"Sometimes" Video

"Sometimes"

Release Date: May 6, 1999;

Duration: 03:49;

Director: Nigel Dick;

Production: Band Apart;

Place of Shot: Paradise Cove, Malibu, CA;

Costumes Changes: 6;

Choreographer: Darrin Hanson.

The Plot: The idea of this video is her first love. She would love this could happen to her. Spears watching her love interest from afar. As he plays with his dog on the sand, Britney is seen on a lookout, by the pier and on a picnic blanket wishing she was there with him. Britney has some serious issues - the minute the guy gets close, she pulls away. But she is not willing to tell him "goodbye", she tries to explain that she needs time to be with him.
The video is decorated by romantic dance which she does with the group of dancers. In the end of the video you can see Britney walking away.

History: The production on the video begun in February in Los Angeles. During one of the dance rehearsals (February 11, 1999), Britney  performed a high kick and suddenly she felt her left knee go "pop". She was hysterical, something was wrong. The cast and crew, not releasing the seriousness of the injury, tried to calm Britney, telling her to put an ice. Britney visited a doctor, who said the knee will heal on its on. The days passed and it got worse. Britney went to another doctor, who recommended surgery as soon as possible - the peace of bone was floating around the knee. Negative possibilities went through her mind, but she needed surgery. The video shoot for "Sometimes" has been on hold for about 2 months. By the end of April she was back on her feet - and her video was back on track as well.

History: The production on the video begun in February in Los Angeles. During one of the dance rehearsals (February 11, 1999), Britney  performed a high kick and suddenly she felt her left knee go "pop". She was hysterical, something was wrong. The cast and crew, not releasing the seriousness of the injury, tried to calm Britney, telling her to put an ice. Britney visited a doctor, who said the knee will heal on its on. The days passed and it got worse. Britney went to another doctor, who recommended surgery as soon as possible - the peace of bone was floating around the knee. Negative possibilities went through her mind, but she needed surgery. The video shoot for "Sometimes" has been on hold for about 2 months. By the end of April she was back on her feet - and her video was back on track as well.

 

 

Facts:
- During rehearsals for this video, Britney injured her knee:
- Don't pay attention on a warn weather in the video. It was very cold in reality - the temperature dropped to thirty degrees;
- The video has been shot for 2 days;
- The guy in the video was Chad, Britney's cousin;
- The shooting begun very early in the morning;
- "Sometimes" premiered on MTV's "TRL";
- The single earned Spears her second retired video on MTV's "TRL".

Video mistakes:
- If you look closely to the scene with the shape of heart, you'll see the shadow from the camera on the left;
- Take a look at the scene where Britney sits above the car and from the left and the right sides are two girls. You will see that one of the girls scratches her crotch.

Britney about knee injury: "It was a lot of pain and I knew something was very, very wrong. Everyone tried to calm me down. I was crying hysterically and everyone thought i was overexagerating. I was like, 'Y'all I can't stand on it'. I knew my body and I knew this was serious".
Britney speaks about the shooting: "Sometimes was a more laid-back, the shootings were relaxed. They used many of my ideas in the video. It was cool and I loved the whole process".