






Style: Dark gothic surrealism
Concept: The video explores a quiet rebellion against control and inherited power. Through intercut scenes of a ritual circle and a symbolic chess match with a masked figure, she confronts the structures that have long defined her. As the song progresses, the more "awakened" she becomes. By burning the king piece in her ritual, she chooses to dissolve the system rather than play by its rules. It’s a story of inner transformation, rejecting domination not with violence, but with intense and quiet power that she finds within her to create a new path on her own terms.
The chess match adds a layer of philosophical depth and sophistication to the video, while the ritual circle preserves its haunting, gothic atmosphere.
Props: gothic candles, dried roses, gothic black and white chess set, burnt gothic looking tree branches, mask, smoke bombs
Camera Style: The shot of the band will have a lot of motion, movement, fast paced, high energy. It will be juxtaposed with slow motion of the ritual, close ups on the chess pieces, the smoke.
The final scene will symbolize her transformation. We’ll lock the camera in a fixed position and capture two versions of the same frame: first, she kneels in the center of the candlelit ritual circle, obedient, surrounded by candle flames. Then, we cut to the same composition, but now the candles are burnt out, smoke hangs in the air, and she stands. In her hand is the chess king, which she drops into the fire at her feet (we'll get a gothic looking fire bowl) .
The visual swill represent that this single act, burning the symbol of control, extinguished the entire ritual...
Characters for the Story Concept:
Lead singer and one male character
Scene 1 (Singer) : She's creating a ritual circle from scratch, all shot in slow motion
Making a circle out of black sand (use black magnetic sand, has a very interesting texture)
Lighting candles all in a circle, putting some ritual items, maybe some dried roses, burnt branches (we can source some really cool witchy items)
Band Performance will be shot here, gothic style clothing, black and red, blue hues with lighting FX
In the center of a dim, abandoned warehouse, two figures sit across from each other at a worn wooden table.
She’s cloaked in a gothic outfit. Across from her sits a masked male character, unreadable. Cold hues of light beam from behind them, backlighting the smoke that coils around. Between them, a chessboard aged, scuffed, pieces arranged mid-game.
Close-up shots in slow motion: her fingers hovering, her eyes, the king piece trembling slightly, the masked figure’s hand tightening into a fist... build tension... She reaches forward, her fingers wrap around the king, but she doesn’t move it. She holds it. Then looks up, meeting his gaze through the mask. Silent war between them.
#Frame / ActionCameraLighting / Wide Shots, Get takes with no smoke and then with smoke machine
Location: Single warehouse, 1 location
Smoke FX: Continuous hazer + handheld incense close‑ups.
Lighting Package: 2× 600 W LED panels, 1× tube kit, 1× portable fog.
Camera: One cinema body, prime set (24/35/50/85/100 mm), slider & small dolly.
Color Palette: Desaturated steel blues, ember oranges, blood reds.
Key Props: Antique chess set, table for two people, porcelain mask, 24 gothic candles, ritual objects (branches, dried rose, hourglass...), mini fire bowl
Copyright Edge Of Paradise