My take on the Take Over.

[rosiedoes]

You know what I would have done for the Take Over video?

I think I would have had he fans turn militia. With the boys at the head of the army. All they'd need was a bunch of kids, some mocked up headlines and some war paint.

We're supposed to be a gang, aren't we? They used the kids to play haters, why not use them to be the gang, instead?

I can totally visualise shots of them tearing down posters or setting fire to headlines.



"The Take Over, The Breaks Over"

Shot exlusively in black and white.

[INTRO: Open to a montage of headlines and quotes, perhaps in the same way they did with Thriller on the album, but whispered - not the same way as in Arms Race; in black and white, torn pages. Cut to abstract shots of hands clapping in b&w close-up, and perhaps a couple of shots of Patrick's wee stampy action.]

[VERSE: Close up of Patrick singing]
Baby, seasons change but people don't.
[Zoom out to find him sitting comfortably in a black leather office chair, surrounded by darkness]
And I'll always be waiting in the back room.
[Pan across Andy and Joe, gazing at the camera in resignation/disillusionment.]
I'm boring but overcompensate with
[On 'and', cut to Pete. In a similar situation, with three interrogation lights flicking on in his face, and causing him to wince and turn away as a newspaper is slapped down on the table in front of him.]
Headlines and flash, flash, flash photography.

[BRIDGE: In response to the newspaper, the band toss down copies of old issues with clear headlines of known stories, scrawled with 'FAKE', 'UNTRUE', 'DISPROVED' and similar, with close up shots of the papers landing on 'don't-pre-tend-you'. The chorus is laced with paparazzi shots - both real and fake - of things which are supposed to have happened to the band.]
But don't pretend you ever forgot about me.
[Flicker of a shot of Pete smirking.]
Don't pretend you ever forgot about me.

[CHORUS: Cut to performance shot, interspersed with shots of a pretty pseudo-starlet looking in the mirror and pulling a compact out of a make-up bag.*]
Wouldn't you rather be a widow than a divorcee?
Style your wake for fashion magazines.
[She gazes into the camera/mirror blankly.]
Widow or a divorcee?
[Cut to close-up on Patrick.]
Don't pretend, d-d-d-don't pretend.

[POST CHORUS: Cut to band in interrogation room standing up and trashing the table in front of them.]
We don't fight fair.
We don't fight fair.

[VERSE 2: Shot of kid/fan sitting against a postered wall - face changes rapidly with quick-cut shots of different kids sitting in the same place, knees drawn up, one hand to head.]
They say your head can be a prison.
[Stuttered image of kids putting on headphones.]
Then these are just conjugal visits.
[Shot of hand, clearly off a teenager, picking up a knife or scissors and slashing - ]
People will dissect us till
[- item being slashed is revealed to be a Fall Out Boy shirt or similar]
This doesn't mean a thing anymore.

[Close up of Patrick for the stuttered 'Uh, Uh']

[Cut to montage shots of assorted fans interspersed with shots of the band tearing off Fall Out Boy shirts. Shot of Hemmy shaking something to pieces with his teeth.]
Don't pretend you ever forgot about me.
Don't pretend you ever forgot about me.

[Cut to performance shots interspersed with more shots of the starlet, tying back her hair]
Wouldn't you rather be a widow than a divorcee?
Style your wake for fashion magazines, ohhh.
[She flicks open the compact and raises two fingers to her face]
Widow or a divorcee?
[She smears on black warpaint instead of make up]
Don't pretend, d-d-d-don't pretend.

[Cut to Pete, still sitting in the interrogation room, frantically typing on his Sidekick]
We do it in the dark with smiles on our faces.
[Shot of blog-style website scrolling rapidly and reflecting upon his face]
We're dropped and well concealed in secret places, woah.
[Close-up of rest of band taking up instruments]
We do it in the dark with smiles on our faces.
[Shots of Patrick, Joe and Andy in close-up]
We're dropped and well concealed in secret places
[Three members of band smash through black paper walls to break Pete out of the interrogation room]
We don't fight fair.
We don't fight fair.
We don't fight fair.
We don't fight fair.
[During the breakout someone - possibly Patrick - hands Pete his bass and they exchange a grin, before smashing more shit up]
We don't fight fair.

