:00
FX arc and flashback reverse shots
No narration.

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Long shots of the band and Sonam lip

syncing and dancing casually and almost
candidly having fun and enjoying
themselves. Close up shots of band
members playing instruments and Arnas
lip syncing.

This could be Para-para-paradise

Para-araparadise Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh
3:01 3:41
FX The word paradise appearing on
the screen
No narration.

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Capture the evening sky, and the day

coming to an end, along with the song
slowly coming to an end. Pan the camera
down to Sonam and Arnas being the last
of their group still within Central London,
with a speed up effect of people walking
past, yet they are just standing still. The
camera itself is still within its long shot,
but stands still on the tripod to show
Sonam and Arnas wal off screen together.
The last scene therefore shows them, with
a long shot outside the store, at the end
of the day, walking past the store
casually, as though not even noticing the
shop anymore, arm in arm. The camera
zooms in on the door swinging open and
shut and open and shut, before it stays,
permanently, shut.

This could be Para-para-paradise

Para-para-paradise Para-para-paradise
Oh oh oh oh oh oh-oh-oh
3:41-4:20
No FX
No narration.

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