Treatment v1.2

Title:

‘Running to Escape’ – THE MYSTERONS (indie/new wave rock)

Duration:

approx. 3 minutes (180 seconds, excluding studio logo and credit sequence)

Main Characters:

- Daniel Sutherland (vocals/guitar)
- Eddie Fitzpatrick (guitar/vocals)
- Mark Rafferty (bass)
- Declan Price (drums)

Synopsis:

The video is to be broken into two sections; section one being the stripped down they are the styled, produced shoe-gaze like attitude and image and section two being the band in their true garage band style, running around the stage and not afraid to letting their viewing audience know that they are there to have fun as well.

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Shot fades into set one, a white 'greenscreen'-like backdrop sound stage (see right; Modest Mouse greenscreening at a video shoot). The band are on-stage having last minute make-up and style applied before the shoot begins. Band appear to be very clean cut and mass-produced, a record company executive's dream.

High key lighting kicks in, and the band begin to play in true shoegaze style (similar to bands like The Hives), and shots are then take from strange angles, each of the band members’ hands, feet, heads, instruments etc. Quick pan shot around band employing multiple angles.

The video continues profiling the band against a vacant white background, minimum amount of shadows and use of black/white contrast. All band members dressed in indie-kid costube, backline is black and white. Location changes to set two, a post-modern 90's household interior wall and doorway with the band playing in the doorway.

From the perspective of the camera, the camera tilts up and pans around and focuses on the open door way where there will be a band member playing with the white backdrop behind them. The camera pans further from the wall backdrop and uses graphic matches to intertwine the band members appearing in this doorway to sync up to the song.

The video cuts backwards and forwards between set one and set two, changing stylistic devices as the video advances (e.g. the shooting style of set one may become more rapid, where set two's shooting style may become more focused on the band member's movements in the doorway).The track and video breakdown in lieu of the song and there is a lighting change, where the stage lighting becomes strobe like as though the lighting engineer was in on the whole thing. The band starts to play with increasing energy and motion. This does not please the on-looking manager/record executive and he tries to cut the shoot by grabbing the camera. The cameraman completely ignores this as he begins to enjoy what the band are doing visually - being themselves. This is profiling the fun they wish they were having as a band, instead of the fasade of an image documented in the previous half of the video; this is to show the other, gritier side to the band's performance style.

The location moves backwards and forwards between set one and set two, where set two's 'shoot' is being filmed as the band members begin to trash the wall set. The song starts to reach its climax and the video becomes very fast cut and energetic, creating the image of frantic movement between set one and two. The band reach the peak of their activity within the song and as the song ends, the lighting will revert to the same way it was as playback began.

The band leaves the stage/set and walk towards the camera, off the set and shot fades out.

The video ends, and the credits play.

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RUNNING TO ESCAPE - The Mysterons

Directed by Lee McMahon.

Produced by Lee McMahon and The Mysterons.

Executive producer: Des McKevitt and Matt Davis

Lighting/Playback - Owen McCartan

With thanks to:

Raymond @ South Eastern Regional College

Sean Hollywood Arts Centre, Newry

Friends and family

Shimna Integrated College

Soundtrack/Score:

‘Running to Escape’ – The Mysterons

Recording sessions (17-18th March).

Song by Sutherland/Fitzpatrick/Rafferty/Price
Lyrics by Sutherland

Produced by Lee McMahon and The Mysterons
Engineered by Lee McMahon and Gary Price
Recorded at various locations.

SFX:

- Use of slow-motion edited and effects in post.

- Use of fast-cut editing style.

- Slow-cut first half, fast-cut second half.