Music Video

Matthew Theron
24.05.19

Overview and Narrative Synopsis

A creative and unique music video of Max Richter’s song On The Nature of Daylight. The music
video explores the concept of hidden beauty within nature and by extension, life. The video
blends both natural and man-made constructs, both in isolation from one another, and
simultaneously existing side by side. There will be no actors or extras within the music video.

Narrative Synopsis
The music video will take the viewer across Muscat, Oman, portraying the hidden beauty within
it. The same clip will be used at the beginning of the music video and the end. The final clip of
the music video will be reversed to create an atmosphere of continuity. Clips will be used in this
way to symbolise the cycle of life and death the music video could replay again and again in a
loop of hidden beauty, similar to the repetition of life. the music video will feel like a journey the
viewer is able to follow, this will be done by making each clip relate and link to the one before it.
Throughout the music video a variety of camera shots and angles will be used, these include
but are not limited to: vertical and horizontal panning shots, pull-focuses, tracking shots and
extreme close-ups.

Director’s Statement
The music video is important to me because of the symbolism and connotations each scene
portrays to the viewer. By using a variety of extreme close-ups I am able to clearly demonstrate
the meaning behind the music video, which is the hidden beauty within nature that the
population is oblivious to.

Status of the Documentary

As of writing this on the 24th of May 2019, the music video is still in the early stages of pre-
production. I plan on completing the storyboard and risk assessment by the end of the week. I
believe this emphasises the crew’s ability to work at a fast yet efficient pace.

Crew Members
When deciding on the crew members of the music video I had to not only consider their abilities
and quality of work, but the cost of hiring them in regards to the strict budget.

Producer/Director:
Matthew Theron - Hired due to his reasonable budget and extensive experience of producing
and directing music videos, for example Highly Suspects’ music video ‘Bath Salts’. As
producer/director, Matthew Theron will be in charge of the quality of each shot and scene, in
addition to this he is expected to manage the budget and ensure it is used appropriately.

Cost: £400 per hour (£80,000 for 200 hours of production)

Lead Camera:
Chris Redmayne - Hired due to his exceptional talent and broad range of experience, for
example The 1975’s music video ‘Sincerity is Scary’. As lead camera he will be in charge of the
equipment and filming of the music video.

Cost: £350 per hour (£70,000 for 200 hours of production)

Sound and Lighting:

Max Young and William Miller - Hired due to their experience of working alongside one another
and impressive work on The Chainsmokers’ music video ‘Sick Boy’.

Cost: £400 per hour (£80,000 for 200 hours of production)

Video Editors:
Ryan Grey and Amelia Smith - Hired due to their experience of working alongside one another
and relentless effort put into ensuring music videos are the best they can possibly be.

Cost: £375 per hour (£75,000 for 200 hours of production)

Production Assistant:
Sarah Evans - Hired due to her work on Bring Me The Horizon’s music video ‘Drown’. As
production assistant she will be in charge of filing location releases, location scouting, music
copyright, etc.

Style and Format

The style of the music video, similar to the music, is calm and peaceful. The viewer is expected
to naturally feel anticipation for the upcoming scenes as they all connect and link with one
another.
Fundraising Strategy
The music video will be funded by MTRecords, who will provide a budget of £400,000 which
will be put towards renting equipment, a filming crew and an editing crew.

Distribution and Marketing

A portion of the budget will also be put towards the distribution of the music video, examples of
how the music video will be distributed include but are not limited to: websites such as
YouTube, Radio, Twitter and Facebook. This will ensure the music video has the opportunity to
gain a wide variety of viewership from a variety of audiences.