Lewis Capaldi goes behind the scenes of “Someone You Loved” for Vevo Footnotes
LEWIS CAPALDI LIFTS THE CURTAIN
ON “SOMEONE YOU LOVED” MUSIC VIDEO
EXCLUSIVELY FOR VEVO FOOTNOTES – WATCH
Lewis Capaldi takes fans behind the scenes of the official music video for “Someone You Loved,” in the latest installment of Vevo Footnotes, premiering today.
Today’s new episode sees the synergistic collaboration of the Scottish singer-songwriter and video director Ozzie Pullin’s own visual take on the heartfelt themes of “Someone You Loved,” discussing both the creative concepts of how the video was captured and the use of characters to depict the various relationships discussed in the song. “Someone You Loved” is off of Lewis Capaldi’s debut album, Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent, released in 2019. The extended edition is available everywhere via Universal Music now.
WATCH “THE MAKING OF ‘SOMEONE YOU LOVED’ | VEVO FOOTNOTES”
A complete outline of the Vevo Footnotes episode is listed below:
0:24 “The video’s concept came from conversations about young love: never feeling like you can fully let someone go,” – Ozzie Pullin, Director
0:30 “and the idea that the people that you surround yourself with eventually help you move forward.” – Ozzie Pullin, Director
0:45 “The first person Lewis encounters is his brother, who pulls up from the bench. This was an almost perfect metaphor because family members are usually the first people to push you forward.” – Ozzie Pullin, Director
1:03 “My main visual reference were the night scenes in Mike Leigh’s film ‘Naked’ – with David Thewlis’ character Johnny just wandering around alone.” – Ozzie Pullin, Director
1:25 “We shot at the amazing 3 Mills Studios, where they have shot some of the biggest British films. This allowed us to have complete control of the entire street, even lighting from windows in the houses surrounding it.” – Ozzie Pullin, Director
1:45 “We were shooting on 35mm film so we couldn’t over-shoot. Nailing the first couple takes for each scene, and knowing that we had to then move on was the most difficult part of making this video.” – Ozzie Pullin, Director
2:05 “The long take at the end was actually never meant to be that long.” Ozzie Pullin, Director
2:10 “Initially I shot intimate, emotional close-ups of each character that had stopped Lewis from going back to the girl,” Ozzie Pullin, Director
2:15 “But overall we felt that just holding on Lewis packed a bigger punch.” – Ozzie Pullin, Director
2:30 “My favorite moment was the emotional end scene. Lewis stood looking past the camera and through the crowd of people, only to reveal no one was physically standing in front of him.” – Ozzie Pullin, Director
2:45 “It’s a small detual, but I love the close-up of Lewis at the end. I felt that even though Lewis isn’t an actor, with that one look he nailed that reaction and summarized the feeling of the song.” – Ozzie Pullin, Director
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