Having listened to the song several times, we have decided that the video needs to be thick in symbolism. The story needs to be realistic, with dialogue at the beginning to set the tone of the video. We will carry this on by setting it mostly at night and in the solitary environment of a midnight road trip.
We also want lots of shots of the wheel turning in slow motion as well as a picture frame of the couple breaking in slow motion until it reaches a fully broken state at which point it'll be played in reverse slow motion to show the couple getting back together.
The video will start with a breakup between a couple and the male storms out of the house to his car. As he slams the car door shut, the music will kick in and carry on throughout. We will see his journey through the night to the coast which will be interlaced with shots of the band playing. He reaches the coast as the sun rises over the sea and realises he has to return to his love. Throughout the journey, we will also see the aforementioned picture frame shattering in slow motion at some parts. That effect will stop completely as he looks at the sunrise, and on his trip back we will see the frame coming back together also in slow motion.
We hope that the mix of strong narrative, band shots, and multiple layers of semiotics will create a video that is both pleasing for the audience to watch but also does the song justice.
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