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Lights on music video shots and details

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  • Intro 0:00 to 0:07
  • 0:07 to 0:13
  • 0:13 to 0:15
  • FFWD drone shot of downtown... Slowing to real time when beat kicks in.. then fades out to next shot
  • 0:15 to 0:17
  • Still tripod shots, slow dolly shots of quiet pretty places in town. Wintery, but no xmas lights. Fading in and out (black).
  • 0:17 to 0:23
  • Glidecam or slider following Mavs footsteps down the sidewalk as he makes his way to park bench.
  • 0:17 to 0:23
  • Mav sits on park bench and starts singing. Drone flys down to him.
  • With ugly sweater on, Mav sings song sitting on bench admiring the night... High shutter speed 50mm lens, 6D, Close-up face shots (2.5f stop), circling park bench
  • Elevating shot looking up Christmas tree (crane or tripod) "Christmas time is here"
  • 0:24 to 0:27
  • 0:27 to 0:30
  • 0:30 to 0:35
  • Close-up of Xmas sweater design (tripod shot, so in post-production i can speed up the clip and zoom in)
  • 0:36 to 0:41
  • "you know its GOIN DOWN" on "goin down", need a birds eye drone shot lowering to the subject (Mav)
  • 0:42 to 0:45
  • "Bottles up - we fill our cups" Look around, pull out flask. Show santa stumbling over drunk with a little sleigh in tow. Cheers santa and take a sip.
  • 0:47 to 0:50
  • Santa Claus' collapses in the snow, drunk. Sleigh ends up upside down in a snow bank.
  • "and the shots we took sent rudolph up and away" Santa and Mav sit on the bench together, Mav's arm around him.. both slightly buzzed. Shot up close, and then drone lifting "up and away"
  • "and now we can't see anything in sight" (tripod wide shot) Mav leaves Santa on the bench with his jacket over him... passed out and walks away to take on his duties. Starts pulling the sleigh full of gifts.
  • 0:51 to 0:57
  • 0:58 to 1:10
  • 1:11 to 1:14
  • Mav sitting contemplating on next move... Close-up dramatic shots with 50mm... Rail shot sliding from sidewalk outward to street. Mav sees MJ Interactive pickup lights turn on and gets idea to deliver gifts.
  • 1:14 to 1:17
  • Mav runs up to truck window to talk to driver (Crystal? or James from Bear Clan Patrol). Driver rolls down window to chat... Mav points down to sled and gifts, explaining that they need to be delivered. James/Crystal waves him to jump in.
  • 1:18 to 1:25
  • Rail shot showing Mav jumping in and truck driving away.
  • 1:26 to 1:29
  • Mav and driver throw hands up in the air rocking to song... Embarking on a memorable roadie to deliver Santa's gifts. Wide shot of both of them in front seats.
  • Mav making notes and formulating a plan while driver supplies input. Mav looking out window looking at the stars and the sky.
  • Still tripod shots or slow pan shots (wide) showing quiet town. Fading out when the truck pulls into the shot and beat cuts.
  • 1:30 to 1:35
  • 1:36 to 1:42
  • 1:43 to 1:50
  • Leaning out the windows and yelling "come on lets go" to elves as they run toward the truck. Slow-mo shot over-looking the truck as the elves run down the sidewalk to the truck (piling in the back). Each carrying gifts (fake)
  • 1:51 to 1:56
  • Elves try to get Santa to do stockings but he grabs one and barfs in it and gives it back. Elves smell and react. (Dump out glitter?)
  • 1:56 to 2:22
  • Elves "still cant see anything in sight"... Carrying flashlight they try to make their way to all of the families' homes. (drone shot over them trudging through a field together)
  • 1:56 to 2:22
  • Mav running back to pickup while the driver waits patiently... Mav with flashlight.. jumps at window behind driver startling him/her with big smile on (driver looking through binoculars). they start high fiving once the lights turn on
  • 2:23 to 2:28
  • Shots of Mav plugging in lights everywhere and turning power switches on everywhere to light up the town among different shots of xmas lights around the town.
  • 2:29 to 2:38
  • Mav and driver jamming out in the vehicle... twerking, singing, etc. Mav. carrying christmas lights... showing Mav getting in and out of the truck multiple times to light up the town.
  • 2:39 to 2:50
  • Mav stops for a break...Enter Crystal. Brings coffee... they kiss.... ..Mav seems slightly disappointed in his efforts to save Christmas. Crystal grins and signals him to take her hand
  • 2:50 to 3:10
  • Crystal brings Maverick to her baby reveal xmas light setup (that Mav doesn't know about)....She then plugs in the lights... and reveals the gender.. they kiss.
  • 2:50 to 3:10
  • Mav is ecstatic... the Elves and everyone involved celebrate, hug and cheer with Mav + Crystal.
  • END
  • Mav and crystal start slow dancing, along with everyone else. The driver starts dancing with his dog, the Elves throw confetti at Mav and crystal... Santa is arguing with a tree because he thinks it grabbed his ass.
  • Shots of the best lights in the district, singing shots.
  • Show the truck leaving with everyone, fading out.

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