Changes to ideas

As we started the filming process, we changed and developed some of our original ideas. Kelsey is now going to be 'Lily Allen' as she felt more comfortable miming the lyrics and had the appropriate Lily Allen attitude that was needed. We decided to change the idea for the beginning of the video, we decided it would be quite hard to do the classroom scene, because we would need to film it during college hours and we would need a classroom full of students to make it realistic. When we were arranging the filming schedule for this scene, it proved to be hard due to finding enough students available and being able to wear the appropriate clothing for the scene. But we still like the idea of zooming in to the eye to the start the story, as through filming practices it looked very effective. But we changed the idea from the classroom, to the idea of waking from a dream. At the start of the song, there is an instrumental that is very fast and upbeat, we decided to create a montage of brief snippets of the video in a random order in a fast cut edit, it would then cut in to Lucy's eye and zoom in before the first verse starts.

For the lyrics to...


'I don't know much, But I know this for certain,

That is the sun, Poking its head round the curtain.

Now please can we leave, I'd like to go to bed now.

It's not just the sun, That is hurting my head now.

I'm not trying to say, That I'm smelling of roses,

But when will we tire, Of putting shit up our noses. '

A close up of Kelsey shows her asleep in bed and then she awakes, and mimes to the lyrics whilst sitting up and using some movement and hand gestures in response to the lyrics, the camera movement switches between mid shots and close ups to switch emphasis between facial expressions and body movements. A long shot is then used to show Kelsey get up from out of bed and walk towards the camera. For this scene in the bedroom, we used Lucy's bedroom, it is a modern styled bedroom and we made it slightly messy for effect, Kelsey is wearing pyjama style clothing.

Then for the lyrics...



"I don't like staying up,

Staying up past the sunlight.

It's meant to be fun,

And this just doesn't feel right."

Kelsey opens the bedroom door which leads out to the hall way, on the floor is me lying down asleep in a drunken state with a vodka bottle in my hand and make up smudged on my face. A long shot is used from the other side of the door to show Kelsey opening it then, the camera then pans down to show me lying on the floor and Kelsey tip toeing over me, the camera then pans up to a close up of Kelsey's facial expression showing her reaction to seeing me like that on the floor, she then exits to her left in to the bathroom.



Then for the start to the chorus, for the lyrics...



"Why can't we all,

All just be honest,

Admit to ourselves,

That everyone's on it. "



A mid shot shows Kelsey opening the bathroom door in a change of clothing and perfected hair and make up, looking directly at the camera miming to the lyrics. We have kept the outfit and make up style that we were going to use originally. The aim of this shot is to show the transformation in to a party/clubbing style look.


For the remaining part of the chorus, to the lyrics:

"From grown politicians,

To young adolescents,

Prescribing themselves, Anti-depressants.

How can we start to tackle the problem,

If you don't put your hands up,

And admit that you're on them.

The kids are in danger,

They're all getting habits,

Because from what I can see, Everyone's at it.

Everyone's at it.

Everyone's at it.

Everyone's at it."



A low angled long shot is set up from the bottom of the stairs leading down form the hall way. Kelsey is at the top of the stairs, she slowly walks down and continues to mime the lyrics. On the 5th step is a pair of black patent high heels, she sits down and puts them on. It transfers between mid shots, close ups and the long shot whilst she is sitting. Then she stands up again and for the end of the chorus when the 'Everyone's at it' bit starts, it is very slow, so Kelsey slowly walks down a step at a time walking towards the camera at the bottom of the stairs.



For the second verse, the scene takes place in the kitchen. Kelsey is sat on the kitchen surface between the cooker and the sink. There are props in the shot such as; a kettle, toaster, fruit bowl, kitchen cupboards etc. To give an atmosphere of a homely spotless kitchen. Lucy is playing a mother in the scene, she has her hair tied back a dressing gown and no make up on, in a stereotyped manner, Lucy is cleaning the surface around Kelsey and folding a tea towel to put over the oven handle, completely oblivious to Kelsey being there, who is looking at the camera miming the lyrics. For the part of the lyrics:



"You go to the doctor,

You need pills to sleep in.

Well if you can convince him,

Then I guess that's not cheating.

So your daughter's depressed,

We'll get her straight on the prozac."



I enter the shot looking dismal and rubbing my eyes, Lucy feels my temperature and gives me a cuddle, then reaches up in to the cupboard to give me some pills. A long shot is used to capture all three of us in the scene. But we will also film a close up of Kelsey singing the second verse so we can cut between the two shot types. An extreme close up of Kelsey is used at the end of the verse for the line "But little do you know, She already takes crack. " Kelsey looks directly in to the camera in a very attitudinal manner.


For the second chorus, we have continued the walking along the street idea, but we have changed the location from Lewes to Newhaven. This is because, Lucy's house is in Newhaven, and we found some streets in Newhaven that are far more grottier which is more appropriate for the theme. Different shots of Kelsey walking, such as long shots, mid shots, close ups and extreme close ups of detail such as; her feet walking and objects on the ground. These shots will be cut between Kelsey singing against a brick wall.

The photo above is an example of a shot that we are going to cut to whilst Kelsey is walking through the alleyway. Charlotte is lighting up a cigarette crouched down on the floor, the pavement of the alleyway looks filthy and has lots of cracks in it, there is also a housing estate in the background giving the effect of an urban grotty environment, the look we were going for.

This is where we filmed the brick wall shots in Newhaven town, the camera is on a tripod for smooth filming, particularly for zooming in to different shots of Kelsey.

Above is a photograph of an example of what a close up shot of Kelsey would like against the brick wall.

This is a long shot of Kelsey before we do the alley way shots.