Music Synopsis

The video for our song choice of ‘Let You Go’ follows the three female band members and their relationship woes. It consists of three verses, each delivered by a different member, containing their own personal troubles about letting go of love. The first 20 seconds of the video is an acoustic introduction laying down the foundations of the rhythm and beat of the track. During this time we will see each individual band member in the form of a close-up creating an instant bond with the audience. The group will then be shot as a unit with the name of the band, ‘Pulse,’ appearing over a moving image of them like in Keri Hilson’s, ‘Knock You Down.’ The first verse then kicks in and continues for a 30 second period. The video is based upon the lyrics of the song, which will create a strong narrative and evoke emotion. Each verse will contain flashbacks of each member with their other half of who they’re singing about. The first verse will start with the first member walking down the street singing, as a lot of R ‘n’ B videos use an outside setting to create realism. The lyrics then continue to ‘we’ve got issues,’ which will be accompanied by a flashback of the couple arguing to reinforce the problems they have. The outside setting continues throughout and a mobile phone is used as this is a common prop in the genre and reinforces a glamorous feel but is also emotional as it will show a photo of the couple in happier times.
The chorus of the song is only repeated twice and will incorporate the band as a whole, as well as the theme of flashbacks. It last for the duration of 35 seconds and contains four lines that are repeated twice. We will have the band singing as a whole for the first line, a flashback of one of the singers seeing her boyfriend with another girl for the second, and the band together for the third and fourth. As the lines are repetitive they will continue but in the second flashback a different member of the group will see her boyfriend with someone else. The final line of the chorus will see the band together followed by a fade out to mark the beginning of the second verse.
The second verse is again 30 seconds long and will tell the story of the second band member’s pain. It starts with the lyrics, ‘no more sleepless nights,’ to which we want an image of the singer walking away from her boyfriends bedroom singing the next line of the verse, This verse will be set inside of a house, another common setting of the R ‘n’ B genre that again reinforces realism and makes the story believable to the audience. The camera will follow the singer as she walks down the stairs of the house and sits at the bottom singing whilst looking upset and hurt. A flashback will then appear of her and her boyfriend sitting on the same stairs cuddling and looking happy. The end of the verse concludes with a speech between the singer and her boyfriend apologising to her. As the lyrics say, ‘apology not accepted,’ an image of the girl walking away from him and outside to join the other band members for the chorus will be seen.
The second chorus will be similar to the first to enable the video to flow and be easier for the audience to remember. It will contain images of the band, as well as flashbacks that relate to the first chorus but are in different settings, such as a car.
The final verse is the longest of the three as it is delivered first by one member but also collectively by the band. This verse will see the final member singing the lyrics to her boyfriend with a close up of herself to highlight her dominance within the frame and narrative. The other members then begin to sing and will join the final member in another group shot of them singing. It ends with a speech of ‘I’m sorry’ repeated twice, to which the girls see a text from their boyfriend echoing the lyrics and finally each of them slamming the door in the boys faces to show the theme of girl power and the need to let go.