0:00 - 0:06
Song begins…
[NIGHT, SUMMER, CARNIVAL] [30p]
Establishing shot from crane as it swings down slowly from carnival entrance lights. We see families bustling about as they enter the carnival, with palpable excitement in the air. We see roller coasters operating in the background, vendors selling popcorn and cotton candy, and prize games being played. Attendees wear summer clothing fashionable in the late 60s/early 70s, with cars parked out front of the same era. Film treatment is of the same richly hued sepia saturation of that era as well.
0:06 - 0:13
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[30p] Camera focuses on four teenagers (age 15) walking towards the entrance of the carnival. The boys are jostling and shoving each other as they walk up to the carnival.
0:13 - 0:18
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[30p] Boys exit the ticket stand with a long tail of tickets in hand. They begin running towards the heart of the carnival.
0:18 - 0:25
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[60p] Boys arrive in the middle of the action and pause for an over-the-shoulder shot. They are surrounded by carnival goers, vendors, rides, and lights.
0:25 - 0:33
“Let it take you…”
[30p] One of them calls attention to the others and gestures off in one direction at the sky. They point and excite each other over the roller coaster they want to ride first.
0:33 - 0:37
“...you’ll wonder where you’ve been…”
[30p] Slide shot of boys running towards past fennel cake vendors and carnival games.
0:37 - 0:42
“See the world outside…”
[60p] They rushedly hand their tickets to the ride operator, who yells at them to not run as they b-line towards the front two rows…
0:42 - 0:46
“Fly above the clouds…”
[30p] Stabilized shot looking back at the boys sitting in the front two rows of the roller coaster as it climbs up the tracks. They look nervously out at the rest of the carnival below.
0:46 - 0:51
“...where the wind blows you away…”
[30p] Roller coaster reaches its apex
0:51 - 0:55
“Find yourself now…”
[30p] Roller coaster screams down the steep section, boys are screaming. All try to put their hands up, but only one is able to keep them up as they others grab on for safety.
0:55 - 1:00
“...in the shade…”
[60p] Roller coaster rips around corners, boys look exasperated.
1:00 - 1:05
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[30p] Roller coaster reaches its end, the boys hop off and run on to the next one.
1:05 - 1:10
“Find yourself now..”
[30p] Cut to boys riding another ride, having a blast.
1:10 - 1:13
“When the time comes…”
[60p] Cut to boys on a different ride, looks of excited terror on their faces.
1:13 - 1:16
“...what you’ve become…”
[30p] Cut to boys riding yet another different ride, close ups on their faces as their cheeks are warped from the pull of the ride.
1:16 - 1:23
“Don’t fight the feeling…”
[30p] Boys stumble out of their latest ride, laughing and falling over each other hysterically, looking dizzy and one keeling over as if he’s about to puke. They’re exhausted from all the rides.
1:23 - 1:26
“You know you need it…”
[30p] Boys all gather themselves and walk toward a food vendor, still laughing.
1:26 - 1:30
“...sunlight in your skin…”
[60p] Jump cuts to them receiving slices of pizza, corndogs, and milkshakes.
1:30 - 1:37
“Try to let go…”
[30p] Boys are sitting in a tea cup, mellow ride, as they eat their food. Still laughing and jovial.
1:37 - 1:39
“Open up your doors…”
[60p] Boys run off the ride, leaving their trash everywhere in the tea cup to the next adventure.
1:39 - 1:42
“...but only do it right.”
[30p] Boys arrive at the carnival games, where they pick up BB guns to try and shoot at balloons.
1:42 - 1:49
As beat drops…
[60p] Balloon pops, rack focus to see boys in background celebrating their successful shot and giving high fives. One of the boys receives a large stuffed animal as a prize.
1:49 - 1:53
“...you will know that is …”
[30p] Another of the boys calls the others over and they huddle.
1:53 - 1:55
“…too late…”
[30p] Close up of boy pulling a joint out of his pocket.
1:55 - 1:59
“Find yourself now…”
[60p] Cut to boys huddled up against/underneath one of the rides, looking out past the camera in a paranoid fashion, as the boy with the joint lights up.
1:59 - 2:08
“...from every one…when the time comes you will find what you become…”
[60p] They pass around the joint, coughing and getting high.
2:08 - 2:14
Bridge plays…
[Front shot, psychedelic, high saturation effect] [60p] Boy #1 walks through the carnival, surrounded by the bright lights, looking bewildered and overwhelmed.
2:14 - 2:21
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[Psychedelic, high saturation effect] [60p] Boy #2 walks into a creepy fortune teller’s tent, where she summons him to walk further in with her long-nailed, bony finger.
2:21 - 2:27
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[Psychedelic, high saturation effect] [60p] Boy #3 walks into a fun house, where he looks at his own reflection in a warped mirror.
2:27 - 2:33
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[Psychedelic, high saturation effect] [60p] Boy #4 walks into a circus tent, where he witnesses a lion tamer and lion going through their act.
2:33 - 2:37
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[Psychedelic, high saturation effect] [30p] Fast-cut section alternating between each of the boys’ worlds, where we see:
Boy #1 encountering an evil-looking clown
The fortune teller laughing in a sinister fashion at Boy #2
Boy #3 unable to navigate himself out of the fun house, frantically trying to escape
The lion roaring
2:37 - 2:45
Beat drops…”Find yourself now…”
[30p] Split quad screen of all four boys running from their respective situations, until they all meet in the same location in middle of the carnival walkway.
2:45 - 2:50
“...nothing you will know that is too late…”
[30p] Boys all gesture and talk wildly about their adventures. Camera swoops in semicircle around them as they share their stories.
2:50 - 2:54
“Find yourself now…”
[30p] Silhouettes of 4 girls walking towards their circle and stopping to watch from afar.
2:54 - 2:58
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[30p] Boys all turn towards the girls, smiling sheepishly and waving shyly.
2:58 - 3:02
“...you can find what you become…”
[30p] Front-facing shot of the 4 girls…they are of the same age as the boys and smiling shyly, invitingly.
3:02 - 3:16
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[30p] [Lower ground shot of feet] Boy #1 taking the first step towards the girls…camera slides along with him and we soon see other boys’ feet enter the sliding frame as well until they reach the girls’ feet. Camera then pans up at the two groups facing off…each of the boys sticks out his hand to formally meet the girl opposing him.
3:16 - 3:20
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[30p] Each couple walks side-by-side, talking to each other as the entire group of 8 walk towards the ferris wheel.
3:20 - 3:29
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[30p] Run through shots of all four couples on their respective ferris wheel cars:
Boy #1 + Girl #1 are pointing out at something in the distance, looking at it with interest
Boy #2 + Girl #2 are talking to each other.
Boy #3 + Girl #3 are sharing an ice cream cone together, the boy’s arm wrapped around behind her gently
Boy #4 + Girl #4 are making out
3:29 - 3:34
Song ends
Fade to black