Music Video Treatment

Treatment

Logic - Gang Related

Producer - Jack Szklarek

Director - Jack Szklarek

Story of the Video

The music video for 'Gang Related' will be split into two parts, one in black and white and the other not.

The black and white shots will be a short story of someone in a similar situation to the artist and the lyrics of the song. The character will be young, in order for the audience to see how bad the environment is to grow up in, and it will eventually result in his death. His death will happen at the same time as the news reporter in the middle of the song. There will be a memorial area for the character that the artist will visit during the second verse. 

The artist of the video will be present between the story segments and will be the main focus of the second verse. They will visit the location of the memorial in order to show the connection between the artist and character and how similar they are. This will make the audience feel sympathy for the artist as they begin to realise what he has been through when he was younger.

Mood/Style

The music video will feel grounded in reality in order to give the situation more relatability. This means that the camera angles and shots will be simplistic in order to not make it seem too staged. The lighting of the video will be fairly dark, and this is to make a link with the lyrics about the area during the night. 

There will be quick cuts during the quicker parts of the song (the last part of the second verse). However the other cuts in the video will be slightly longer in order to fit with the beat of the music. 

The overall feel of the video will be very similar to other rappers, who rap about their lives. An example of an artist who is similar is Eminem who's videos often have dark lighting and use storylines to portray the lyrics, 'Stan' for example.

The costumes in the video will be similar to ordinary clothing in order to keep with the realism of the video.

The music video will have a similar lighting.

The costumes of the video will be similar to some of Logic's other videos.