This is my entry for the "Who Is Carolyn?" contest hosted by Black Veil Brides on www.thepublicrecord.com
CAROLYN SUBMISSION VIDEO INFORMATION:
Cast:
"Carolyn" - Christa Angelios
"Andy Six" - Kevin Bao
"Ashley Purdy" - Shannon Armstrong
"Jinxx" - Kaja Durkis
"Christian Coma (CC)" - Linnea
"Jake Pitts" - Laura Freeman
"Lightning Thunderstein" - Shannon Armstrong
"Sweeny Todd" - Michael Apers
"Mrs. Lovett" - Kevin Saavedra
"Mortician's Daughter" - Shannon Armstrong
I figured I'd put a little blurb about finding out more about me for the "Carolyn" contest, since I could never fit everything I wanted to do in the five minutes we were given for the contest, haha. :p Speaking of which, that would be why the video has sped up parts - because that was my fix to trying to fit everything I needed in the video in it.
I have a full version of the video I made and I will be uploading it on YouTube and posting a link here soon - it would be amazing for anyone who's interested to watch the full version, because it came out twenty times better than the cut version for the contest.
Also, special thanks to Andy Six for actually being willing to sign my fake banana for the submission when I saw him in concert - officially one of my most prized possessions. :p
I made up the "Carolyn warpaint" that I'm wearing throughout the video. The tears represent the troubles and problems that we all go through and out of those arises sun rays - because that's what Carolyn represents, the hope within and from the pain. The rays cross to make an "X" in the center of the forehead because that signifies the fact that Carolyn is centered - she's using her brain (which is right where the "X" is) and her heart (which is the "center" of our emotional selves.) The "=" on the cheek is for the equality and peace that Carolyn represents and hopes to bring. The stitch mark is a BVB thing. :)
So, my video is a spoof of the "Chance and Andy" videos, mainly because I loved those videos and thought they were fun and hilarious and I wanted to do something different for my submission, besides sit there and talk for five minutes. I actually wound up with a whole lot more clips than the five minutes would allow, so for anyone interested, please visit the soon-to-be link to the full thing. :) I spent about two weeks filming it and about nineteen hours editing it. It would have taken only about thirteen hours to edit, but due to annoying Macs, the six hours worth of editing I had done when I first started out got deleted, so I re-did it and got it posted. :)
But other than that, just like many others entering the contest, Black Veil Brides and their message means the world to me. They basically fill the space where my friends would come in when I can't be around or talk to my friends. Growing up, I've found that my friends are the most important people in my life, and I probably wouldn't be alive if it weren't for them being there for me and helping me through the rough times. I have three main things that I turn to when I need something to get me through, and those are my writing, my friends, and my music. So you can imagine how much BVB means to me. I did this video to represent the randomness and pure hilarity of the band members, but We Stitch These Wounds means more than that. It came out when I needed it most, while I was on vacation with my family, whom I don't have the best history with. I was away from home, stuffed in a car for seven or more hours a day with a couple of people whom I don't get along with very well, and BVB was there to pick me up. We Stitch These Wounds is a journey - beginning with heartache, deception, feeling lost and like a "child of the damned," and ending with a sense of being, of knowing who you are and being proud, coming to terms with the world and knowing that there's a way to make it through all the hatred and the hurt. For me, the last three songs on the record - "Sweet Blasphemy," "Carolyn," and "Knives and Pens (Acoustic)" - were the most emotional, and they meant the most to me because they were what signified that survival, that living through the pain.
I heard We Stitch These Wounds for the first time when I needed it most, and I cried because the album, particularly those last three songs, described how I was feeling to the very last note and gave me some hope - it felt exactly like Andy wrote, here was this song that was written in time, when it was needed. "Carolyn" represents a character that embodies the entirety of the BVB Army and all that we are as outcasts. I'd be overwhelmed with joy if I could be chosen to represent her in the upcoming BVB video. Thanks for taking the time to read this and I hope you guys have liked it! Best wishes and never give in! BVB Army forever! :)
Rates and comments - good and/or bad - are greatly appreciated.
Thanks! :)
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You do know Carolyn is Jake Pitts sick mom right?
Enrique7719 1 week ago
@Enrique7719 Yes, I know who the real Carolyn is. The video wasn't meant to portray her or really have anything to say about her at all. I just figured that the majority of other videos BVB were getting for that contest were sappy feel-bad-for-me videos and I wanted to change it up and do something fun. :)
anime2006gurl 1 week ago
U dont how to do the makeup
crazycookie881 8 months ago
@crazycookie881 It wasn't meant to be the band member's make-up - it was warpaint that I created specifically for the Carolyn character. :)
anime2006gurl 8 months ago