ASM4MI- Grade 12 Media

Name: Ariana Kaviani

Soundtrack to Your Life

Song List
Kendrick Lamar Alright
(3:13)
Travis Scott Antidote
(4:43)
Childish Gambino Telegraph Ave. (Oakland
By Lloyd
(3:31)
Childish Gambino Sweatpants ft. Problem

Kendrick Lamar Sing About Me

(12:04)
Travis Scott Mamacita
(4:31)
Childish Gambino Sober

(4:17)

(1:16)

Childish Gambino 3005

Childish Gambino The Worst Guys (ft. Chance

The Rapper)

(4:16)

(4:13)

Childish Gambino Urn

(3:42)

Theme Song

Song Info (Title & Artist)

Childish Gambino - Telegraph Ave. (Oakland By Lloyd) , Childish Gambino - Urn

Important Lyrics and/ or Musical Moments (melody)
Let you go, on to the sea, just for me
Don't ever limit my love
This line speaks about letting go of the past relationship and moving on mentally. This
perfectly reflects onto our video where the protagonist is recovering from a failed relationship
and having to move on and let (her) go.
During the end of our video we cut to Urn. The entire feel of this song is very down tempo,
slow and sad yet beautiful sounding. This perfectly reflects the breakup in our video and the
reflective period of our antagonist. This song provides a sort of closure to the video. Our
abstract shots, during Urn, look aesthetically beautiful however they are out of focus and
blurry intentionally to draw more attention to the music. At this point the video compliments
the music as opposed to the beginning segment of where the music complements the video.
The outro is a reflection of the music and provides a sort of accompaniment.
Key events in the song linked to moments in your story/ life

Some of the key lyrics in the song that relate to the story of the music video are
Foot on the gas
I'm just trying to pass
All the red lights
And the stop signs
In this, Gambino is stating that he doesnt want to face any of the problems that come along
with a committed relationship. He wants to pass all the red lights and the stop signs that
represent the disputes that come along with a relationship like this. The boy in this story isnt
able to deal with the trials and tribulations he needs to face with his girlfriend. He wants to
skip the difficulty and uses substances to cope with pain.
I'm ready to go
But I'm really not ready, girl
That's a problem
Bino explicitly states that he is ready to bolt out of the relationship as soon as trouble arrises.
The issue that he is facing- and the boy in the music video is facing as well- is that he is too
scared to be in the relationship (due to all of its accompanying problems) but he isnt ready to
let go of the emotional aspect of it all.

Telling a Story through Music & Action

Screenplay
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Day Time
Protagonist enters car with girl
Turns on radio, switches to power 106

Pulls out of parking lot, starts driving

Shots from within car (blurry road, scenery out the window)
Rear view mirror (looking at what you're driving away from)
Shots of girl
Tire shots (experimental)
Quick little scenes on dates
Shots of couple walking around, laughing (having a good time)
Cute date vibe
*Que outro portion I took off my 9 to 5, but you still dont have the time *
Cuts to fighting between the couple
Breakup

Night Time
- Turn car off and music stops
- Ambient highway noise
- Protagonist gets out of his car in empty parking lot, leans on car, lights cigarette
or something and looks at the view
- Mood is reflective of the setting
- Very similar to the whole gambino video style (long single take)
- Emphasis on ambient noise and lack of music
- He renters car after disposing of cigarette
- Car lights flicker
- Urn starts playing
- Dark dim filter, blurry colors
- High contrast
- Abstract shots, heavy use of blur and shadows
Fin