Time

I printed of the words then listened to the song on YouTube and noted down where every beat in the song and the time.

The times and beat (the words which are on the beat are bold)
- The introduction is 0.8 seconds long
- I want to be rich and I want lots of money 0.9 0.11 - 2 seconds - 1 beat a 0.01
- I don't care about clever I don’t care about funny 0.12 0.15 - 3 seconds
- I want loads of clothes and fuck loads of diamonds 0.16 0.19 - 3 seconds
- I heard people die while they are trying to find them 0.20 0.22 - 2 seconds
- I'll take my clothes off and it will be shameless 0.23 0.26 - 3 seconds
- Cuz everyone knows that's how you get famous 0.27 0.29 - 2 seconds
- I'll look at the sun and I'll look in the mirror 0.30 0.33 - 3 seconds
- I'm on the right track yeah I'm on to a winner 0.34 0.36 - 2 seconds

(Chorus the beat of the chorus is much faster so I will quicken up the pace of the animation there is also time inberween each line, the beat is on every word and more I have put a B inbertween the letters where there is more beats.)

- I don't know what’s right and what B 's real any B B more 0.37 0.42 (5 seconds, 0.01 gap)
- I don't know how I'm meant to feel B any B B more B B B 0.44 0.51 (7 seconds)
- When we think it will all become clear 0.52 0.55 (3 seconds 0.02 inbertween lines)
- Cuz I'm being B taken over by The Fear B B B 0.58 1.05 (7 seconds

(inbertween the chorus and the third verse there is a 0.14 instrumental which has the same beat as the verses 1 beat every 0.01)

- Life's about film stars and less about mothers 1.20 1.23, 3 seconds
- It's all about fast cars and passing each other 1.24 1.27, 3 seconds
- But it doesn't matter cause I’m packing plastic 1.28 1.30, 2 seconds
- and that's what makes my life so fucking fantastic 1.31 1.34, 3 seconds

- And I am a weapon of massive consumption 1.35 1.38, 3 seconds
- and its not my fault it's how I'm program to function 1.39 1.41, 2 seconds
- I'll look at the sun and I'll look in the mirror 1.42 1.45, 3 seconds
- I'm on the right track yeah I'm on to a winner 1.46 1.48, 2 seconds

(Chorus)
- I don't no whats right and whats B real any B more 1.49 1.54 (5 seconds and a 0.02 gap)
- I don't know how I’m meant to feel B any B more B B B 1.56 2.02 (6 seconds)
- When we think it will all become clear 2.03 2.07 (4 seconds 0.03 gap)
- Cuz I’m being B taken over by The Fear B B B 2.10 2.17 (7 seconds)

(instrumental here is from 2.18 to 2.31, so a 0.18 gap, this has the same faster pace as the chorus)

(Bridge the beat for the first two lines is the same as the other verses slow paced and a beat twice in each sentence but the last two lines are the same as the chorus's)
- Forget about guns and forget ammunition 2.32 2.35 (3 seconds)
- Cause I'm killing them all on my own little mission 2.36 2.38 (2 seconds)
- Now I'm not a saint but I'm not a sinner 2.39 2.42 (3 seconds)
- Now everything is cool as long as I'm getting thinner 2.43 2.45 (2 seconds)

(Chorus)
- And I don't know what's right and what's B real any B more 2.46 2.51 (5 seconds)
- I don't know how I'm meant to feel B any B more B B B 2.52 3.00 (8 seconds)
- When we think it will all become clear 3.01 3.04 (3 seconds)
- 'Cause I'm being B taken over by fear B B B 3.07 3.14 (7 seconds, 0.03 gap)

ending 3.14

I need some help with the beat so I will ask my teacher in my next lesson.

Lily Allen The Fear

This is Lily Allen's acoustic version of the song The Fear. I prefer this version as it sounds rawer and my audience will be able to relate to this more than the perfect radio version. This gives me more freedom to create an animation stop motion as there is not a video to this version so I can make it more orginal.

Other Videos of Lily's

22



The idea of the clips flicking back and forth is a idea which I find interesting as it plays around with the linear. The idea of two storys to one idea.


Alfie



This video incorporates a puppet, as her brother, this is the only Lily Allen video which uses anything different. I also really like the bright block colours of the walls, this is somthing to experiment with.

The Words

The song is 3.27 minutes long.

