SONG: 'Don't Sit Down 'Cause I've Moved Your Chair' - Arctic Monkeys
The video would centre around the story of 17 year old boy with a very specific type of mental condition. He is essentially an 'adrenaline junkie' but with a particular compulsive addiction to the fairly well documented theory of 'Suicide Addiction'. On a regular basis this individual would try to push his body to its physical limits for recreational purposes and to always achieve not-fatal suicide by pulling out of what ever method he has used at the last minute. This is a rare, but genuine condition that I think would allow for fantastic visuals e.g. baths/water, rope, fire, guns. There would also be a performance element to the video as it would cut back and forth from the individual as he completes these attempts to the band where they sing and play to camera. The attempts would not be shot in away that is too distressing and would therefore make the video unsuitable. The themes of the song has heavy links with this concept. The song is is about doing daring and dangerous things while taking care not to trust others. It features heavily revenant lines such as "Go into business with a grizzly bear"/ "Find a well known hard man and start a fight"/ "Bite the lighting and tell me how it tastes/ Do the Macarena in the devil's layer". These lyrics all trivialise dangerous things and give the impression that danger is fun. The genre of the music is Rock with heavy emphasis on guitar riffs and drums which is impactful like the images you would see on screen. However, there is a slight element of comedy to the song which heavily contradicts the character and would create an unsettling tone. Throughout the course of the video we would see the boy engage in different methods of suicide before eventually surviving each time, and therefore unveiling the absurd and radicalist way in which he lives his life. These ideas could possibly coincide with the image of the band as they could be similarly edgy and anarchic.
There would be two major sets for the video. This would be the performance space for the band and the bedroom/bathroom of the teenage boy. The performance space would use high intensity 'chiaroscuro' lighting to bring out the drama of the video and emphasise the 'Rock' feel. The boy would wear standard teenage clothing where as the attire of the band would be modelled on modern rock bands such as the Arctic Monkeys or possibly even synth-pop duo Hurts if you were looking for a more recognisable look. The lead singer of the band could potentially also perform as the boy to offer an interesting narrative device.
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