COME TO ME // THE VIDEO

as conceived by tiffany rawlins

 

 

The scene: New York City, mid-'80s. Greed is good. Everything is black and white and designer neon, bright and geometric, an amalgamation of the apartments in the stylistic movies from and about the '80s: Wall Street, American Psycho, Less than Zero, and Blade Runner.

 

The look: JC has Flock of Seagulls hair, swept away from his face, held in place with hairspray against the force of gravity. He occasionally wears his Ray Bans (even sometimes at night, because this is nothing if not an '80s video). He looks beautiful and untouchable and very removed from everything that goes on around him, but it is clear throughout the video that he is searching for something.

The singing: There are no inter-cut performance scenes. Though mostly JC is singing the main lyrics, it is less important that he say every line than that he walk through the scenes naturally and with ease, if also melancholy. He primarily sings to himself, as if he is trying to remember something or maybe keep himself company. There are a few specific moments (noted in bold in the lyrics column) when regardless of whether he's actually singing, he looks directly at the camera, but even then only briefly. He wants to be watched, but by someone specific who is not there and never arrives no matter where he looks or how long he chases them. When lying in bed, his singing should seem breathy, and his eyes should be eyes closed, like he's moaning the lyrics to himself. But he's neither shy or exactly an exhibitionist -- he merely forgets that anyone else might be there. There is only one audience member who really matters.

Go to the shot list with lyrics and time counts. // OR // Go to the straight-forward narrative description.

 

 

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