Setting for 'Walking Disaster'

For filming of 'Walking Disaster', we are going to need to find/go to several places to film. We may need:

- a front room with a window, in which to have the kid see his parents arguing through
- a city, such a London or Brighton
- a club
- many streets, some in residential areas and some in the city.

Interpretation

Today, I have been listening to the song 'Walking Disaster' with the lyrics in front of me, and I have been writing down every idea that comes into my head. They are only rough ideas so far and I have not consulted Sophie about them but it has given me a general idea of, personally, what I want the video to look like.
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Walking Disaster Lyrics

I haven't been home for a while
I'm sure everything's the same
Mom and Dad both in denial
And only jokes to take the blame

Sorry, Mom, but I don't miss you
Father's no name you deserve
I'm just a kid with no ambitions
Wouldn't come home for the world

Never know what I've become
The king of all that's said and done
The forgotten son

This city's buried in defeat
I walk along these no-name streets
Wave goodbye to home

As I fall...

At the dead-end I begin
To burn a bridge of innocence
Satisfaction guaranteed
A pillow-weight catastrophe

Our own mission nowhere bound
Inhibitions underground
A shallow grave I
Have dug all by myself

And now I've been gone for so long
I can't remember who was wrong
All innocence is long gone
I pledge allegiance to a world of disbelief
Where I belong

A walking disaster
The son of all bastards
You regret you made me
It's too late to save me
(You regret you made me
It's too late to save me)

As far as I can tell
It's just voices in my head
Am I talking to myself?
'Cause I don't know what I just said

(And she said)
As far as where I fell
Maybe I'm better off dead
Am I at the end of nowhere
Is this as good as it gets?

And now I've been gone for so long
I can't remember who was wrong
All innocence is long gone
I pledge allegiance to a world of disbelief
Where I belong

A walking disaster
The son of all bastards
You regret you made me
It's too late to save me
(To save me, to save me, to save me, ...)

("It's too late") [x2]

To save me, to save me, to save me, to save me

And now I've been gone for so long
I can't remember who was wrong
All innocence is long gone
I pledge allegiance to a world of disbelief
Where I belong

A walking disaster
The son of all bastards
You regret you made me
It's too late to save me

I will be home in a while
You don't have to say a word
I can't wait to see you smile
Wouldn't miss it for the world

I will be home in a while
You don't have to say a word
I can't wait to see you smile
Wouldn't miss it for the world

Other Characters

We also need to cast older characters to act as the parents in the video. Both of our mums would be willing to play the part of the mother, but we can't find anyone to play the role of the father.

The main character

We have decided that we will need a boy to play the main role, as the male voice singing would seem out of place with a girl actor.
We probably need him to be a bit younger than ourselves and we decided that he should have longer hair, as in my view this suits the music more than short hair, although Sophie disagreed to start with.
He should be wearing jeans and a hoody, both slightly dirty as if he has been walking for a bit, but also with a rucksack.

Letter for permission

Yesterday, I wrote to Island Def Jam for permission to use the song 'Walking Disaster' by Sum 41.
This is the letter I used:

Dear Copyright Holder,

We are A level students and I am writing to request your permission to use one track from the latest album by Sum 41 entitled Underclass Hero.

The track I wish to use is 'Walking Disaster', track 2 on the album.

With your permission, this track would be used in my current A-level Media Studies
project which involves creating a music video for a popular music track, as well as
producing an album and a magazine advert for the artist.

If I received your permission, this track would ONLY be used in an educational
context and be viewed by our media class, our teacher and the OCR exam board
moderator. It would NOT be released to a large audience or uploaded to any public
video websites.

The artist and your company would of course be fully recognised throughout pre-
production and the final video itself. A copyright notice, with wording supplied by you
can be included in the records of the project. If this is required, please send full
details.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards,

Alex Newcombe and Sophie Brown

Filming

We decided that the filming wasn't up to standard in our opinion, as we did not put enough movement and they did not put enough enthusiasm into the performance so we have decided to change the song one more time to (hopefully as it is dependent on permission) 'Walking Disaster' by Sum 41. We are planning on doing a narrative video as the song is about kid who has run away from home due to annoyance at his parents and possible negligence. However, during the song he realises that he misses home and he begins to head back.