Our group’s music video project for Aivi’s Hey You There is coming along swimmingly. We’re pretty close to being ready to film , as we’ve got a really clear idea of the tone and narrative we’re trying to create. This is the treatment I wrote today:

The clip opens with our protagonist, ABBY, sitting on a bench in a large lawned space by a lake. She is dressed in feminine, retro-style clothing and there is warm afternoon sunlight. She’s absent-mindedly strumming on a ukelele when something catches her eye. On a path nearby, a man with Elvis-like hair walks along carrying a large bunch of helium balloons. As Abby watches, he happily gives the balloons out to passers-by. At this point, she begins singing as she remains seated and plays the ukelele.

After a few lines, Elvis Hair disappears. Abby (still singing) cranes her neck looking for him, and stands up to wander around and look for him further. She can’t spot him, but near the path he was walking down she sees someone holding one of his balloons. She asks the person where Elvis Hair might have gone. The person points, and follows Abby, and we see the two looking about for him.

We see the two arrive at a new location, still searching for Elvis Hair, and they see a young couple with balloons. Excitedly, they approach, and once again the balloon-holders join the search, and they look around for Elvis Hair.

In a third location, we see a third person with a balloon, with headphones in. The existing searchers approach, and this person is more reluctant. However, after some persuading from the others, he too joins the search.

The final people with Elvis Hair balloons are an older couple, enjoying a romantic date. They are very willing to join Abby’s search as she approaches.

Here we have a few humourous b-roll shots of the group’s search, such as them puzzling over a map, looking under benches and up trees.

In the final scene, Abby sees the bunch of balloons over a hedge or tree, and the group eagerly runs to see Elvis Hair. Abby is at first too shy to approach, but the group encourages her, almost physically pushing her towards him.

She taps Elvis Hair on the shoulder and he turns so they face each other. They introduce themselves, and he offers her a balloon. In our final shot the two walk off into the distance and we pan up to a shot of the balloon.