[Performance section]

[Shots of fans coming together and taking up arms, gathering instruments etc.; interspersed with performance shots]
We do it in the dark with smiles on our faces.
We're dropped and well concealed in secret places, woah.
[Starlet appears, pretty dress torn to shreds, with combat boots on, walks slowly through the crowd with a sneer]
We do it in the dark with smiles on our faces.
We're dropped and well concealed in secret places.
We don't fight fair.
[Starlet takes guitar from Joe, and starts smashing things up]
With smiles on our faces.
We're dropped and well concealed in secret places.
We don't fight fair.
[Performance]

Don't pretend you ever forgot about me.
We don't fight fair.
Don't pretend you ever forgot about me.
We don't fight fair.
[Close on band close in foreground, breathing heavily; pan out sharply to reveal army of band and fans convened as a mob force.]

[Blackout.]



[*I'm sure they could have had Vicky-T or someone play this part if money was an issue.]

Comments

[shinko.livejournal.com]

You already know what I think, but as I wouldn't want you to forget...You're basically made of awesome. I wish that I lived in the UK so I could be a part of this. FOB needs to hire you as a video director, ASAP.

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

XD I fucking wish.

[in-full-being.livejournal.com]

Wow. That was just... wow. I could picture it all perfectly in my head. You need to send the idea to the band and maybe they'll do a video remake XD Seriously, that is a BRILLIANT idea. You should definitely be hired come up with the rest of the bands videos, lol!

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Aww - thanks! Haha. I don't think I can send it in myself, I'm not that vain.

[in-full-being.livejournal.com]

If I knew where to send it, I'd send it in myself and go "Look at this girls amazing idea. Hire her!"

And once again, I am amazed at how fast you respond. You must obsessively-compulsively check your e-mail like I do! ;-p

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

I always have it open in one tab.

And dude - if you can find the address, go for it! XD That would be hilarious.

[crash-it-yo.livejournal.com]

you. are. a. genius.

err, pete has bad taste rlly. i want vicky t to be in the video!

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

ME TOO, DUDE.

They could also have some of the other FBR kids making cameos.

[crash-it-yo.livejournal.com]

totes. brendon is totally a diva.

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Hahahahaha. God, can you imagine?

[crash-it-yo.livejournal.com]

pissed-off brendon in a ripped up dress and combat boots? totes, man.

i totally thought that when patrick lets loose, the part where he is just singing that super long note, it would be really quick shots of fob members interspersed with kids interspersed with fbr people. and then it goes back to patrick after the note is done. possibly fireworks. :D like, that's the climax of the video.

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Hehe. Sounds good to me.

[bigger-tigers.livejournal.com]

Wow, that's a really cool idea.

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

:D Thanks!

[pyraterose.livejournal.com]

you knew this already, but you pretty much pwn teh internetz :D seriously.

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

I do?! WHERE'S MY ROYALTY CHEQUE?!

[ubiquitouslyso.livejournal.com]

wow, dude, just wow. WOW.
this is so incredibly awesome. zillion times better than the original. even though it's yet again about the fob-drama (which is sorta getting redundant right about now), your idea is really exciting. it would make a very interesting vid. someone should definitely shoot it.

just in case u're wondering, this is tststrngrl, from buzznet :)
much love and goodnight

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Oh - hey, dude! I've seen you around under this sn. Hi!

And thanks.

I kind of wanted to keep the theme going because, y'know - that's what the song is about, pretty much, and that's what they already did.

I did consider having it all be about the stars and being from the point of view of a Paris or Britney type the whole way through, with the band playing characters in the video, but I was looking at the kind of thing they'd already done, because of the budget.

[ubiquitouslyso.livejournal.com]

And what a pretty sn it is*pets sn*
HI :)
I wasn't exactly sure what the song was about, because I never fully get what fob songs are about, but ur idea totally helped. Like it now makes perfect sense. Like all the lyrics fit and all that. Silly, I know...
And it sorta sucked they used fans to play OMG haterz. Really.
But oh well, I guess it was just a 'this will help me sleep at night' video for Pete.

Funny fact: until I read the lyrics, i used to hear "wouldn't you rather be a wierdo, than a diva?" =) and it actually made sense.

Oh, and I've noticed you around here and there. I kinda hate how you always have so perfectly spelled and organised comments. It's hard for me to get my lazy ass to do that.

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Haha - dude. I'm just really anal, that's all.

And yeah - that weirdo/diva thing does make some sense. Especially when applied to P-We.

