The music video for NAS will be a visually compelling piece, a BREAKTHROUGH video encompassing a new technology called 3D SPATIAL VISION. A dramatic depth of field will be created throughout the video as objects in the foreground will seemingly protrude from within the TV screen, while objects in the foreground will seemingly protrude from within the TV screen, while objects in the background will remain in sharp focus.

THE VIDEO

FADE IN. . . Dramatic music kicks in as smoke fills the screen, the words "NASTRADAMUS" SUPER IMPOSED over the smoke, coming out at us in 3D SPATIAL VISION. Slowly the words NASTARDAMUS morph into the words "Y2K", filling, the screen over smoke, projecting out in 3D.

THE MUSIC KICKS IN. FADE IN. . . On a white, sleek, polished room. A massive fan hovers in the middle of the structure. Its enormous steel blades spin in slow motion. Our camera positioned above the fan (the giant blades spinning in 3D SPATIAL VISION). NAS is revealed through the spinning blades. He sits, draped over a futuristic retro, stainless steel recliner, his hand groping a TV remote, aims it toward the wall. A beam of light, shoots from the remote's eye (comes through our TV in 3D Spatial Vision). A center of the wall parts upward, downward. A METALLIC, FLAT SCREEN TV pushes from the wall, the ROBOTIC steel arm adhere to it's backing, pushes and tilts the TV screen at a downward angle toward NAS.

The SCREEN comes on. . . THE IMAGE, kids shooting hoops, a New York City playground. The scene inside NAS's TV fills OUR TV as we go into. . . A basketball game in full force, slowly. . . the playground is engulfed in shadow. The game stops, kids look towards the heavens, searching for the source shielding the sun. Cut to. . . Your typical inner city neighbor hood, the street slowly engulfed by the darkness, folks step from their shops, others stop in the middle of the street, gaze toward the sky. Cut to. . . another part of town, a busy intersection, the shadow slowly drapes over the line of cars stopped at a red light, taxi drivers peer through their windshields, passengers stick their heads out of the side windows, search towards the heavens. Cut to. . . A mad rush of individuals exiting the subway, some in business suits, a few hip youngsters, Walkman earphones lodged in their ears. The mad rush ceases, all stop in their tracks as the streets slowly darken, eyes veer toward the sky. THEIR POV. . . The SUN slowly eclipsed by the MOON, the SKIES RUMBLE, as angry, black clouds twist and form around the eclipse. The scene fades into a MEDALLION, the medallion hangs around NAS, comes out at us in 3D Spatial Vision Cut to a wide shot. . . NAS chilling somewhere on a corner in QUEENSBRIDGE THE FIRST VERSE KICKS IN. . . NAS begins his lyrical rap in front of a handful of Bentley's , crew at his side. The neighborhood watching, grooving to his melodic beat. Leaves descend towards the ground like raindrops in super slow motion 3D Spatial Vision. NAS performing into the camera, a close up of the medallion around his neck coming out at us in 3D Spatial Vision. A cut away of NAS PERFORMING, the ECLIPSE, rumbling of the dark clouds serving as the backdrop.

MID WAY THROUGH THE FIRST VERSE. . . NAS steps into a Bentley (a handful of Bentleys carrying his crew will follow close behind). The Bentley's engine roars ON. Outside the vehicle, billows of smoke blow from the tailpipe, shooting towards our camera in Spatial Vision. Inside the Bentley, NAS throws his hand over the steering wheel, his hand coming out at us in 3D spatial Vision. A bird's eye view reveals NAS as he drives through the Queensbridge projects, performing THE FIRST VERSE from within the Bentley. Passersby try to look through the mirrored windows, but only see their own reflections.

Inside the Bentley performing, NAS observes as folks ogle his ride. His partner riding shotgun, pulls out a PLASTIC CARD in the shape of a credit card. Close on the card reveals it to be a DIGITAL ROLODEX, inserts it into a slot on the dash. A monitor comes on, spits out a 3D translucent digital hologram, images of various beautiful women. One of his partners reaches out from the back-seat, his finger accesses one of the pictures, the woman now the only one filling the screen, grooves to NAS's music. He continues down the street, in full performance mode. Nas's other partner touch a different picture and a different woman appears as a 3D hologram. Outside on the street. . . an overhead shot from the top of the building catches the Bentley as it turns the corner into an alleyway. It cuts through a flock of pigeons who soar toward our camera in 3D Spatial Vision, tires rolling through a puddle of water. A tidal wave of liquid splashes toward us in 3D action. The first verse ends. . .as NAS pulls up to the entrance of a CLUB.

CHORUS BEGINS, NAS's passes through the club's front doors into an UNDERGROUND, MAD MAX FUTURISTIC CLUB. His P.O.V. as he enters. . . Party goers elevated against the wall surrounding the dance floor, groove in super slow motion to the music of NAS. Some of the club goers jump from their elevated platforms, descend toward our camera insuper slow motion 3D Spatial Vision. Flat screen, video monitors lodged within the structure show footage from NAS's other VIDEOS, (NASTY NAS, KOOL G RAP FAST LIFE VIDEO, STREET DREAMS VIDEO etc. . .). His image projected out in 3D hologram form the monitors, hovering over the crowd, coming out at us in 3D Spatial Vision. The SECOND VERSE kicks in as NAS steps to the dance floor, performing in front of a bevy of high energy, mish mash of body sweating club goers, both beautiful and interesting, moving to the beat of NAS' melodic tune, their hands coming out in 3D Spatial Vision, the club at volcanic capacity as he performs. The DJ, in the corner of the room, encased in an elevated stainless steel bird cage He dons a device on his head that projects two separate rays of light into the crowd, they come out at us in 3D Spatial Vision. Champagne corks fly through the air, pouring of the bubbly liquid, all in 3D Spatial Vision action.)

Mud way through the second verse. . . We cut back to the dance floor as streams of sparklers shoot out like fire sprinklers. They descend from the ceiling onto our dancers creating a shower of sparks (ref. BLADE club scene). We witness this from overhead, a reverse angle form underneath and side angles as the sparks fly toward our TV monitors in 3D Spatial Vision. NAS steps from the dance floor and heads toward the exit. Second verse coming to an end.

QUEENSBORO BRIDGE PERFORMANCE NAS's cut away performance will take place under the Queensboro Bridge. NAS will give an electrifying performance on a rain slicked street. Lines of Bentleys will gill serve as backdrops, hi crew kicking it amongst the cars. We will cover his performance via steadi-cam moves from angles such as: close ups, wide over head shots and extremely low angle shots. The performance will be INTER CUT THROUGHOUT the narrative segment of the video. This will include the performances on the QUEENSBRIDGE CORNER, INTERIOR OF THE BENTLEY and the CLUB SCENE.

FINAL VERSE. . . Cut to. . . A LOUD CROWD filling TIME SQUARE etching in anticipation. NAS steps from the Bentley, all eyes turn to him. NAS's P.O.V., looks up to the sky, an image of ILL WILL looks down at him from the heavens as he creeps in SUPER SLOW MOTION through lines of people, parting like the Red Sea. ALL NOISE is DRAINED out, a pin drop could be heard. The MASSES look on, cheering, but not a single word or noise coming out of their lips. NAS steps to a small stage, SUDDENLY the crowd erupts into a chant of "NASTRADAMUS, NASTRADAMUS" the words reverberate through the streets, NAS begins his FINAL VERSE, a very beautiful well choreographed dancers moving to the beat of NAS' melodic tune behind him. The camera captures the dancer sequence from underneath. The dancers seem to be gliding over the camera, their feet protruding underneath through the TV monitor in Spatial Vision. (This sequence will be shot with the dancers dancing over a large piece of Plexiglas, the camera positioned under the Plexiglas rotating in a circular motion).

NAS on stage performing, the crowd in full NEW YEAR'S EVE party mode, eyes glancing toward the sky. One might think the party crowd is waiting for the New Year's ball to drop, but in actuality their eyes are focused on the 3D lettering spinning around, slowly descending down the pole, (NASTY NAS drops, slowly changing as it spins to ESCO, the words of ESCO descend, slowly spinning, changing, to ESCOBAR, this segment will be inter cut through out the progression of the video).

Midway through the final verse. . . The crowd at volcanic capacity, TIME SQUARE MONITORS capturing NAS's performance, his image protruding out in 3D holograms from the screens, looking over the streets. A hooded figure appears amongst the crowd, he turns and faces a few of the individuals, a blinding source of light shoot from his hood, project toward the screen in 3D Spatial Vision. We cut back to the pole, ESCOBAR descending down, spinning around the pole. The streets scene is one of extreme anticipation as NAS continues with his performance. The masses watching as the words slowly change to NASTRADAMUS. . . touches down. Simultaneously. . .Fireworks explode from the top of the pole, descend down creating a shower of sparks on our dancers, raining down on the crowd in 3D Spatial Vision. . . The CROWD erupts as the song fades out.

CUT TO: The same scenarios which started the video (the playground kids looking up toward the sky, the individuals looking up in the subway entrance, the lines of taxis.) Their P.O.V. . . the ECLIPSE SLOWLY ENDING, the clouds giving way to blue skies, sun shining down. THE INDIVIDUALS looking up at the sky. . . STAND, eyeing one as if asking, "Did we just witness a premonition?" turn and go on about their business, the last scenario slowly fades into NAS's TV. A wide shot of NAS in the white room, points his remote towards the TV (outstretched arm toward us>) OUR SCREEN GOES BLACK.

3D The Spatial Vision effect will be a powerful visual element in the video. Throughout the video, a dramatic depth of field will be created. Objects in the foreground will seemingly protrude from the screen, while objects in the background will remain in sharp focus. Camera angles will be strategically set up in order to give us the full effect.

CGI EFFECTS Throughout the video CGI elements will be incorporated to enhance the Spatial Vision effect (i.e. the opening, interior of the car, the club, and the final shot.)

CINEMATOGRAPHY Various super slow motion sequence will be executed throughout the video, mostly within the confines of the dance club and the Time Square segment crowd dancing). The exposed film will be run through a "BLEACH BYPASS PROCESS". The effect of the Bleach Bypass Process will create rich, deep darks while desaturating all the other colors.

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