My commercial will be set in the present day but draws heavily on ’80s nostalgia, particularly adventure films like The Goonies. Much like The Goonies, my commercial follows a straight-forward linear narrative of a group of kids finding treasure using an old pirate map.
I made a decision early on to not include any actual sounds or dialogue – just Devo’s “Whip It”. So I needed to be able to clearly convey a linear narrative with no dialogue , almost like a silent film. To me, Cyndi Lauper “Goonies R Good Enough” music video is a great example of this, making good use of wide shots to blatantly show actions.
Furthermore, in the actual film the song is used to start the adventure, filling the audience with anticipation for whats to come.