I kind of think they just lost the plot on this one, really. It's like they couldn't be bothered. And if this is "really just an internet video" or whatever he said, for one of the better songs on the album, why are they even bothering to release it?

[ubiquitouslyso.livejournal.com]

You're what? o.O British expression or something?

Plot? What plot? I think Pete said they came up with the 'plot' on the spot, which would explain a lot of things, :))
It's really funny actually, 'cause he said on falloutboyrock.com 'don't read to much into it'. Like yeah, an internet video, for fans, and we're not supposed to read into it? Really.

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha - really anal retentive. Fussy about details.

I just can't help wondering what they're going to give MTV to play, you know? They get so much coverage from videos.

[ubiquitouslyso.livejournal.com]

Oh, like in the Freudian theory kinda way?

They do? I wouldn't know, my MVT barely played "This Ain't a Scene", like two or three times, in the EuroTop or smth. I reckon they're gonna play 'Thnks Fr Th Mmrs' some more.

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

They never take FOB videos off Kerrang! and MTV over here. Which is great... but not to much when the video makes you want to smack Pete upside the head and say, "WTF, DUDE?!"

[ubiquitouslyso.livejournal.com]

Oh well, he should just move on already.
I'm keeping my finger crossed for the next video, which they're shooting in July or smth... oh, next month :)

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Ah, but is it for the same song?! Because if they're releasing Take Over, isn't this all a bit soon?

[ubiquitouslyso.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, good question. I don't really know. On the one hand, it would be great, because this is a really good song, and it deserves to a single. But since it already has a video(even just an internet one), i doubt it.
I should check the track list and make a prediction. I guessed this one alright :(

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

I'd put money on them releasing Me & You.

[ubiquitouslyso.livejournal.com]

I am actually afraid of that. I'm not exactly fond of the chorus(i hope that's the word i'm looking for).
I'm hoping Fame<Infamy or Bang the Doldrums.*crosses fingers*

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

I genuinely can't stand Doldrums. And Fame < Infamy is my favourite on the album.

I can bear them releasing the latter, but I hope they sort out the video, this time!

[ubiquitouslyso.livejournal.com]

I'm thinking a genuine performance video. Like in 'Famous Last Words', y'know? They do great live shows, if they could just put that into a video...

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

I'm sure they said somewhere they hate performance videos, though.

[ubiquitouslyso.livejournal.com]

They should hate silly, stupid, nonsense-ical videos instead.

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes, but that would Make Sense, and when has this band ever made sense?

[ubiquitouslyso.livejournal.com]

Trying to think if such a time ever existed just threw my brain into an infinite loop.
You win XD

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

It's okay: with Joe around they will always be trapped in a pradox of randomnimity.

[ubiquitouslyso.livejournal.com]

I don't really know. I don't really know Joe, actually. I'm more an Andy fangirl.
But it always sucks how you only get to know really well (well, kinda anyways) the lead singer/front man, 'cause of the press and all that.

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Joe is made of awesome. Did you watch the video of him on Buzznet?

He's completely random, lives on this weird little planet of Things That Make No Sense, and has an obsessive man-crush on Morrissey, who he has said on film (and I don't entirely think he was joking) that he would like to kiss.

[ubiquitouslyso.livejournal.com]

Oh, how very cute :)
I haven't watched the video, is it new? My Buzznet 'sessions' are real random. I really shoud /fav him there.

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

He's a woobie.

If you took away the fact that I fancy the pants off of Patrick, Joe would be my favourite member of the band. Easily.

[kookykay.livejournal.com]

If Fall Out Boy had come up with a similar treatment, I think the whole video would have been much better as a whole and made more sense. I think they should have come up with something much much better, even with their 'low budget'(hello OK GO and their whatwasit $10 budget?). Even if they wanted this to be a crack! sort of video, they could have done a waaaaaaaay better job.

The only thing that I thought after watching the video was 'I think someone has a leeeeetle crush on Patrick' and 'Woah (sorry for my lame Keanu Reeves impression xD) I totally need to start learning how to write slash and write a crack!fic about Patrick/Hemingway' xD

[rosiedoes.livejournal.com]

Hahahaha. I've heard told that Patrick doesn't like Hemmy. Oh! Unrequited love.

But thanks for the compliment. I reckon on the budget this would have cost they should hang their heads in shame and go start over! XD