Planning Storyboard for my Music Video

    Establishing a narrative that was clear and aligned with the song was my biggest struggle when creating the storyboard. I had many ideas that aligned with the song but I knew that telling a story within the video was vital. Since the song is titled Kids, I wanted to follow a kid or a group of kids growing up and missing their childhood. With current times, I decided it would be best to focus on one character. The storyboard follows a young girl and the way she sees the world as she grows and changes. The first boxes show the innocence of childhood and how bright and carefree it is. The next four boxes show the girl growing up and gaining some independence, in this case being allowed to go out with friends. However the ninth box shows that with her independence also comes responsibility. The final three boxes show the girl all grown up with many responsibilities, like driving. However she still reflects on her childhood wishing she had embraced and enjoyed it while she had it. 

    The story behind this music video is aimed to have audiences reflect on childhood as well. Often times, when we are young, we want to grow up because we think it is so much fun. We saw the people around us as perfect and amazing. We wanted to be them when we grew up. However, as we do grow up we realize that having responsibilities is hard work and dedication. Nothing to what we imagined as young kids. We all reflect on the days we were young because life was seen in a different light. Everything was more colorful, happy, carefree, and alive when we were young. As we grow we realize that the world is not all happiness and good. I hope this story makes others look back on their childhood and appreciate the kid they used to be.