Narrative Structure

Whilst planning the narrative of our piece, we tried to follow the conventions, and gain inspiration from the original piece. The song itself is about death, and therefore it was certain this should be included. With this in mind we began planning our narrative structure, and these are our outcomes:

The video will begin with a man, close to death lying limply on a dirty floor. The audience at this point are unaware of why, and where this man is. His background etcetera are not clear.

The video will cut to the same man, returning from a funeral, dressed smartly, looking heavy with emotion and melancholy. 

As the shot continues this person will continue to become excessively distraught, showing elements of violence, coupled with extreme sadness and emotion. However, the audience at this point are still unaware of who's funeral this man has attended, and his connection with them.

The scene will continue, and as the man comes to a complete breakdown he will begin to take drugs; this will be graphically represented. 

Once again the man will come to an emotional breakdown, and the video will fade to both him and a young lady. A montage will portray them as a couple, happily together, though ending in the separation due to the  death of the woman. The audience will now be aware of why this man is distraught.

The video will fade once more to the original shot of the man laying motionless, eventually showing his death, due to an overdose.

This is the basic narrative structure of which we wish to entail. Though complicated, I believe that this will be extremely successful, and hopefully moving if completed correctly and with attention to every detail.