I want to be rich and I want lots of money
I don’t care about clever I don’t care about funny
I want loads of clothes and i want fuck loads of diamonds
I heard people die while they are trying to find them

And i’ll take my clothes off and it will be shameless
Cuz everyone knows that’s how you get famous
I’ll look at the sun and I’ll look in the mirror
I’m on the right track yeah I’m on to a winner

I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore
I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore
When do you think it will all become clear?
‘Cuz I’m being taken over by The Fear

Life’s about film stars and less about mothers
It’s all about fast cars concussing each other
But it doesn’t matter cause I’m packing plastic
and that’s what makes my life so fucking fantastic

And I am a weapon of massive consumption
And its not my fault it’s how I’m programmed to function
I’ll look at the sun and I’ll look in the mirror
I’m on the right track yeah we're on to a winner

I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore
I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore
When do you think it will all become clear?
‘Cuz I’m being taken over by The Fear

Forget about guns and forget ammunition
Cause I’m killing them all on my own little mission
Now I’m not a saint but I’m not a sinner
Now everything's cool as long as I’m gettin thinner

I don’t know what’s right and what’s real anymore
I don’t know how I’m meant to feel anymore
When do you think it will all become clear?
‘Cause I’m being taken over by The Fear

The bold words/sentences are the parts I believe my target audience may be able to relate to.
"I want to be rich and I want lots of money"
Most people, but students in particular want money and lets be honest, to be rich. That is one of the main reasons people get a good education is because they want to get qualifications so they can get a could job with a good pay packet!

The idea of this clippet from Mary Antoinette fits in nicely to this line, and the line stating 'I want loads of clothes and i want fuck loads of dimonds.' I like the idea of the cakes and shoes. Cakes are also used in Lily Allen's video of The Fear as part of her fairy land fantasies.



Bellow I gathered images on the interent of a literal sun and mirror and the media versions, the newspapers. Then using Flickr I created a slideshow and embedded it onto my blog. I want to play with the connotations of these words in my animation, showing two different meanings.

Lily Allen's music videos

I have looked at the fear video, the introduction is set in a field where Lily is in a pastel coloured small caravan. And says "I wanna be rich and I want loads of money." I may use these colours in my animation to show links between the two. There are red flowers in the background which could be a connotation of her "fear," or it could mean power, passion, sex and danger. These aspects could be representative of the song. The toy bear hanging on the washing line is a random item. I wish to incorporate random features into my animation so this will also show links.

When she walks out of the caravan shes wearing a quirky little dress which a large bow and random grand images on the material. I could use bows as random drawing in my animation as musicandmuffins and other animations I have found on YouTube do. Also when she says "I'll look at the sun and I'll look in the mirror" she looks into the sky. Although I believe that this is a play on words. The words have double meaning the sun as the sun in the sky and the Sun the newspaper and the same with mirror. This is only relevant to people who no the newspapers Sun and the Mirror so brings in the cultural code by Roland Barthes. Later I will make a post explaining his narrative theories. In my animation I may play on the use of these words, switching the meaning through the actual meaning and the other.

When she re enters her caravan it turns into a grand hall with a red carpet which again could be a connotation of her "fear," or the other words listed above. There are men in waiter dress dancing. This could be a transition in her life from nothing to everything but yet red is still incorporated as she is still scared. The windows and glass through the doors are the same colour as the caravan at the start this shows reflection back and links to the past.

Again slightly later on in the music video, 1.19; the camera turns to a toy car and boxes which are the same colours as the caravan and again at 1.32 the the present boxes are the same colours with electric red ribbon, showing the "fear," and representing other things. On the other hand the presents and cakes give the video a dreamy magical feel which represents her crazy life.

"I don't no whats right and whats real anymore," the over sized present boxes start spinning to show her confusion, i could use this idea a have my images moving around or spinning. This will show connections with her music video or the album version of the song and my stop motion animation of the acoustic version of "the fear."

The black and white checked floor is a great idea for a background and could show her personal beliefs of how everything use to be black and white but now its grey and she doesn't no how to feel anymore.

At the start of the .... verse starting were she sings about guns and ammunition the clip has a darker back ground which relates to the darker subject matter.

The random balloon dancers and balloon's outside the grand building again are the same pastel colours as the caravan. The randomness of the balloon dancers reflect to the words in the song and how she doesn't no how to feel anymore. Also the men helping her down the stairs shows that she has people doing things for her now but she doesn't no how to take it. The smoke again is the same pastel colours which could be mist over her life. The overall video has a Alice and Wonderland feel to it.

The large red bow over the enormous, amazing perfect fairy tale mansion at the end clarifies that everything great is wrapped with new doubt, fright and FEAR.

In conclusion i will use the dreamy, sickly sweet pastel colours and the red to show that when everything is great it doesn't mean that everything is perfect.

Deciding on the song

I have decided that i love Lily Allen's and Kate Nash's style of music for my stop motion animation as I feel they can tell a story which audiences can relate to. After much deliberation I decided that Lily Allen is my perfered choice as she covers a wider variety of issues rather than Kate Nash who's songs tend to be about love or random happenings.

I have researched many of Lily Allen's songs and I particluarly love 22, back to the start, navie and the fear, acuoustic version.

I believe that the fear is the most suitable song for my animation as the audience can relate the song which I will explain using the song words. Also the beat is repeative and the fact that it is an acoustic version will make the feel of the overall video, raw and different.