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[slayerkitty]

Visual Effects in Only Friends MV part 2

The second song on the Only Friends OST dropped today; So What? by the amazing Ford Arun. Much like the first MV for Only Friends, this one is also has visual frameworks that made me stop and stare.

Just like my first post on this subject, where I talked about the late 90s/early 00s aesthetic of the show as well as controlled voyeurism (aka we only see what they want us to see), these themes show up again here, but a little differently. Unlike the Let's Try MV and the BTS vids which use multiple different effects and transitions as well as framing a lot of the scenes to look like (possibly) 90s camcorder footage, So What? has two visual effects (I think technically three, and I'll point out why I say it this way in a minute).

The first one is the camcorder footage effect. Except that it's even different from the Let's Try MV. While the Let's Try MV has the "play" prompt onscreen and time stamps, it now, to me, feels more like CCTV video than camcorder video. The video effect on So What? is definitely camcorder footage because it is time and date stamped.

Now, the time and date stamp is February 1st, 2020 at 6:06pm for every screen it appears on, which to me cannot be an accurate date/time for any of the scenes. Several of these scenes were from episodes 4, 5, 6, or potentially yet to air. Chuem drops info about Covid in episode one and in February of 2020, we were so early into the pandemic during that time that I'm not sure she would have referred to it so casually, plus with no Covid precautions being taken onscreen it does feel the show is set currently (aka 2023).

Why this date? Why 6:06pm? WHAT IS JOJO TRYING TO SAY HERE? Is this a specific reference to something upcoming on the show? Is this date famous in Thailand for something? Did he just pull a date and time out of a hat?

Onto the second effect: the yellow text on the screen is back! It was heavily used as a visual effect in episode one, and after a discussion with @ignoranaxed I did add it to my Narrative Frameworks post where I'm tracking visual effects on the show. We discussed whether or not this was an homage or reference to SKAM Norway, an extremely popular coming of age teen drama that had an amazingly done queer season (Season three. If nothing else, stop what you're doing and go watch SKAM Norway season three. You can thank me later). The show was so popular it has been remade in Spain, Italy, France, Germany (named Druck), Belgium (named WtFock), the United States and has even been announced as a Korean (BL?) drama for next year.

Is this an actual homage? I came down on the side of maybe. I can't swear it is, but I can't say it isn't. That yellow text on the screen is iconic due to SKAM Norway, and it is used in every single remake of the show (if Korea doesn't use it, I will cry. Also, if Korea doesn't release/air it in the same way, I will cry). Leaving that aside, the yellow text is in Thai, and as yet, I have no idea what it says because my subs only translated the song lyrics, not the onscreen words. If anyone who knows Thai can help me with this, I would love you forever because there's one other thing that shows up in yellow on the screen, and it's this:

WHY AN ELLIPSES, JOJO? WHAT DID IT SAY BEFORE THIS? I NEED TO KNOW WHY IT'S TRAILING OFF. IS IT TO BE CONTINUED? THE NOT KNOWING WILL DRIVE ME INSANE.

Onto the third , but maybe not really an effect: Is Ford photoshopped in here?

I ask this because if he is (and I can't quite tell but I think maybe?) then does that mean this is future footage coming up on the show? Or, like Let's Try MV did with it's extra SandRay footage in the car, was this just shot for the MV? I'm curious to see what people think on this.

Now for the rest of the MV where I just melt down because WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS DRAMA BETWEEN YO AND PLUG, JOJO? YOU CAN'T DO THIS. Also, is this Sand hugging Yo?

You can't do this to my girl. This will hurt.

Do we think this is Boston and Nick potentially going ice skating or roller skating? Because if it's roller skating, JOJO I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER.

In summary, the visual frameworks are back in play once again and what they're choosing to show and how feel important.

Tagging the ephemerality squad: @waitmyturtles, @wen-kexing-apologist, @ranchthoughts, @chickenstrangers, @lurkingshan, @twig-tea, @clara-maybe-ontheroad, @distant-screaming

Apologies to anyone I missed. If you would liked to be tagged in my OF posts/meta, please let me know and I will add you.

[daneleu]

Fk ...this cracked me up😂

[daybrights]

🥀

[mundodeseriess]

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[giadajune]

[greenieicons]

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[creepersicons]

Giancarlo Commare - like if you save pls

[ihave5littlethings]

"Looking so crazy in love

Got me looking so crazy in love"

[packsclass]

c: @moonshineicons (1) @skamsita (2) @yvonneedits (3) @clustericon (1) @girlswithpsd (2) @packsecret (3)

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[moonhowler94]

No estas solo

Tu n'es pas seul

tu non sei solo.

You are not alone.

[alaskayoungz]

[possiamo-andare]

I try to check the skam Italia tag at least once a day and let me tell you, as much as i do see love and overall excitement for another clip to release, i also do see some hate. Not towards the show specifically but towards others who hold different opinions rather than their own. Like I might not agree with the fact that gio is the best jonas remake (altho he is) but do yall see me hating on every single fucking opinion I dont agree with? Let people breathe and have their own opinions. As long as they're not breaking the law, I'm sure it's fine sweetie

As I like to be reminded, isn't the main lesson from s3 of skam Italia "everyone is fighting a battle you know nothing about. be kind. always."

Just remember that.

[cooperazione]

Skam italia vs skam og

In the penultimate clip of the 10th episode, Isak and Martino have gained popularity because of their homosexuality.

Martino invites the volleyball girls to the party, since he wants that Girls meet the boy squad.

Isak refuses the invitation to the dancers' party.

He does not invite them to the party.

He tells his friends to look for girls on their own.

Isak seems to say "I have a boyfriend, it's not my business" while martin in spite of everything (perhaps for remorse) proposes to help them.

What do you think?

[yvonneedits]

eleonora sava icons (requested)

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[wellyesandno]

Yeah

but did you see this?

I'm obsessed ok 👍 🙂

I love them ok

[ziomangusta]

Niccolo standing outside of the room, in front of the windows where lights are coming, bringing marti’s life some sunshine like a real sun he is...

... I smell dolce Stil novo

Like, really? Martino is Dante and Rocco is Beatrice