Music Treatment

Arabella - Pretty Hurts

I would like to create a music video promoting body positivity to empower women. I want it to be based on a photo model's point of view all the way from being a child to an adult. The video would show the impact of parent's influence as well as social media influence on body expectations set by society. The video will include animation in order to highlight the fact that perfection is a fictional concept. 

[Verse 1:]
Mama said, "You're a pretty girl.
What's in your head, it doesn't matter
Brush your hair, fix your teeth.
What you wear is all that matters."

 For this verse I will have a younger actor being the artist at a young age and getting her makeup done by her mum who is out of frame. The video will shortly turn into an animation fixing all of the girl's insecurities. 

[Pre-Hook:]
Just another stage, pageant the pain away
This time I'm gonna take the crown
Without falling down, down, down

In this verse the girl will will look into the mirror and the camera will zoom into her reflection as she sings the lyrics. 

[Hook:]
Pretty hurts, we shine the light on whatever's worst
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts
Pretty hurts, we shine the light on whatever's worst
We try to fix something but you can't fix what you can't see
It's the soul that needs the surgery

In the hook the video will turn into the artist's reflection in the mirror just like previously as the camera zooms out to the artists singing the lyrics. We then see her getting ready for a photoshoot in the mirror, to waiting for the photographer, to then being mid photoshoot. 

[Bridge:]
Ain't got no doctor or pill that can take the pain away
The pain's inside and nobody frees you from your body
It's the soul, it's the soul that needs surgery
It's my soul that needs surgery
Plastic smiles and denial can only take you so far
Then you break when the fake facade leaves you in the dark
You left with shattered mirrors and the shards of a beautiful girl

In the bridge we change into the animation of the artists looking like she's getting plastic surgery. 

[Hook:]
Pretty hurts, we shine the light on whatever's worst (pretty hurts)
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts
Pretty hurts, we shine the light on whatever's worst
We try to fix something but you can't fix what you can't see
It's the soul that needs the surgery

Here the shot changes to the artist laying and crying in bed and singing the lyrics. 

[Outro:]

When you're alone all by yourself (pretty hurts, pretty hurts)

And you're lying in your bed (pretty hurts, pretty hurts)

Reflection stares right into you (pretty hurts, pretty hurts)

Are you happy with yourself? (pretty hurts, pretty hurts)

Here the artist will be seen wiping off her makeup and singing the lyrics. 

You stripped away the masquerade (pretty hurts, pretty hurts)

The illusion has been shed (pretty hurts, pretty hurts)

Are you happy with yourself? (pretty hurts, pretty hurts)

Are you happy with yourself? (pretty hurts, pretty hurts)

Yes

Uh huh huh

The final scene is the artist being bruised up from plastic surgery and singing the lyrics. 

This music video is supposed to teach young girls that they're beautiful no matter what and that they should always follow their hearts.