LYRICS FROM FOSTER THE PEOPLE- HELENA BEAT

Foster The People- Helena Beat

Orchestral (No lyrics)- Shot of vinyl spinning on record player. Match cut with visuals relating to the sound. Match cut of bicycle wheel spinning with a reverse zoom revealing the four band members cycling. Shot from behind as band members are cycling down a road. The layout will leave the singer central similar to the plan inside the studio.

There will be a shot focus on a brick wall and you see a bike placed up against the wall with an alternate focus brought on the bike.

Inside the studio we'll see the shot of a drum with a match cut to the beat from a side view to emphasise the beat

Shot from behind will signal the introduction to the lyrics from the lead singer

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Sometimes life it takes you by the hand. Singer leans into the mic

It puts you down before you know it

It's gone and you're dead again. There will be an extreme close-up on guitar fret board

I've been in places and I won't pretend

That I make it I just follow my head. Switches to keyboard being played

When its strange to take a walk downstairs Split screen showing both the close-up of the guitar being played and the keyboard shot to emphasise 'amplification'

Sweep u all up on a corner and pay for my bread. Wide shot showing whole band playing as a reflection to the viewer

You know that I cannot believe my own truth

To show what a truth, got nothin' to lose. To build to the chorus our group has the idea to make the keys light up somehow in the style of 'Michael Jackson-Billy Jean' to..

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Yeah yeah and it's okay. Extreme close-up on the mouth with lip synching strong on the line

I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way. Scrabble board using stop frame animation to illustrate the lyrics: 'Fall That Way'

Yeah yeah and I'm alright. Someone CLAPPING!!

I took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight. To emphasise the beat and art house effect that we are bringing to video, we have this coloured ball that we are going to use which expands and contracts. Using a 4 grid individually shots from a close-up of the guitar fret board will fill the spaces and sync together

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You know those days when u wanted to choose A variety of shots will mix around the studio including a side view of the singer

To not get out of bed and get lost in your head again. Band member in sunglasses will blow up a balloon blue sky etc.

You play the game but you gotta cut Shot of someone holding the balloon on the string will be cut by some scissors (illustrative)

Cuz' you're comin' down hard your joints are off stud. The balloon will take off into the sky and camera will move up with to reveal many balloons flying

I tried to say that's not the only way

I never knew if I could convince myself to change. Shoe stamping the beat inside the studio

You were pacing I was insecure. Shot moves up the singer as you witness him singing

Slip and fall I got the call of the prison I was livin' in.

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Yeah yeah and it's okay. Chorus: Back to basis idea but use a boggle board game to spell out the lyrics for example 'YEAH YEAH'

I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way. 'Slinky toy' falls down a set of stair variety of shots used

Yeah yeah and I'm alright.

I took a sip of something poison but I'll hold on tight From this point the basic plot goes downhill for example..