Information
- Member: pink haze
- Title: Premeditation
- Premiered: 2008-11-05
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Song:
- Darren Hayes Neverland
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Comments:
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This one's dark. Polar opposite of my last, bright-happy-uplifting music video. I found this song really startling and disturbing (in a good way) when I first heard it, and thought it'd work for some complex lyric-sync. I've made a few plot-revisions and character-adjustments to get PMK to better fit the song and my own tastes, so prior knowledge of the anime isn't necessary for viewing (well, you might miss a few symbolic references and such).
Warning: It's a 'lil bloody.
Note: Tetsu's and Suzu's masters look pretty much the same to me, so I used scenes with them interchangeably--they're one person in the music video.
The story: In case you don't feel like figuring it out yourself (why not? That's the best part! Stop! Don't read this!), here's the premise. The vid centers on Tetsu and Suzu, who play the roles of children who are tempted to kill their evil father. One wants it more than anything, but conscience plagues him. The other can commit murder without guilt, but deep down he loves his father. So they are both torn.
For effects, I delved into color-correction using gradient overlays made in Photoshop and other methods. Because of that I did a lot of my planning in Photoshop, editing groups of screenshots from segments of the music video to see how they'd look together with different color-schemes and lighting. This is a great supplement to storyboarding. ^^
Programs: Premiere 6 and Photoshop
Time: 4 months (I work so slowly)
Lyrics:
Long ago, when Mercury descended high on the moon
Far below, where little hands are making shapes in the room
The shadows, they dance and they cheer up this place
The face that's staring through a tiny crack in the door
Eyes so wide, he's never seen a women fall on the floor
I swear daddy's killed her this time
Should I make a rocket?
Should I try to fly away?
Should I make a hammer?
Should I try to smash his face?
Should I make a bullet?
Should I try to shoot the gun?
I'm sure the judge will let me off real soon
Long ago, when Saturn tried to find a way past the sun
Deep inside, a little boy is turning pain into fun
The pencils, the crayons, the paint colors run
The plans are forming slowly made with scissors and glue
Eyes so wide, he's telling mommy all the things he can do
He'll sketch a contraption to save them for sure
He can draw an alien
He can come and take them home
He can draw a cartoon
He can draw a safety hatch
He can draw a hot bath
He can plug a toaster in
And wait till daddy's nice and warm and toss it in
And then when he's gone
There's a neverland of fun
Take a loaded gun
Take a shot of rum
Take a poison rat
There's a lesson in that
No more closing fists
No more face to hit
No more bloody nose or apologetic roses
Long ago, when Mercury descended high on the moon
Should I make a rocket?
Should I try to fly away?
Far below, little hands are making shapes in the room
Should I make a hammer?
Should I try to smash his face?
Long ago, when Saturn tried to find a way past the sun
Should I draw a cartoon?
Should I draw an alien?
Deep inside, a little boy is turning pain into fun
Should I draw a hot bath?
Should I throw the toaster in?
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Lastly, I (shyly and with much embarrassment) dedicate this to Aeri, who was (quite unwittingly) my muse while I worked on this. I received a lot of inspiration from her "Faith" AMV, and watched it whenever I found myself doubting that PMK could be used to make great music videos. ...I know, Aeri makes a beautiful tribute to optimism and I take the same anime and twist it into pure tragedy. Alas!
Opinions (13)
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- Visual
- Sound
- Synch
- Lip
- Effects
- Effort
- Re-View
- Overall
- 9.09
- 9.36
- 9.73
- 9.09
- 8.82
- 9.36
- 8.73
- 9.00