Story: boarded ✓

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First Scene- collecting my thoughts
    The first scene is comprised of the first 3 panels of my storyboard sheet and takes up the first 18 seconds of the song. This section stays very literal to the lyrics, establishing the basis of the story. The viewer will see the character looking out of a dirty old window, before a jumpcut to a time lapse of the hustle and bustle of city life right outside that window. He then drops and sinks into a seat to think.

Second Scene- Wandering
    The second scene combines panels 4 and 5, bringing the character out of his room and out onto the streets in order to search for the sound which he craves. Again, the viewer sees a time lapse of city life moving by before a closeup of the character, who is sweating. Then, the viewer follows the character walking down the lines in the middle of the street on his search.

Pre-chorus into Chorus 1:
    This time has the character "performing" to the camera, as is a convention in punk music videos. It takes up frames 6-8, and isn't as structured as the story-driven parts of the song. The character grabs the camera and directly sings the pre-chorus to it. Then, for the chorus, he jumps around erratically, symbolizing the rebellion and the youthfulness behind this song. At the end of the chorus, he stops still, at a distance, and speaks directly to the camera.

Third Scene- Time for Love and Time for Life
    This scene takes up the remainder of my panels, meaning 9-12. The scene begins with a shot of a streetlight, before panning down to an aerial shot of the character standing below it. Returning to the literal lyrics for a sec, he checks his watch before jump cutting to a room where he speaks to the camera for one of the last times. On the words "hot shot", he bounces his eyebrows, once for each syllable. This is in a closeup and he pushes the camera away right after those two words. Lastly, he points at the camera for "you know life is cruel", and drops to his knees, face to the sky for "Life is never kind". Then, a fade out

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