1. MUSIC VIDEO TREATMENT
ARTIST: KILLSWITCH ENGAGE
SONG: ALWAYS
DIRECTOR: JOHN POWER

2. LYRICS
In these moments of loss and torment I am with you always
From the darkness of night until the morning
I am with you always
From life until death takes me
When hope seems lost, down and lonely
I am here with you always
I am with you always
From the darkness of night
I am with you always
From the darkness of night until the morning
I am with you always
From life until death takes me
I am with you always
From life until death takes me
When the vast skies don‟’ t seem to call to you
When the weight of this world bears down
And the stars have fallen like tears
I am with you always
From the darkness of night 'til the morning
I am with you always
From life until death takes me
Monuments built in remembrance of me
But monuments fade and fall in decay
The memories are all that remains
As far as east is from the west, remember

3. THE SONG PLOT
The song is about the loss of a loved one and I have decided to go
with the death of a relative. I lost my grandmother six years ago to
cancer and I am conveying my own emotions through this music
video. The character depicted in the video is still grieving for his
loved one, looking to the sky for an answer (asking if there is truly a
deity watching over us or there really is an afterlife).

4. ACTIVITIES- 1
The music video will start with the main character looking down on his loved
one‟s grave and having an overwhelming feeling of grief, he cannot seem to
get over the fact that he will not see them again. The character is placing
down some new flowers on the grass. The preferable shots to use for this
would be a mid-shot looking down on the character, conveying a
vulnerability; a higher power looking down on an inferior subject. This
makes the audience member feel a pity/ sympathy for the character.

5. ACTIVITIES- 2
The character is being followed through town as he walks by
the camera. He is thinking about his lost relative and how he
misses them dearly. For this scene I will use a mid-shot as it
will alleviate any difficulty in the conveyance of grief through
the character‟s demeanour.

6. LOCATION
The crematorium is where the
video will start with the
character staring at the
gravestone of his loved one.
Most of the video will be filmed in the street, conveying the
character as an outcast brought on by the grievance.

7. MISE-EN-SCENE
Stereotypically, an “alternative” person wears
darker coloured clothes. This is how I will
convey that the character is a bit of an outcast
in society in which light-coloured clothes are
the fashion. The clothes in the pictures to the
left are not the exact same to what will be used
in the video but the general idea is the same.

8. LIGHTING
Apart from the beginning scene at the crematorium which
will be filmed during daytime (late afternoon) The rest of the
video will be filmed during times which it is dark to convey
the negativity of the characters soul and since barely any
people will be around at that time in which I can also further
convey the loneliness the character is feeling in his time of
loss and torment.

9. MAIN PROPS
The portable sound system used in
the characters room to turn on the
song when he comes home from
school.
The crucifix held by the character,
questioning the concept of a deity.

10. HOW THE SOUND WILL CONVEY
WHAT’S HAPPENING IN THE
VIDEO
The song begins with a combo of heavy drums and guitar work, This is
where I can introduce my character, I will show the character in his
bedroom turning up the volume of his sound system to turn the song
on, while doing this he will see a photo of his loved relative. Being
isolated in his room conveys that he is completely alone. As the lyrics
begin I will show the character walking up to the crematorium and
entering it, “Loss and torment” conveys the death of a loved one
combined with the location, this is where the music gets softer and can
convey deep emotion. During the second verse I will depict the
character standing in the street , staring at this photo (Monuments of
rememberance conveying it has large value to the character. The photo
will fade out of his grasp, conveying that he needs to let go of the past
as memories are all that remain, this works with the lyrics of
“monuments built in memory of me but they fade and erode away”.
During the chorus “I am with you always” the character will look to the
„heavens‟ and gradually finds re-assurance that someone is watching
over him, questioning the existence of a God, this will also be conveyed
through a scene in a church at the end when the character finally comes
to terms with the fact that the past cannot be changed and the lost
loved one would want him to get on with life.