script for music video

Follow Your Arrow

Country Music video script

Written by

Shannon Barrow

Character list:

- Main Artist Casey Musgraves- Unnamed Character 1- Unnamed Character 2- Unnamed Character 3- Unnamed Character 4- Unnamed Character 5- Unnamed Character 6- Unnamed Character 7- Unnamed Character 8- Unnamed Character 9

- Unnamed Character 10- Unnamed Character 11- Unnamed Character 12- Unnamed Character 13- Unnamed Character 14- Unnamed Character 15- Unnamed Character 16- Unnamed Character 17- Unnamed Character 18- Unnamed Character 19- Unnamed Character 20

Shot of Character 1 holding a whiteboard then the artists and friends are gathered round a campfire. Some are dancing at the side. The artist

is sat singing. One of the girls next to her is playing guitar. There are

wide shots from different angles to show them laughing and being friends. Establishing shot to show this

If you save yourself for marriage

You're a bore

Character 2 is holding a whiteboard

If you don't save yourself for marriage


You're a horrible person


If you won't have a drink

Character 5 holding a whiteboard

Then you're a prude

A nun dancing like an Egyptian

But they'll call you a drunk


As soon as you down the first one


If you can't lose the weight

Fade to black and then a shot of the artist on stage. She has a guitar and it is a high angle shot. The area around her is well lighted and

there is smoke around her.

Then you're just fat

But if you lose too much

Then you're on crack

Fade to the group of friends once again laughing and joking

You're damned if you do

Jump to artist singing again

And you're damned if you don't

So you might as well just do

Whatever you want

Fade to black of Shot of Friends clinking beers

So

Make lots of noise

Character 8 and 9 are holding a whiteboards

Kiss lots of boys

Shot of character 9 kissing character 8

Or kiss lots of girls

Shot of character 8 kissing character 9

If that's something you're into

When the straight and narrow

Tracking Shot of the artist on a country road walking with her guitar and dancing.

Gets a little too straight

Roll up a joint, or don't

Shot of character 10 holding a whiteboard

Just follow your arrow

Shots of different countryside arrow signs

Wherever it points, yeah


Follow your arrow


Wherever it points

Shot of the friends around a fire again dancing

Shot of character 13 flipping their whiteboard to an arrow on the back which then eyeline matches to a shot of a church

If you don't go to church

Shot of older people going into a Sunday service

You'll go to hell

Shot of artist with a devil costume

If you're the first one

Shot of the artist normally on the staging

On the front row

Shot of the artist with a halo

You're self-righteous

Son of a-

Shot of the artist taking the halo off and throwing it towards the camera view

Can't win for losing

You'll just disappoint 'em


Just 'cause you can't beat 'em

Shot of character 14 and 15 holding whiteboards laughing together

Don't mean you should join 'em

So make lots of noise


Kiss lots of boys


If that's something you're into




Roll up a joint, or don't

Just follow your arrow



Artist with a piece of paper with an arrow drawn on it that she drops and runs after it

Follow your arrow

Shot of couple dancing in the sunset

Wherever it points

Say what you think

Shot of artist on the stage

Love who you love

Shot of previous couple who were kissing

'Cause you just get

So many trips 'round the sun

Shot of the artist in a field with the sun in the background

Yeah, you only

Shot of artist holding a whiteboard with ‘Yolo’ written on it

Only live once


So make lots of noise

Kiss lots of boys


If that's what you're into



Shot of the friends around the fire


Roll up a joint, I would

Shot of artist on stage

And follow your arrow


Eyeline match of artist looking at a road sign

Follow your arrow

Long shot of artist following the sign down the country roads

Wherever it points

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