Screenplay

LOVE LIKE THIS - KODALINE

LOCATION: STUDIO

INSTRUMENTAL

Girl walking into studio- Shots from mirror and face on. She

appears to be very dressed down to highlight the difference

throughout the song. Baggy white t-shirt, shorts, bare foot,

hair tied up with very little/no makeup. Likewise, male

would walk into the studio with just trousers and a plain

white t-shirt, hair looking slightly ruffled.

Cuts between both male and female actors sitting at the

dressing table; many close ups of different facial features

making slight movements e.g. blinking/licking lips/deep

breaths etc.

running through the heat heart beat

you shine like silver in the

sunlight you light up my cold

heartit feels right in the sun

Initial shot of all makeup on the table, fingers running

over them. Shots of girl applying make up- powder and

blusher. Extreme shots of the brushes on her skin and also

the brushes within the make up pots. Slow motion shots to

fit with the calm feel of the music.

we’re running around like love is

what we found and nothing else

could matter in our lives

but wait

but wait

but wait

Moves onto camera shots of the male actor getting ready

similarly to the female. Close up shot of gel being poured

into males hand and then combed into hairstyle; side parting

typical of that in the 1950s.

the sun’ll stop shining soon and

you’ll be dark in my life

it’s as simple as a change of heart

Shots of female continuing makeup in 1950s style: very thick

liquid eyeliner- extreme close ups in slow motion, blinking

etc.

a love like this won’t last forever

i know that a love like this wont

last forever but i

Female applying lipstick on first line- connotations of

love, lips etc. Male continues to sort out hair, checking

time, deep breaths. Although the shots will be constantly

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changing very quickly, the action within the shots will be

either slowed down or just very small which will create a

nice contrast and keep it exciting.

I don’t mind

I don’t mind at all

Split screen of both male and female vertically both doing

the exact same gesture of checking time then looking

straight back to the camera and taking a deep breath.

slipping through the night love

it grows dark but you don’t mind

hiding in the back streets

Females makeup is now complete and she adds a hair tie-

matching the dress- into her hair.

yeah you’ll never notice me

Second split screen, side on shot of both male and female

using hairspray, extreme close up to see the particles of

the spray reflecting against the lights.

all that I was thinking about was

cleaning up my conscienceI got lost

in the memory as it shakes up the

corners of my heart

Male and female begin to get dressed. Shot of male buttoning

up his shirt one by one as the camera follows his fingers.

Female does up the zip on the side of her dress.

was it my mistake

or maybe it was just as simple as a

change in your heart

Male and female both putting on shoes; brogues (1950s) tie

up shoes. Close up of the laces being tied- clear difference

in the male and female from the camera angle showing part of

the costume e.g. the dress against the trousers.

just as simple as a change of heart

Horizontal split screen; boy running his fingers down braces

and girl flattening her dress with the palm of her hands.

LOCATION: STAGE

a love like this wont last forever

i know that a love like this won’t

last forever

Male and female walking to the stage, close up of their

hands separating and them smiling at one another before

beginning their routine.

a love like this

a love like this

a love like this

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a love like this

a love like this

wont last forever

Many shots of the couples’ routine; the action would be

slowed right down to fit in with the pace of the music. Mix

of close ups, long shots, establishing shots etc. Some shots

of them from the back of the stage looking out into an empty

auditorium with beaming lights. On the fourth ’love like

this’ there would be a lift between the male and female,

again completely slowed down as this is when the music

reaches it’s climax which then comes straight back down on

the fifth and final ’love like this’. This would then show

the couple walking off stage and away from each other and

the curtains closing behind them.

INSTRUMENTAL

In the final 30 second instrumental, the sepia effect which

was applied throughout the entire music video would end and

it would be vivid colour to show an old lady sat in her

front room watching the performance on her television. It

would then cut to an over the shoulder shot of her holding a

photo frame with a picture of the performers in it- linking

the whole music video together as her watching herself

perform when she was younger however her partner is no

longer with her as there is an empty chair next to her. The

vivid colour within the final shots will reinforce this

audience to the audience informing them of the time change.