Video Idea - Chamber Of Reflection

Song Meaning:

Firstly the title of the song 'Chamber of Reflection' is also the same name given to the room where freemasons are initiated. You are locked into this room and left there for a certain period of time to reflect on things you've done in your life in hope that when you leave the room you have a new perception and can move on from it. The lyrics reference this throughout the song: 'Understand when you leave her, you'll be clear, among better men'.

Narrative:

Two freemasons escort the protagonist down a candle lit hallway with a door at the end, they open the door and the protagonist goes through it. Behind him the door shuts and then the sound of a lock is heard. The protagonist begins to inspect the room, and sees the room has a range of mirrors of all shapes and sizes all over the rooms walls; a basic wooden chair in the center of the room and a wooden table with a skull, a diary, a lit candle and a sand timer (the table and its contents feature in a real chamber of reflection).

 The protagonist heads over to the table and flips the sand timer and puts it on the table, as it hits the table the music starts. The protagonist then begins to wonder around the room and a particular mirrors catches his eye, he heads over to it and looks at himself. He then has a flash back, he and a girl (ex-girfriend) are sat on a bench talking, the conversation begins to intensify. It then cuts back to him in the room looking a slightly sad and he then shakes his head as if he is trying not to think about it. (he lip-syncs: alone again, alone again, alone again, alone again). He then begins to investigate the room more, noticing a compass and square with G between them on the wall (the free masons symbol).

He then sits on the chair in the middle and shuts his eyes, within seconds he opens them and he's sat back on the bench with his girlfriend arguing, this time it's even more intense, after a short while of arguing the girl appears to of had enough and gets up and goes, he's left sat on the bench and begins to lip-synch 'alone again, alone again, alone again, alone' (twice). A knock is then heard and it switches once again back to the room where the protagonist is sat on the chair in the exact same position on the chair as he was on the bench. The door then opens and it's the two freemasons, the protagonist then looks towards the sand-timer and it's finished. He then walks out down the low lit hallway into darkness (while the music fades out).

Shots:

Investigating room: panning close ups.

Looking in mirror: Mid shot perpendicular to protagonist.

On Bench: Mid shot to show both characters then close ups of each characters face to help show there emotion as the conversation continues.

Chair to Bench: Super close up shot on eyes.

Bench to Chair: Exact same mid shot which switches as with the first knock.

Walks out door: wide shot showing whole room in one shot with door and hallway.

Target Audience:

People aged from 16-30 as old enough to relate to isolation/heartbreak

Pros:

Mostly shot indoors (easier lighting)

Only two settings

Includes range of shots

Intertextuality: Mac Demarco and Freemasonary

Cons:

Have to change furniture of a whole room

Multiple actors making organizing a time to shoot difficult

Transitions from room to bench (vice versa) may be difficult to edit.