Elizabethtown - Drew Baylor - What I'm Dreaming Of [JOY]

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This is my entry for the first challenge in YNTV.
I was really depressed when I heard I had joy haha. I prefer making sad and dramatic videos, but I liked the challenge. It was good working with that movie, cause even though the main plot may be sad, in my opinion it is a very sweet and funny movie.

Story:
Drew Baylor is ready to end his life. After causing his company to lose almost a billion dollars because of a shoe he designed, he wants to commit suicide. But many coincidences come together. The first is, that right before he can kill himself his sister calls and tells him that their father died. Now it is his duty to go to Elizabethtown and prepare everything for his funeral. The other coincidence is that on the plane to Kentucky he meets the stewardess Claire. The whole time he's there Drew knows he'll be back home soon and then finish the job. He didn't expect that in the end he'll find his joy of life again through Claire. She shows him what there is to live for and that even though he failed it's not the end, but only the beginning of something new.

Note to judges:
As for my category (joy) I wanted to show, that even in dark times there can still be joy. He lost his job, his father, his will to live, but he found love and joy again. The way he changed through the trip to Kentucky is shown.
Many people seem to think that emotional video means it needs to show that emotion in people having angry, sad, cheerful or angsty faces. I think that the video needs to show of course one of these emotions, but also involve the viewers. I tried to do that. I tried to include them, not only show them his happy times, but also show sadness and how he deals with it, how he manages to get out of his desperation, that the viewer feels with him, be happy with him.

I dedicate it to Bee, you kept me going with this vid, even though I was so desperate at times, thank you :)
And also a biiiig thanks to my betas! :D


Quotes (if you don't understand them properly):

Drew: I would go to Kentucky, put my father in the blue suit, bring him home. And then get back on that bike. Nothing would stop the plan.

Chuck: Death, life and death and life... Right next door to each other?!

Claire: I like you!

Claire: Have the courage to fail big and make them wonder why you're still smiling.

Drew: Dad, we should have taken this trip years ago.

Hollie: It takes time to be funny and it takes time to extract joy from life.

Category:

Film & Animation

Tags:

• sweetladybat
• elizabethtown
• drew
• baylor

[6castor6]

This is wonderful.

[GraphicbyDesign]

I ALWAYS love your videos!! This is no exception, you have perfect pace and flow AND shot choices and I love how your joy wasn't a obvios in your face every shot is someone with a big grin. There is more thought to it, as you always do :)

[CelebrianCake]

Brilliant!

[halloweengeek]

really well done!

[perfectjeans]

I hit 'FAV' before I even got to one minute, and the ending WOW, the way you used that line in the ending was great, fits PERFECTLY =D

[zanessandclana4ever]

beautiful!

[crookskank]

This is an awesome Elizabethtown trailer

[garpenat]

This i really great! 5/5 and fav. :D

[aeje1985]

I really enjoyed this video :)

I love Orlando Bloom and was born/raised in KY so this movie holds a special place in my heart!

[kendraMcgraw]

Great Job!

song+movie= perfect video!

[chucklovaaa]

Hi :D I already commented on this when you first posted it, but I just rewatched it and yep, still awesome! The way you edited this fits the song and mood perfectly. I just loove this and it puts the biggest smile on my face :D

[inimeitiel]

I love your simple editing, it really adds authenticity and emphasis on the clips in themselves and the song. I adore Trading Yesterday! Keep it up, your one of my favorite vidders on YT (: