Holy Commotion- The Pretenders

Lyrics and Timings

'Don't Get Me Wrong' is split up into very distinctive verses and instrumental sections. The timings are as follows:
17s- instrumental
19s- verse 1
21s- verse 2
16s- instrumental
19s- verse 3
21s- verse 4
18s- verse 5
36s- instrumental
19s- verse 6
37s- verse 7


Lyrics
Don't get me wrong
If I'm looking kind of dazzled
I see neon lights
Whenever you walk by

Don't get me wrong
If you say hello and I take a ride
Upon a sea where the mystic moon
Is playing havoc with the tide
Don't get me wrong

Don't get me wrong
If I'm acting so distracted
I'm thinking about the fireworks
That go off when you smile

Don't get me wrong
If I split like light refracted
I'm only off to wander
Across a moonlit mile

Once in awhile
Two people meet
Seemingly for no reason
They just pass on the street
Suddenly thunder, showers everywhere
Who can explain the thunder and rain
But there's something in the air

Don't get me wrong
If I come and go like fashion
I might be great tomorrow
But hopeless yesterday

Don't get me wrong
If I fall in the 'mode of passion'
It might be unbelievable
But let's not say so long
It might just be fantastic
Don't get me wrong

Contacting Maddy Vian

As mentioned before, we took inspiration from Savannah Brown's 'Loving Like An Existentialist' video which was animated by freelance illustrator Maddy Vian. I decided to contact Maddy through Twitter to see if she was able to give us some tips for creating our own. She was really helpful and let us know how she created the effects for Savannah's video and we can consider this method when we create our own animations.

Loving Like an Existentialist

Savannah Brown's 'Loving Like An Existentialist' video features similar animations to what we are planning on adding to our music video. The small, doodle style drawings (created by freelance illustrator Maddy Vian) add a simple yet effective dimension to the video, something we feel really brings it to life.

If we were to add similar style animations to our video, they would act as an extension of our protagonist and display his inner thoughts and actions in a more creative way than filming alone can express.

Reasons for Change

As discussed in yesterday's post, Rachel and I have decided to again change our idea for our music video and continue with 'Don't Get Me Wrong' rather than 'Hitsville UK'. Listed below are some reasons as to why we decided to rethink our pitch.

Filming in School- There were a lot of parts of the video that we had planned to film in school, but we then thought it would be hard to look realistic. As we go to an all girls school, we would have to use extras and other people in the background to create the illusion that it was a mixed school as our protagonist is male. As well as this, it would prove difficult to film in school as our actor goes to a ifferent school and does not have home study periods where he could meet us tofilm, The majority of our filming would have to be done after school and on weekends, times when we are unable tofilm in school.

Storyboarding- Whilst trying to storyboard we were finding it difficult to make the video interesting and we were discovering that neither of us were really invested into the video. We continued with it as we were unsure of what to do instead but since coming up with our new idea we are feeling much more positive. Since changing to 'Don't Get Me Wrong', we already have many more ideas for our video.

Genre/ Product- The video we had planned to produce was begining to feel more like a film opening as there weren't many elements of music video. With the new idea, there are more opportunities for us to conform to music video conventions such as clear verses for editing to the beat.

'Don't Get Me Wrong'- The Third and Final Idea

Over the last few weeks, we have been planing our music video for 'Hitsville UK', however we have come to the decision that we are no longer going to continue with this. There are a few reasons for why we have decided to change our idea which I will discuss in another post. However for now, we have decided to rethink our pitch and both myself and Rachel are much happier with the new plan.

We've decided to continue with a song called 'Don't Get Me Wrong' by The Pretenders, a song which is ultimately about being too shy or embarrassed to tell someone how you really feel. For this song we thought we could create a video which almost resembles a modern day fairytale.

The idea is that we would have a male and female character, most probably our friends Ted and Catherine. We want to have these characters have a brief encounter, possibly just bumping into each other in the street or sitting together on a busy tube, something that will put them in the same environment and for enough time to have them notice each other. We would then have the female character leave the scene but have left something behind, maybe a phone. This prompts Ted's character to search for her round London, following the famous landmarks on his way, in order to give it back to her. We haven't yet decided on the ending, if we're to follow convention then we'll have them meet, but we're not sure yet.

A modern day Cinderella!