As mentioned before, the song has a distinct story to it. It ties in with Todorov's theory. He suggested that there is three parts to a music video. Firstly, the Equilibrium: the normal state at the beginning of the text. Any opposing forces are in balance. Secondly, Dis-equilibrium - An action or conflict introduced into the narrative and lastly, the New-equilibrium - the conflict is resolved and the narrative strands are tied together. We used this to decide on the storyboard for the video.
Scene one will start with the opening of a book. The book signifies the 'start of the fairytale'. We will incorporate many different objects in the book (e.g hearts, starts etc.) which will feature in the rest of the video. The book is the only piece of footage we will bring to the video, to keep the animation strong.
Scene two is the introduction of the couple. The scene will be a bright, happy scene to signify the happiness of the relationship.
Scene Three:
Scene three is the introduction of the clock. We have decided to use a clock to show time passing as the song lyrics explain about how they are lookin back on their time together. It is also a happy scene as the couple are happily in a relationship.
Scene Four:
This part is where we introduce the 'wedding' scene. This is where the couple will be at their happiest and we will create a cupid/love scene
to create the happiness between the couple.
Scene Five:
This is when we see the family start to dissolve apart. The family will split up and the child will
appear to be alone and upset. We will use symbols and images to create this sad time. We will use clouds and rain in these scenes to move away from the hapiness before and really signify
the sadness that is happening.
Scene Six:
This is where the couple will look back at some fond memories they have had together as they begin to realise they want to get back together as a family. The pair will rekindle their love and the family will slowlt get back together. We will use a reversal tool, in which we will reverse some of the footage we have already used to show the time that has passed and all that has happened in that short time.
Section 7:
Section 7 is the happy ever ending. The family will be re-united and we will use the book footage, as the book closing the end of the story. We will include words and brushes going back into the book to show the happy ending.
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