Laughing with... Duran Duran - THE MOVIE (Part 1)

What makes a great band??? Is it just the music? Or does it take more? Here is a movie version of a collection of comedy moments I hoarded over the years, of my Favourite band! -- Duran Duran. Keep reading to find out more.... Paypal.me/DanielWaddington

Production Notes:
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Inspiration:-- Lynn Cap - Laughing With Duran Duran - Parts 1 and 2 - Feb and Sept 2013
Gathering:-- 2011 - June 2020
Editing: - 2018 June 2020
Uploaded:-- 13th June 2020

First things first. How many bands can you name that:
A) produce great sounding music with superb memorable lyrics,
B) have an elastic personality; which is naturally witty funny, and can say or do something zany at any moment,
C) visually look amazing!

This sort of personality is magnetic, and very few bands had the full combo. Lets see. The Beatles, The Bangles, Duran Duran and The Jackson 5 are the ones which spring to mind. Later bands like The Backstreet Boys and Take That had some of those qualities, in some of the band members. Its the camaraderie - the silly joking around, I love - which isnt high on many artists To Do lists when it comes to fame. Duran Duran has always had the full combination - the chemistry - the complete package.

The Beatles--------The Bangles -----Duran Duran --Note----Characteristics
John--------------------Suzie----------------Simon------------Top---- Embarrassed singer, nervous, flamboyant
Paul---------------------Vikki-----------------Nick---------------Mid---- Prime mover, string puller, honest, quirky
George----------------Mikki-----------------John--------------Bass - Agitator, rough diamond, deep, emotional
Ringo------------------Debbie -------------Roger-------------Beat----The calm water, smooth, dry humour


History
I got the idea many years ago, to compile some funny moments I had seen into a show, and noticed there were already two videos on youtube called Laughing With Duran Duran, by Lynn Cap. I wanted to do something like that, but without ripping those off, so people can still go back and enjoy them. Recently, perhaps due to the 2020 Covid-19 virus lockdown, (look out for the sequel next year - Covid-20 - the New Batch!) I decided to sort out and stitch together these clips into a 'movie'.

I felt I wanted to juxtapose scenes to create a rolling narrative, in a sometimes linear way, where the direction goes around in a spiral, and touches back on itself sometimes. All of these clips were found on youtube, so the quality is poor on some of them, and with watermarks etc. Originally I intended for 1hr 20mins worth, but towards the end of making this, I noticed the film began to sag after maybe 30-35mins. Perhaps I felt the audience would be 'laughed out' by this point. So I swapped a few clips around a bit, and put in the sex and nudity stuff. After that if felt like a good time to draw the film to a close - and I had to draw the line somewhere. I put all of the loose 'endings' at the end, and this seemed to sort everything out nicely. The film went through many edits until I was happy with everything. The final version is version 4, revision 2, in other words - D2 - I didnt plan it that way.. On playback, youtube has cut off the ending, but this was just a fade to black and "The End".

Note: The inclusion of Paula Yates was meant historically and retrospectively, not topically. I just wanted the boat scene, and the look on Nicks face.

Even though I upload this in June, I felt all the virus hysteria going around at that time in history meant it spoiled things. So I thought how about a Christmas release, as bonus to fans. At least we can celebrate DD40 during 2021, even though Simon joined the band in May 1980. For me, the band actually started in 1978, with the name Duran Duran and early proto-songs. So roll on DD45 in 2023. 7up, between 6th and Broadway.