Lily Bennett - Film and Video

I chose to do 'Adulting' by Beach Bunny, the song came out in 2018 and is apart of the 'Prom Queen' album. It focuses on the theme of growing up and trying to figure out how to become an adult; leaving childhood behind and living in unfulfilled expectations and hopes. Another Beach Bunny song ('Shoegazer') follows a similar theme, I also considered other songs by Beach Bunny, including:  '6 Weeks', 'Cuffing Season' and 'Ghost'; however, preferred the pace and tone of 'Adulting'. 

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Specific lyrics alike 'life was easier but now you're almost 23', 'miss my mom' and other lines emphasize the fear of growing up and wanting to hold onto the lifestyle they know. 'Adolescence is a mid-quarter life crisis' is a lyric that sums up the song, it shows how the person is struggling with this, but can't stop/ help this development stage in their life. 

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The idea of bedsheet ghosts links to the theme of the song, which I was able to connect and develop using the mind map. The desire to hold onto the unserious lifestyle that contrasts adulthood, is shown through the classic, childhood Halloween costume and presented in the lyrics. The use of the sheet ghosts also resembles the theme of uncertainty of growing up; the question of 'what happens after death' is just as daunting question of 'what happens next?', which works with the lyrics of the song and the theme of bedsheet ghosts.

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It also works with the story plan of my idea, having the character feel confused and lost in the forest, mirrors the feeling and lyrics of the song and how they feel lost in this new adult world they need to adapt to. Towards the end, I want the characters to emerge out of the forest into an open field, which will work with the song ending on an instrumental finale.