The video treatment includes shots of a band performing in a studio intercut with shots telling the narrative of a teenage girl who is dissatisfied with her dull life. In the narrative shots, dull colors and slow motion are used to depict the girl's boredom. Each shot distorts her face until she arrives at a beach. The performance shots will use brighter colors through lighting or image projection to contrast with the dull narrative shots. The story follows the girl as she walks through her day, has an existential crisis in a graveyard, then finds liberation by dancing wildly on a beach at the end.

1. Treatment Sheet
Moaning Lisa Smile
The video will include a mixture of studio shots of the band performing and
shots which tell a storyline of a teen who is fed up with their dull life.
Slow motion is used in the narrative parts of the video and the colours are
drained to represent the dullness of the characters life. Each shot will distort the
actress’s face, until the point where she reaches the beach.
To contrast the dull colours in the narrative parts of the video, the performance
parts of the video will either use brighter colours, achieved by gel lighting or the
projection of images over the band members, which I think will create
interesting shadows on the set and the band members.
Opening shot:
Acoustic guitar is heard as the band is seen in the studio setting up their
instruments and getting ready to perform. The Band name and song title show
up on the screen.
Shot 1:
As the first few lines are sang there is a shot of the girl in the narrative side of the
video walking down a street, close up shots of her face, books, shoulders and feet
to show establish the character; that she is somewhat tense, bored and studies
hard. The dull weather will be used to show her conflict of feelings.
Shot 2:
Quick shot back to the band performing in the studio. Close up of the singer.
Shot 3:
Close up of the drummer.
Shot 4:
Back to the storyline of the girl, she is still shown walking to somewhere.
Shot 5:
Close up of her face, as she looks conflicted.
Shot 6:
Band performing again.
Shot 7:
Shot of the girl at a crossroads, she is supposed to go one way, she thinks for a
while then goes off the other way. Resembles a rebellion against the norm.
Shot 8:
Band performing
Shot 9:

2. The girl is seen walking through a graveyard looking at gravestones, symbolises
a sort of existential crisis, as she looks at the gravestones, it seems that’s all she
expects from life.
Shot 10: she looks up with a stern, determined look on her face, as if she’s
realised something.
Shot 11:
Band performs the beginning of the chorus
Shot 12:
The girl continues walking, looking a little less tense and more determined and
focused.
Shot 13:
Band shots, camera dolly’s quickly in on the singer and the drummer as they sing
the “aah” parts in the chorus.
Shot 14:
Wide shot of both band members performing.
Shot 15:
Girl seen walking down the steps towards the beach.
Shot 16:
Back to the band in the studio
Shot 17:
Pull focus as the girl walks forward onto the beach towards the camera, it is the
first time the audience are shown her face without it being distorted by either
hair, books or the camera angle.
Shot 17:
Same shot of the girl on the beach but from behind, looking out towards the
water. She drops her books in the sand.
Shot 18:
Close up of the books in the sand.
Shot 19:
Medium shot of the girl taking off her coat and throwing it behind her.
Shot 20:
Wide shot of the girl jumping about on the beach, kicking the sand, throwing
sand in the air, kicking at the edge of the water.
Shot 21:
A quick shot of the band in the studio, to build the intensity of the scene.

3. Shot 22:
Extreme close up of her eyes as she looks around with a primal, aggressive
appearance.
Shot 23:
Shot of the girl falling backwards onto the sand as the song ends.
Shot 24:
Close up of the books that were dropped in the sand, the girl is partially seen, out
of focus, lying down behind the books.
Closing shot:
The singer is simply looking at the camera, taking a breath as the song finishes.