Location:
- City apartment with large windows revealing a view of the urban landscape
Narrative:
- Young man attempts to discourage a woman from making a wrong decision wanting to "grab both of your shoulders and shake" and make her "snap out of it", breaking the spell under which she is "hypnotised".
- In the song's literal sense, discourage her from falling for a guy who is not the right one for her.
- In an abstract version it could be connected with some sort of abuse - drugs, alcohol or possibly suicidal tendencies
Body Language:
- Man: Desperate, emotional, frustrated
- Woman: Apathetic, distant, "high",
Characters:
- Man:
- Young,
- Tall,
- Dark haired
- Woman:
- Young,
- slightly shorter than the male character, but not so much that he towers over her
- Dirty blonde hair
Costume:
- Guy wearing a white t-shirt, casual
- Girl wearing black or grey t-shirt, casual
- Ying-Yang symbolism.
Props:
- Cigarette pack/razor blades/empty needles/empty beer cans or bottles
Lighting:
- Low key lighting, over woman heavy contrasting shadows
- High key lighting over man
Colour:
- Slight downscaling of saturation, giving the shots a more grimy and realistic representation of life.
Camera Techniques:
- Close-up shots of faces showing emotions or lack thereof
- Medium shots showing more of the body language of the two characters.
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